So the Family Drive-In probably opened at the beginning of the 1951 season, judging from the 1950 (listed as 1951 as an error) aerial view. You might probably have a better page than me so I’ll give you credit on that because I made a mistake on the page I made.
Yep, the Lakeview and the Family were two different Drive-Ins that opened during the same year.
If anyone knew where the Family Drive-In was located, the Family was located on 409 South Highway 27, Somerset, KY 42501, where a Hardees was now at its site. To me, it probably had a similar capacity number to the Lakeview. And yes, it looks like that it was demolished a few years after closure judging from a 1972 aerial.
The aerial might be taken shortly before construction in 1950. I found when the Lakeview opened its gates from the PulaskiLibrary website. According to what I just find, it opened as Lakeview and has been Lakeview until the end. I’m gonna look up the info for the Family soon. If you look through the June 13, 1951 edition of the Commissioner of Somerset, there was an article saying that the 520-capacity Lakeview Drive-In held its grand opening day on June 7 and was first managed by Mrs. Joe Waters.
The Showplace Cinemas first opened its doors as a twin by Powell Cinemas Corporation/Absher Enterprises on October 21, 1981, the same day the entire Somerset Mall opened its doors to the public. It was first managed by Norma Leveridge.
Two more screens were added in the late 1980s or early 1990s bringing a total of four screens, and in 1996, five more screens were added bringing a total to nine screens. However, it was unclear why one of the nine screens was converted though in the 2010s.
Manos Amusement opened the “Twin 40 I & II” on May 23, 1973. On December 17, 1983, the twin theater was converted into a quad and was renamed “Quad 40 Cinema”. The theater remained as a Manos theater until being purchased by Carmike in 1993. Two more screens were added in May 1995 and became the Cinema 6.
The 49 Drive-In was an African-American drive-in, and opened its gates on June 28, 1952 with Jackie Robinson in “The Jackie Robinson Story” with no extra short subjects. Indeed it was short-lived as it was closed after two or three seasons.
The popularity of the Skyline Drive-In which opened two months prior to the closure of the Pocono Drive-In was the main cause of the closure of the Pocono Drive-In. However, the Skyline Drive-In in East Stroudsburg operated as a single-screen theater until late 1973 when it was twinned. Previously that same year, the Skyline Drive-In changed its name to the East Stroudsburg Drive-In (forgot to add that in my own Cinema Treasures page) and remained in operation until its closure in 1989.
The Pocono Drive-In (named after the surrounding beauties of the Pocono Mountains) held its private opening for four days before its grand opening to the public by St. Clair native Melvin L. Heimbach on June 22, 1951, with Larry Parks in “The Swordsmen” along with a comedy and a Grantland Rice Sportlight. Heimbach previously operated Ringtown’s Brandonville (later Starlite) Drive-In for the previous two years.
The theater featured installations of a Western Electric sound system, 35mm Matiograph sound projectors, and Hi-Power Ashcraft Arc high-intensity projection lamps by Vincent T. Mate and his Altee Service Corporation of 1618-20 Wyoming Drive of Wilkes-Barre led by J.L. Pyle as the area engineer. The original 60x50ft steel-framed screen was done by Wilson Reitz of Sunbury, and the 60ftsq concession building which also features restrooms for both genders was done by Claude M. Werkheiser of Stroudsburg.
On April 26, 1960, the construction of a new drive-in was announced two-and-a-half miles north of Stroudsburg. Stanley Lesinski, a local manager who worked for Heimbach announced that it will feature installations of a 50x120ft CinemaScope screen and an 800-car capacity compared to the 550-car capacity at Bartonville’s Pocono Drive-In and the 300-car capacity of the longtime Blue Ridge Drive-In in Saylorsburg. And the answer is the Skyline Drive-In in East Stroudsburg. The Skyline held its grand opening by Charles Locke and Jack Lusky who also did attend its help from Heimbach on July 27, 1960 (which will have its Cinema Treasures page soon).
Because of the Skyline’s popularity, the Pocono Drive-In closed for the final time at the end of the 1960 season. The Pocono closed on September 25, 1960, with Van Heflin in “Under Ten Flags” and Robert Youngson in “When Comedy Was King”. Although it was originally closed for three days before being expected to reopen on the 28th, unfortunately, I didn’t see any evidence of the theater being reopened.
Throughout 1977 and 1978, the Stroud Mall slowly opened many stores such as J.C. Penney, Stewarts, and Hess’s. However, around that same time, a movie theater was planned inside the Strouds Mall in August 1977. It did and the theater was built inside the mall shortly after the mall opened its first stores.
The Stroud Mall Cinema 1-5 opened in 1978 with five screens and was first managed by Pat Boyle. Two more screens were added in the 1980s bringing a total to 7 screens and was renamed the “Stroud Mall Cinema 1-7” and later “Loews Stroud Mall 7” after being taken over by Loews. I cannot find who first operated the Stroud Mall Cinema before its Loews takeover.
In 1994, the theater became a Sony theater and was renamed “Sony Stroud Mall 7” but retained its Loews signages. The theater went back to Loews in 1996 and rechanged its name back to “Loews Stroud Mall 7” and remained as a Loews theater until its bankruptcy in 2006.
On January 27, 1971, the Sherman Theatre became a twin theater as the Sherman I & II Theatre. The theater remained as a twin until closing as a movie house in the mid-1980s.
I mistakenly said 1948 on accident on the older page, but this is taken way earlier than that. So I apologized, I get my brain completely scrambled sometimes.
So the Family Drive-In probably opened at the beginning of the 1951 season, judging from the 1950 (listed as 1951 as an error) aerial view. You might probably have a better page than me so I’ll give you credit on that because I made a mistake on the page I made.
Yep, the Lakeview and the Family were two different Drive-Ins that opened during the same year.
If anyone knew where the Family Drive-In was located, the Family was located on 409 South Highway 27, Somerset, KY 42501, where a Hardees was now at its site. To me, it probably had a similar capacity number to the Lakeview. And yes, it looks like that it was demolished a few years after closure judging from a 1972 aerial.
Anytime! And I just found where the Family Drive-In is located. It will be on Cinema Treasures soon.
The aerial might be taken shortly before construction in 1950. I found when the Lakeview opened its gates from the PulaskiLibrary website. According to what I just find, it opened as Lakeview and has been Lakeview until the end. I’m gonna look up the info for the Family soon. If you look through the June 13, 1951 edition of the Commissioner of Somerset, there was an article saying that the 520-capacity Lakeview Drive-In held its grand opening day on June 7 and was first managed by Mrs. Joe Waters.
The Lakeview Drive-In opened on June 7, 1951, and closed at the end of the 1986 season. It was demolished a few years later.
The Showplace Cinemas first opened its doors as a twin by Powell Cinemas Corporation/Absher Enterprises on October 21, 1981, the same day the entire Somerset Mall opened its doors to the public. It was first managed by Norma Leveridge.
Two more screens were added in the late 1980s or early 1990s bringing a total of four screens, and in 1996, five more screens were added bringing a total to nine screens. However, it was unclear why one of the nine screens was converted though in the 2010s.
Manos Amusement opened the “Twin 40 I & II” on May 23, 1973. On December 17, 1983, the twin theater was converted into a quad and was renamed “Quad 40 Cinema”. The theater remained as a Manos theater until being purchased by Carmike in 1993. Two more screens were added in May 1995 and became the Cinema 6.
The 49 Drive-In was an African-American drive-in, and opened its gates on June 28, 1952 with Jackie Robinson in “The Jackie Robinson Story” with no extra short subjects. Indeed it was short-lived as it was closed after two or three seasons.
Closed in the mid-1980s.
The Kuna Theatre was in operation as early as the early 1920s.
Closed after the 1989 season.
Opened in 1949 and closed in the 1980s.
The popularity of the Skyline Drive-In which opened two months prior to the closure of the Pocono Drive-In was the main cause of the closure of the Pocono Drive-In. However, the Skyline Drive-In in East Stroudsburg operated as a single-screen theater until late 1973 when it was twinned. Previously that same year, the Skyline Drive-In changed its name to the East Stroudsburg Drive-In (forgot to add that in my own Cinema Treasures page) and remained in operation until its closure in 1989.
The Pocono Drive-In (named after the surrounding beauties of the Pocono Mountains) held its private opening for four days before its grand opening to the public by St. Clair native Melvin L. Heimbach on June 22, 1951, with Larry Parks in “The Swordsmen” along with a comedy and a Grantland Rice Sportlight. Heimbach previously operated Ringtown’s Brandonville (later Starlite) Drive-In for the previous two years.
The theater featured installations of a Western Electric sound system, 35mm Matiograph sound projectors, and Hi-Power Ashcraft Arc high-intensity projection lamps by Vincent T. Mate and his Altee Service Corporation of 1618-20 Wyoming Drive of Wilkes-Barre led by J.L. Pyle as the area engineer. The original 60x50ft steel-framed screen was done by Wilson Reitz of Sunbury, and the 60ftsq concession building which also features restrooms for both genders was done by Claude M. Werkheiser of Stroudsburg.
On April 26, 1960, the construction of a new drive-in was announced two-and-a-half miles north of Stroudsburg. Stanley Lesinski, a local manager who worked for Heimbach announced that it will feature installations of a 50x120ft CinemaScope screen and an 800-car capacity compared to the 550-car capacity at Bartonville’s Pocono Drive-In and the 300-car capacity of the longtime Blue Ridge Drive-In in Saylorsburg. And the answer is the Skyline Drive-In in East Stroudsburg. The Skyline held its grand opening by Charles Locke and Jack Lusky who also did attend its help from Heimbach on July 27, 1960 (which will have its Cinema Treasures page soon).
Because of the Skyline’s popularity, the Pocono Drive-In closed for the final time at the end of the 1960 season. The Pocono closed on September 25, 1960, with Van Heflin in “Under Ten Flags” and Robert Youngson in “When Comedy Was King”. Although it was originally closed for three days before being expected to reopen on the 28th, unfortunately, I didn’t see any evidence of the theater being reopened.
Opened in the late 1980s or early 1990s.
Throughout 1977 and 1978, the Stroud Mall slowly opened many stores such as J.C. Penney, Stewarts, and Hess’s. However, around that same time, a movie theater was planned inside the Strouds Mall in August 1977. It did and the theater was built inside the mall shortly after the mall opened its first stores.
The Stroud Mall Cinema 1-5 opened in 1978 with five screens and was first managed by Pat Boyle. Two more screens were added in the 1980s bringing a total to 7 screens and was renamed the “Stroud Mall Cinema 1-7” and later “Loews Stroud Mall 7” after being taken over by Loews. I cannot find who first operated the Stroud Mall Cinema before its Loews takeover.
In 1994, the theater became a Sony theater and was renamed “Sony Stroud Mall 7” but retained its Loews signages. The theater went back to Loews in 1996 and rechanged its name back to “Loews Stroud Mall 7” and remained as a Loews theater until its bankruptcy in 2006.
The Classic Theatre continued operating into the 1960s. It did not close by 1957.
On January 27, 1971, the Sherman Theatre became a twin theater as the Sherman I & II Theatre. The theater remained as a twin until closing as a movie house in the mid-1980s.
This picture was actually Clearwater’s Carib Theatre, not Miami Beach’s.
Yes, this was a twin when it originally operated from 1966 until 1991.
The Sutton Motor-In closed for the final time on August 4, 1996 due to nonpayment of a $2,692 bill for police details.
Did it demolish right after closure?
Short-lived. The Showplace closed in 1977.
I mistakenly said 1948 on accident on the older page, but this is taken way earlier than that. So I apologized, I get my brain completely scrambled sometimes.
Correction: It’s the west section of Baxter County, not north section.