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  • <p>1948 photo credit Our Town, Adams Scrapbook.</p>
  • <p>Enhanced by NBP</p>
  • <p>Orson Welles once shot at the Magnolia Gardens Drive-in theater, as seen in this still from his long-unfinished film The Other Side of the Wind, which was recently completed nearly 50 years after shooting began. One of the climactic scenes takes place at the drive-in -</p>
  • <p>July 16, 2017.</p>
  • <p>[Rose Theater..Bastrop Louisiana..Billy Smith / Don Lewis Collection / Vanishing Movie Theaters]http://www.flickr.com/photos/lastpictureshow/9017349357/).</p>
  • <p>General Cinema-era letterboard redirecting patrons to the nearby Lakehurst Cinemas, left as it was when Belvidere closed for the last time in 2003.</p> <p>Sometime in 1974 this sign was put away and left under strong lighting long enough to fade the felt backing, permanently “burning” its attractions into the sign. This sign is now displayed in the lobby exhibit.</p> <p>“GENERAL CINEMA<br>CORPORATION</p> <p>NOW SHOWING<br>BELVIDERE CINEMA</p> <p>YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN</p> <p>COMING</p> <p>FRONT PAGE</p> <p>ESCAPE TO<br>WITCH MOUNTAIN"</p>
  • <p>July 21-29, 1977 photo credit Pat Little. Johnstown Flood of 1977.</p>
  • <p>120-seat auditorium with digital projection and surround sound</p>
  • <p>Photo of Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park theater facing the screen, circa 11/15/2025</p>
  • <p>1977</p>
  • <p>screening Star Wars in 1977 on the deeply curved Todd AO 70 mm screen</p>
  • <p>One of many parades that marched down Tweedy Mile. Most likely for the Azalea Festival. This was early 70’s. Note the front of Allen Theatre still has its original maroon tile across the front and there was a barber shop to the right hand side.</p>
  • <p>Located at the corner of Deer Park Avenue and Bay Shore Road in North Babylon, NY.</p>
  • <p>1957<br> Picture is courtesy of Ross County Historical Society</p>
  • <p>Nice June 1996 shot of the Rialto Theatre with “Mission Impossible” on the big screen and the - we believe - unofficial teaser poster for “Twister” coming on June 21st.</p>
  • <p>Christmas Eve 1968, photo credit Rick McCauley.</p>
  • <p>The Rio in Summer, 1982.</p>
  • <p>Shown as operating in 1978</p>
  • <p>Here is a photo of the great Goshen Theatre in Goshen, NY after it was closed but (obviously) prior to its demolition. My father was manager for this theatre in the mid-to-late-1960s, a small operation that involved my Mom as cashier and me and my brother doing concessions and cleaning up. I put up the then heavy letters on the marquee every Tuesday night while listening to the WABC top 40 countdown by Cousin Brucie (Bruce Morrow) on 77-ABC AM on my transistor radio.</p>