Here is a 1963 aerial photo. If you need a landmark, try Bergey’s Truck Tires at 1699 Crown Point Road in West Deptford. On the map view the large piece of vacant land to the left is the drive-in. http://tinyurl.com/yaajzoc
The drive-in was not replaced by retail but by houses. You can see the housing development here, above the park on the left side of the frame. http://tinyurl.com/y9gvlb5
PAPILLION, Neb. (BP)—By the time a visitor accepts the bulletin from an usher, he already has noticed something different about First Baptist Church. Posters that advertise coming attractions do not refer to coming concerts or revivals, but to the season’s latest releases from Hollywood. And the lingering smell is not from an after-services potluck dinner simmering in the church kitchen. It’s from popcorn.
First Baptist Church meets for worship in the Papio Theatre, an old-time movie house in downtown Papillion. The congregation has met at the movie house since August, after the church auditorium was converted to house the church’s Weekly Early Education School.
The pre-school was moved from the basement to the remodeled auditorium after state and local fire marshals told the church that Nebraska law states children under second grade cannot regularly occupy classroom space three feet below or above ground level, according to pastor Johnny Cox.
First Baptist will meet at the Papio Theatre until its new 5,000-square-foot auditorium is completed—probably in April 1982. In the meantime, members work together to smooth the functions of a church situated in two locations. Each Sunday morning two men clean the theater, set up the pulpit, arrange the choir chairs and complete preparations for worship. The church nursery, kindergarten church and children’s church are housed at the church building, and two men stay there during worship services to direct visitors to the theatre and to provide security.
If you enter Binghamton on the ACI search engine you will see a couple more photos of the theater.
I know a real estate investor that owns a lot of the property across the promenade from the Lincoln. I didn’t see his name on that list, though.
The building looks about the same as in the older photos. The vertical blade is gone.
Culle or Cullen? It was on Cullen Boulevard.
This drive-in was paved over years ago. Status should be closed/demolished. I do remember seeing the sign in the late sixties or thereabouts.
Here is a 1979 aerial photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ye7bjyc
Here is a 1957 aerial photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yadgn5t
Here is a June 2008 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y88knne
Is is the two story white building seen in the map view?
Here is a 1963 aerial view:
http://tinyurl.com/ye5ryd4
Looks it has been completely paved over for retail.
I haven’t seen a closing date. Drive-ins.com implies that it closed before 1999. Here is an old ad:
http://tinyurl.com/yarj2u8
This one is already listed.
Here is a 1963 aerial photo. If you need a landmark, try Bergey’s Truck Tires at 1699 Crown Point Road in West Deptford. On the map view the large piece of vacant land to the left is the drive-in.
http://tinyurl.com/yaajzoc
Here is a 1963 aerial view. I used Robbinsville to find the location, as opposed to Hamilton Township.
http://tinyurl.com/ybqjkuj
The drive-in was not replaced by retail but by houses. You can see the housing development here, above the park on the left side of the frame.
http://tinyurl.com/y9gvlb5
Here is a 1979 aerial view:
http://tinyurl.com/y9cmacs
Here is a 1957 aerial photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yblh8hj
Here is a 1971 aerial photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yb49ljt
Here is a photo from around the closing. The theater website is defunct.
http://tinyurl.com/yesk37l
Here is a 1979 aerial photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ydg7uwr
Here is a 1940 aerial photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y9mbxe5
The odd side of Arctic Avenue in the 1600 block is vacant. There is a park on the western side of the block. Status should be closed/demolished.
They had a surf film festival at the Crest in November 2008:
http://tinyurl.com/ybux7mn
This is from the Baptist Press in January 1982:
PAPILLION, Neb. (BP)—By the time a visitor accepts the bulletin from an usher, he already has noticed something different about First Baptist Church. Posters that advertise coming attractions do not refer to coming concerts or revivals, but to the season’s latest releases from Hollywood. And the lingering smell is not from an after-services potluck dinner simmering in the church kitchen. It’s from popcorn.
First Baptist Church meets for worship in the Papio Theatre, an old-time movie house in downtown Papillion. The congregation has met at the movie house since August, after the church auditorium was converted to house the church’s Weekly Early Education School.
The pre-school was moved from the basement to the remodeled auditorium after state and local fire marshals told the church that Nebraska law states children under second grade cannot regularly occupy classroom space three feet below or above ground level, according to pastor Johnny Cox.
First Baptist will meet at the Papio Theatre until its new 5,000-square-foot auditorium is completed—probably in April 1982. In the meantime, members work together to smooth the functions of a church situated in two locations. Each Sunday morning two men clean the theater, set up the pulpit, arrange the choir chairs and complete preparations for worship. The church nursery, kindergarten church and children’s church are housed at the church building, and two men stay there during worship services to direct visitors to the theatre and to provide security.