The Realart Theatre was once destroyed by a fire in December 1937. It was rebuilt and reopened in 1938. The Realart closed for the final time in the mid-1980s.
The El Rancho Drive-In opened its gates on April 5, 1951 with Alan Ladd in “Whispering Smith” along with an unknown short and a newsreel.
The El Rancho Drive-In closed for the final time on May 4, 1969 after a tornado ripped through the drive-in and destroyed a big chunk of its screen. It appears that it never reopened afterward.
During the 1983 season, the Danbury Drive-In became nationwide headlines following a double suicide that happened at the Danbury Drive-In and a Massachusetts house.
On May 14 of that same year, two 17-year-olds who were identified themselves as both a boyfriend and a girlfriend who at the time previously graduated from North Salem High School in North Salem, Massachusetts three weeks prior, were arguing in the middle of a movie until crossing the lines.
Shortly after the movie was finished, one of the employees of the Danville Drive-In walked around inside the concession building until witnessing a female hanging inside the bathroom with her belt around her neck. The male who was responsible for the incident later hanged himself with his own belt in his North Salem home several weeks later on June 6, 1983. Three months later, the Connecticut Medical Examiner determined that both deaths are ruled as a self-suicide.
It actually opened on July 21, 1949, not July 28. The opening attraction is correct though alongside an unknown cartoon and newsreel. Judging from my researches, the Cave Tangi Drive-In opened several days after the Mitchell Drive-In in Hammond had its opening.
This started life as the Opera House, and was renamed several times over the years. It was later renamed the Primghar Opera House, then the Primghar Theatre in 1928, the Time Theatre in 1937, and finally the Prim Theatre on January 14, 1943.
NOTE: This was never once known as the Princess Theatre.
The Plaza Twin opened its doors on Christmas Day 1971 with “Straw Dogs” in Screen 1 and “Star Spangled Girl” in Screen 2.
It was first operated by ABC Theatres Of California, followed by Plitt and lastly Cineplex Odeon. The Plaza Twin closed for the final time on July 25, 1996 with “Harriet The Spy” in Screen 1 and “Striptease” in Screen 2.
The actual opening date is September 12, 1946 with Jack Carson in “Two Guys From Milwaukee” with no extra subjects. However, some of these attendees on grand opening include radio station KICD-AM in Spencer.
The Stardust Drive-In opened its gates on October 12, 1950 with Walt Disney’s “So Dear To My Heart” with no extra short subjects. What’s very unique is that the Stardust Drive-In was originally operated by the city’s mayor at the time, Carl Huff.
The theater closed in late-1981 and was demolished on May 30, 1985.
The Wayne Theatre opened its doors on December 17, 1931 with Jackie Cooper in “Skippy” and Billy Bletcher in “A Fowl’s Affair” along with a Fox Movietone Newsreel, featuring installations of RCA Photophone. The Wayne Theatre closed as a movie house in 1964.
The Realart Theatre was once destroyed by a fire in December 1937. It was rebuilt and reopened in 1938. The Realart closed for the final time in the mid-1980s.
The El Rancho Drive-In opened its gates on April 5, 1951 with Alan Ladd in “Whispering Smith” along with an unknown short and a newsreel.
The El Rancho Drive-In closed for the final time on May 4, 1969 after a tornado ripped through the drive-in and destroyed a big chunk of its screen. It appears that it never reopened afterward.
During the 1983 season, the Danbury Drive-In became nationwide headlines following a double suicide that happened at the Danbury Drive-In and a Massachusetts house.
On May 14 of that same year, two 17-year-olds who were identified themselves as both a boyfriend and a girlfriend who at the time previously graduated from North Salem High School in North Salem, Massachusetts three weeks prior, were arguing in the middle of a movie until crossing the lines.
Shortly after the movie was finished, one of the employees of the Danville Drive-In walked around inside the concession building until witnessing a female hanging inside the bathroom with her belt around her neck. The male who was responsible for the incident later hanged himself with his own belt in his North Salem home several weeks later on June 6, 1983. Three months later, the Connecticut Medical Examiner determined that both deaths are ruled as a self-suicide.
Correction: It was actually once operated by Stanley-Warner, then RKO, and later Crown Theatres LLC.
Once operated by RKO Stanley-Warner, and later Crown Theatres LLC.
Opened in 1979, first operated by Gulf State Theatres.
The actual opening date is June 27, 1969 with “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” in Screen 1 and “True Grit” in Screen 2.
The Tracetown Twin closed in May 1993.
It actually opened on July 21, 1949, not July 28. The opening attraction is correct though alongside an unknown cartoon and newsreel. Judging from my researches, the Cave Tangi Drive-In opened several days after the Mitchell Drive-In in Hammond had its opening.
It appears that the Mitchell Drive-In opened several days before the Cave Tangi Drive-In had its own opening in July 1949.
Also opened with an unknown cartoon and a newsreel.
This started life as the Choctaw Theatre in mid-1926, and was renamed the Amite Theatre in 1929.
The actual Omni 6 closing date is May 20, 1984.
Its third-screen, Odeon 3, opened on June 10, 1970, and the theater became known as the “Odeon 1-2-3”.
Opened in December 1995.
This is actually from November 1952.
This is actually from November 1952.
This started life as the Opera House, and was renamed several times over the years. It was later renamed the Primghar Opera House, then the Primghar Theatre in 1928, the Time Theatre in 1937, and finally the Prim Theatre on January 14, 1943.
The actual opening date is June 5, 1935.
The Plaza Twin opened its doors on Christmas Day 1971 with “Straw Dogs” in Screen 1 and “Star Spangled Girl” in Screen 2.
It was first operated by ABC Theatres Of California, followed by Plitt and lastly Cineplex Odeon. The Plaza Twin closed for the final time on July 25, 1996 with “Harriet The Spy” in Screen 1 and “Striptease” in Screen 2.
Closed in September 1946.
The actual opening date is September 12, 1946 with Jack Carson in “Two Guys From Milwaukee” with no extra subjects. However, some of these attendees on grand opening include radio station KICD-AM in Spencer.
The Stardust Drive-In opened its gates on October 12, 1950 with Walt Disney’s “So Dear To My Heart” with no extra short subjects. What’s very unique is that the Stardust Drive-In was originally operated by the city’s mayor at the time, Carl Huff.
The theater closed in late-1981 and was demolished on May 30, 1985.
The Wayne Theatre opened its doors on December 17, 1931 with Jackie Cooper in “Skippy” and Billy Bletcher in “A Fowl’s Affair” along with a Fox Movietone Newsreel, featuring installations of RCA Photophone. The Wayne Theatre closed as a movie house in 1964.
A 1983 aerial view shows construction being started, meaning that it either opened later that year or the following year.
A 1960 aerial view shows the theater with its screen lying down, meaning that it was probably blown or something.