There is also the Augusta Community Cinema in the same building screening a movie once a month(on the third Tuesday) at 7.30pm for a gold coin donation, money donated to local community groups. The website is augusta.crc.net.au/newsandevents .
The address for the Kununurra Picture Gardens is Lot 603/604 coolibah Drive, but the entrance appears to be on Ironwood Drive!? The World Premiere of the Film Australia at the Kununurra Picture Gardens, and Darwin, and Sydney, and Bowen(the film was shoot at all 4 places) on 18/11/2008. The website is www.kpg.org.au/ .
The carpark behind La Porchetta and Sofia may part of the drive-in ramps, and the road between La Porchetta and Sofia may the exit road from the drive-in, and the lights in the carpark may the lights from the drive-in, possibly also the fence along side the carpark(along the nursery road side).
The Yanchep Holiday Village is located on the eastern side of St Andrews Drive, just north of Carnousite Court.
Correction – The name is Worsley Refinery cinema. It’s the refinery for the mine at Bonnington, 50 kilometres away.
There is three photos of the drive-in at the website www.ammpt.asn.au/cinema-web-esperance-to-fremantle/#finucane .
There is three photos of the cinema at the website www.ammpt.asn.au/cinema-web-ussless-loop-to-yuna/#worsley .
There may have been screening in the Augusta Town Hall in the Silent era(by a different operator?).
Does anyone know why the drive-in was called Pickwick?
There is also the Augusta Community Cinema in the same building screening a movie once a month(on the third Tuesday) at 7.30pm for a gold coin donation, money donated to local community groups. The website is augusta.crc.net.au/newsandevents .
The address for the Kununurra Picture Gardens is Lot 603/604 coolibah Drive, but the entrance appears to be on Ironwood Drive!? The World Premiere of the Film Australia at the Kununurra Picture Gardens, and Darwin, and Sydney, and Bowen(the film was shoot at all 4 places) on 18/11/2008. The website is www.kpg.org.au/ .
The Wyndham Picture gardens were completely renovated in 2010.
The original Allen cinema had a film museum inside somewhere! Unknown if still there in the Orana Cinemas?
There is footage of the closing of the Busselton Drive-in from the GWN7 news report on youtube (busselton drive in 170315)
There was four men standing outside the snack bar the car pulled up, i forget about the guy with the rifle(who said, “two Pepsis' to go).
The drive-in scenes in the movie Grease were filmed at the Pickwick drive-in, not the Studio Drive-in.
The fence and entrance(and exit?) gate/s, and the posts of the screen or sign/s(near the entrance gate) remain.
The house(on the drive-in site) is on Ballarat road north-west of the intersection with Princess Freeway, opposite the Eldorado Tourist Park.
There is some pictures(photos) of the drive-in at the website http://www.facebook.com/geelongdrivein/ (photos section).
The carpark behind La Porchetta and Sofia may part of the drive-in ramps, and the road between La Porchetta and Sofia may the exit road from the drive-in, and the lights in the carpark may the lights from the drive-in, possibly also the fence along side the carpark(along the nursery road side).
There has been attempts to get the Windsor Cinema heritage listed by the Art Deco Society of Western Australia, but so far unsuccessful(i think?).
There is a picture of the outside of the cinema on the website.
The inside of the Royal Theatre is intact inside on the top floor behind the facade.
The Shenton Theatre may have opened in 1934 judging by the date on the top of the facade at the front of the Nic(a food and drink bar).
The chemist(pharmacy) is Shenton Pharmacy.
Koorda Drive-in may have the oldest operating drive-in(or film?) projector in Western Australia?
Looking at Google earth, it looks like the Galaxy Drive-in hold about 150 cars.
There is a picture of the Hillview Drive-in on the website http//:www.facebook.com/rememberinmerredinwhen/ .