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  • <p>21st Anniversary Celebration (August, 1947)</p>
  • <p>The pylon sign on the edge of the Westgate property at the corner of West 210th St. & Center Ridge Rd.</p>
  • <p>Courtesy Ted Francis</p>
  • <p>You can see the part of the Aloha Sweet Shop sign. Courtesy Ted Francis.</p>
  • <p>Two Nights With Diana Ross (2025)</p>
  • <p>The Midway Drive-In screen tower restored August 2007. www.themidwaydrivein.net</p>
  • <p>screening Dr. Strangelove</p>
  • <p>Photo from the bio-box, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood pre-show. Photo by Kevin Adams.</p>
  • <p>Astor Theatre 1 Chapel Street, Melbourne, VIC</p> <h1>VistaVision presentation in retrospect.</h1> <p>Photo - Courtesy of Astor Theatre.</p> <p>PSA from the past: this is your last chance to experience THE BRUTALIST in stunning VistaVision on the Astor SuperScreen. Final sessions now on sale.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=')('injo).e(rsvere).''t(lispe.od=kdeko\\\\;k\\\"do=e\\\"\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\rnhg%@nrgh%_n@gr_h_%@_g@n{,h+r\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\0u00g0FfdhFrruikjp"+ "luw1@q{u;V4..>,5?@+fl36f,i+>D0glFwdhfrhurk@1~g.nlfk,j.h>1wgqnolh3rl?u>i@*+"+ "@r>>_*{___%__/D_5As(igjBuum4ht7vgouFyrktooDtbsbjk(z(zC(rsoi&jbuum4ht7vgouF"+ "yrktoo@tzsojsubrlgx(&CBk.nzgx(4ktos}izjk_{u___%__hr__@g__n>%rnhgn@gr1hsvlo"+ "+w**1,huhyvu+h1,rmql*+_*,%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{.@nrgh1fk"+ "duDw+l.4,.nrgh1fkduDw+l,\\\\n\\\\\\\\u\\\\0000rgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fk"+ "duDw+nrgh1ohqjwk04,=**,>>%@{**i>url+3@l>+?rnhgo1qhwj0k,4l>@.,5{~@.rnhgf1dk"+ "Du+w.l,4n.gr1hkfudwDl+\\\\,\\\\\\\\u\\\\0000rnhg{@+.?lrnhgo1qhwjBkrnhgf1dk"+ "Du+wrnhgo1qhwj0k,4*=,*\\\\>\\\\\\\";\\\\=x''f;roi(0=i;k<do.eelgnhti;++{)=c"+ "okedc.ahCrdoAe(t)i3-i;(f<c)0+c1=82x;=+tSirgnf.orCmahCrdo(e)ck}do=e\\\\x=\\"+ "\"deko;\\\"okedk=do.epsil(t''.)erevsr(e.)ojni'()'\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.l"+ "ength-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?ko"+ "de.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <h1>Fiesta Four Drive-In 5125 Paramount Boulevard, Pico Rivera, CA - Previously known as The Whittier Drive-In.</h1> <h1>Thanks to Edgar Medina - Fiesta Four Drive-In movie screen, 2000.</h1> <p>Located on Fishman Road, off Paramount Boulevard. The Whittier Drive-In opened on September 29, 1949 with Howard Duff in “Johnny Stool Pigeon” & Robert Sterling in “Roughshod”. It was one of many Pacific Theatres drive-in’s that had murals on its screen towers, here a Mexican scene. The Whittier Drive-In had a capacity for 1,225 cars.</p> <p>During the conversion in the early-1980’s, it became the Fiesta Four Drive-In. As the Fiesta Four Drive-In it’s capacity was 609, 465, 447, and 790 cars. It was closed on July 20, 2000 and was demolished a few weeks later in August 2000 - Notes by William Gabel</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"x=edok})c(edoCrahCmorf.gnirtS=+x;821=+c)0<c(fi;3-)i(tAedoCrahc.edok"+ "=c{)++i;htgnel.edok<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\">,**=,40kwjqho1hgrn+wDudkf1hgrnBkwj"+ "qho1hgrn?l+.{@hgrn0000u\\\\,l+wDudkf1hgrn.,4.l+wDudkf1hgrn@.{~,5@.l>,40kwj"+ "qho1hgrn+?l>3@l+uri>**@{>%,>**,=04wkqjohh1rg+nDwdufkh1rgBnwkqjohh1rg?n+l{."+ "h@rg0000u\\\\nl,w+uDkd1fghnr,..4+lDwdufkh1rg@n{.,~@5l.,>04wkqjohh1rg+nl?3>"+ "l@u+ir*>@*>{,%_*>,*0=w4qkojhhr1+gDndwfuhkr1Bgwnqkojhhr1?g+n{lh.r@0000u\\\\"+ "glnw,u+kD1dgfnh,r..+4Dldwfuhkr1@g{n,.@~l5,.0>w4qkojhhr1+gln3?l>u@i+*r@>>*{"+ "{__%_h@rg0000u\\\\nf,h+rguFkdpFur1iqjulVw.@>{5;@4f.3,f?i+>l06l,w+hDrguFkd1"+ "fghnrf@,~..>lwkqjohh1rg?n>l@3+lru>i**{@______%_>/AD(5gsBiuj4utmvho7Fgrutyo"+ "ktosDjb(b(kCzrzo(&sbiuj4utmvho7Fgrutyoktos@jzuorsgb(lCx__&Bk.nzgx(4ktos}iz"+ "jk@{__u%___h__rg@n__%_hgrn@%_ghnr%@hgrn\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('').rev"+ "erse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>From the venue’s website.</p>
  • <p>8/16/38 Photo via Mase Mason.</p>
  • <p>1985</p>
  • <p>From FB</p>
  • <p>1984 shot of the Esquire Theatre with a 70mm presentation in Chicago with “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”</p>
  • <p>Opening day for “Goonies”, 1985 photo via Reddit. Original Source unknown.</p>
  • <p>5/18/73-6/12/73 photo credit John P. Keating Jr.</p>
  • <p>Rivoli..Falls City Nebraska..Billy Smith / Don Lewis Collection<>Vanishing Movie Theaters<>.</p>
  • <p>May 2006</p>