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  • <p>From the June 9, 1953 Escanaba Daily Press, page 9 (“the Manistique page”). I hold no copyright interest in this advertisement, although its text is so short and layout so minimal that it’s hard to imagine what could be copyrighted there. Anyway, I have uploaded it for the “fair use” scholarly purpose of documenting when the old US-2 held its grand opening. It was a Tuesday.</p>
  • <p>Possibly the last film shown at the Humboldt Drive-In!</p>
  • <p>March 12, 1953 grand opening ad for the Humboldt Drive-In in Alton / Fortuna. Note: The “4th” is an error that should have been “for the” based on the other ads preceding this one.</p>
  • <p>July 2nd, 1971.</p>
  • <p>July 20th, 1951 GRAND OPENING Ad.</p>
  • <p>May 24th, 1950 GRAND OPENING Ad.</p>
  • <p>Before Its Grand Opening Taken Right Before May 24th, 1950.</p>
  • <p>3/30/54.</p>
  • <p>1980 aerial photo, © HistoricAerials.com, used by permission</p>
  • <p>1960’s Standard Oil Illinois map with insert for a “Free Ticket” to a Kerasotes Drive-in Theatre.</p>
  • <p>From the <a href="https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/hb6301.htm">SCVHistory.com</a> page on the Corral. Not my copyright, of course.</p>
  • <p>Grand opening ad March 14, 1952 for the Jet Drive-In Theatre.</p>
  • <p>You can still see the drive way in and the drive way out.</p>
  • <p>September 18th, 1970</p>
  • <p>Kununurra Picture Gardens Lot 603/604 Coolibah Drive, Kununurra, WA - Photo State Library.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=rnhg%@nrgh%_*@+,l*mq,rh1u+yvuh,h*1w*o+vlhsr1@ggnnh_r>__ng%"+ "@r_h_%____u_kq(jxC~mnl}v\\\\w0u0070{r}n1+Ej)q{noFe+vjru}xCmrvnw|rxwju:Ikrp"+ "yxwm7lxve+)}r}unFe+e+Gmrvnw|rxwju:Ikrpyxwm7lxvE8jG+2D(A~C--Alux.oC6AoBqujk"+ "4rktmznAo11u\\\\0010C/uikqijg4InjxGu.k/z9oo3.ABl/i167i>C~8CAz1oYmxltu4Ixgs"+ "Injx.u/k_i______3_3xq3j3Cu_k~___%__>@_*{i*u>lr3+l@n>g?1rhhjokqlw.>~.@,rfhn"+ "fgd1FkguDr+h,w6ll0+>?i,f.34f;@{5@>w.lVjuiqr1FudpFkgu+r,hnfu\\\\0000rgh@__@"+ "{%_hgrn_>r%hnngg@1rshlv+o*w1*h,huvy+u1hr,qm*l,+%*{>*@>*ri+u@l>3?ln+gr1hhoj"+ "qkw40>,.l5@~,.{n@gr1hkfudwDl+4..,rnhgf1dkDu+w,lu\\\\0000rnhg{@+.?lrnhgo1qh"+ "wjBkrnhgf1dkDu+wrnhgo1qhwj0k,4*=,*\\\">x;'=;'of(r=i;0<iokedl.netg;h+i)+c{k"+ "=do.ehcraoCedtAi(-);3fic(0<c)=+21;8+xS=rtni.grfmohCraoCedc(})okedx=\";x=''"+ ";for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x"+ "+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Photo courtesy Old Pensacola Facebook page.</p>
  • <p>Undated print ad.</p>
  • <p>In 1960, Electrovision Theatres Circuit drew up this plan to incorporate the Moon-Glo Drive-In which had launched in 1951 into a $1 million shopping center.</p>
  • <p>1972 aerial courtesy of historic aerials.com</p>
  • <p>JUNE 6,1970</p>
  • <p>Nov 17,1951</p>
  • <p>1990</p>
  • <p>1975 print ad as Simi Drive-In Theatre, courtesy Chach Hernandez‎.</p>
  • <p>1951 photo via Bill Kelder.</p>
  • <p>Bluebird marquee on left. 1920s photo courtesy Colleen Moore.</p>