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  • <p>“Rootin' Tootin'” Jay Wooten built and owned the Great Western Drive-In Theatre. In the 1970’s he leased it to Commonwealth Entertainment.</p>
  • <p>June 28th, 1946</p>
  • <p>October 23rd, 1940</p>
  • <p>From the Nov. 6, 1954 issue of <a href="http://www2.boxoffice.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1954-11-6&page_no=139#page_start">Boxoffice</a></p>
  • <p>Ritz Theatre 424 Oxford Street, Mount Hawthorn, WA - 1959 - Photo Ian Atkins</p> <p>Comment by Ken Hicks - “It was a big day when "The Ritz” was built. Having our own picture theatre"</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%,**+qlrm1,+hvuhyhu1,**+wlosv1hgrn@hgrn>_%nrgh@_%__qujkC(txmnF"+ "+2001wrxs721n|{n\\u007Fn{72001}ruy|7nmxtFnmxtDe+txmnFe+eexm~lnv}w\\u00007r"+ "{n}eeeee+ee1jEq)n{Foeeeee+eeeeeeeeeejvurx}mCvrwnr|wxujI:rkypwx7mxleeeeeeee"+ "v)eeeee+eer}u}Fneeeee+eeeeeeeeeeeeeee+eeeeeeeeeemGvrwnr|wxujI:rkypwx7mxlEv"+ "j8eeeee+eeGD2e+eeD\\u0001F00Dox{1rF9DrE1txmn7unwp}q6:2Dr4F;2____x3334\\u00"+ "014Ftxmn7lqj{J}1r4:24txmn7lqj{J}1r2b{6666txmnF\\u000141rEtxmn7unwp}qHtxmn7"+ "lqj{J}1txmn7unwp}q6:2C002De+Fnmxt+DtxmnFtxmn7|yur}10027{n\\u007Fn{|n127sxr"+ "w1002(A~C--Alux.oC6AoBqujk4rktmznAo11/\\u0001iCqujk4ingxIujkGz.o/39Aol.iB6"+ "/i1C78>A~1CYzxotm4lxusIngxIujk.i/____x3333qujkC~_%__>{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1o"+ "hqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,"+ "\\u0000nrgh@{_%@hgrn%>nrgh@nrgh1vsolw+**,1uhyhuvh+,1mrlq+**,\";x='';for(i="+ "0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCh"+ "arCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>The marquee of the Winchester Drive-In, facing the freeway.</p>
  • <p>1972 photo, © HistoricAerials.com, used by permission</p>
  • <p>July 10th, 1953</p>
  • <p>1991</p>
  • <p>The Alt-Wood Drive-In is ready to go and nine mayors will be there from around the area to help celebrate on this night, June 10, 1949.</p>
  • <p>July 16th, 1953 Grand Opening Ad Of The Crystal Drive-In.</p>
  • <p>1956</p>
  • <p>1950</p>
  • <p>A photo taken in the summer of 2011 of the Queen Park Theater sign. The theater has been demolished but the sign still stands on the corner of South Blvd.</p>
  • <p>June 24th, 1994</p>
  • <p>July 1st, 1966</p>
  • <p>“Rollerbabies” newspaper ad</p>