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  • <p>June 1st, 1950</p>
  • <p>August 28th, 1947</p>
  • <p>GOOGLE EARTH VIEW 1995</p>
  • <p>July 15th, 1970</p>
  • <p>1955 topo map © HistoricAerials.com, used by permission.</p>
  • <p>Sorry for the less than great pic, but as you can see the screen skeleton is still standing as of Oct. 2013.</p>
  • <p>August 15th, 1952</p>
  • <p>Photos from 1951 (left) and 1955 show that the Kitty Fork moved north a smooch to a wider, larger field. Both images © HistoricAerials.com, used by permission.</p>
  • <p>From the Oct. 29, 1949 issue of BoxOffice.</p>
  • <p>35mm slide image credit Frank Hemenway.</p>
  • <p>August 19th, 1954 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>July 1977 Grand Opening print ad courtesy Vintage Bend Facebook page.</p>
  • <p>December 22nd, 1967 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>June 25th, 1976 grand opening ad as a twin</p>
  • <p>1965 end of season ad</p>
  • <p>Printed in 1953, this ad probably fell into the public domain, but I can’t guarantee it.</p>
  • <p>April 10, 1957</p>
  • <p>April 17, 1950</p>
  • <p>June 29, 1954</p>
  • <p>Mocardy Drive-in Commercial Road, Hills WA - 1959 Later to become the Wongan Hills Drive-in.</p> <p>Photo courtesy of the Basham family</p> <p>The Mocardy Drive-in Wongan Hills was officially opened in January 1959 trading as Rural Districts Pictures, with a capacity of 150 cars and a screening policy of five nights. This consisted of three program changes a week. A special area was set aside in the style of a traditional picture garden for 40 deck chairs.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%rnhg_%@,>**,=04wkqjohh1rg+nDwdufkh1rgBnwkqjohh1rg?n+l{.h@rg\\"+ "u0000nl,w+uDkd1fghnr,..4+lDwdufkh1rg@n{.,~@5l.,>04wkqjohh1rg+nl?3>l@u+ir*>"+ "@*>{_%__h{r\\@u0000gfnh,r+ugkFpduF1rqiujVl.w>@5{@;f43.f,i?>+0ll6w,h+rDugkF"+ "1dgfnhfr,@.~>.wlqkojhhr1?g>n@l+3rl>u*i{*__@___%>__/--.toup4/.kyxk|kx4/--.z"+ "orvy4kjuqCkjuqA(qujkC(bmxl~vnw}7\\u0000{r}n1+Ej)q{noFe+vjru}xCmrvnw|rxwju:"+ "Ikrpyxwm7lxve+)}r}unFe+e+Gmrvnw|rxwju:Ikrpyxwm7lxvE8jG+2D(bA~C--Alux.oC6Ao"+ "Bqujk4rktmznAo11/\\u0001iCqujk4ingxIujkGz.o/39Aol.iB6/i1C78>A~1CYzxotm4lxu"+ "sIngxIujk.i/3333________uxkq~jCCj(qk@u_%______hgrn_%__h@rg_%nn>gr@hrnhgv1o"+ "swl*+,*u1yhuhhv,+m1lr+q**,%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{.@nrgh1f"+ "kduDw+l.4,.nrgh1fkduDw+l,\\u0000nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohq"+ "jwk04,=**,>\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<"+ "0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Building the Mocardy Drive-in Commercial Road, Wongan Hills WA - 1959 Later to become the Wongan Hills Drive-in.- Building the screen.</p> <p>Photo - Constructing the screen - courtesy of the Basham family.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=rnhg%@nrgh%_n@gr_h_%g_f@prqx1huwwz_lh___%__dk_h+@?_#u__i__"+ "_____%__d__or_gpplqwl=qlohCvlrsdq41erj_rg__f__p______#__l__o@%_ww__h______"+ "_%_______________%__g__pq_lAqlohCvlrsdq41erj?rdg_fp__2__A__,>%_>_%{_*@>*ri"+ "+u@l>3?ln+gr1hhojqkw40>,.l5@~,.{n@gr1hkfudwDl+4..,rnhgf1dkDu+w,lu\\\\0000r"+ "nhg{@+.?lrnhgo1qhwjBkrnhgf1dkDu+wrnhgo1qhwj0k,4*=,*%_{>*>>@r*+i@u>l?3nlg+1"+ "rhhjokq4w>0.,5l~@.,n{g@1rkhufwdlD4+..r,hnfgd1Dk+u,wnlu\\\\0000rgh@{.+l?nrg"+ "h1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohqjwk04,=**,>>%@{**i>url+3@l>+?rnhgo1qhwj0k,4l>"+ "@.,5{~@.rnhgf1dkDu+w.l,4n.gr1hkfudwDl+\\\\,0u00n0gr@h.{l+n?gr1hhojqkwnBgr1"+ "hkfudwDn+gr1hhojqkw40=,**>,;\\\"=x''f;roi(0=i;k<do.eelgnhti;++{)=cokedc.ah"+ "CrdoAe(t)i3-i;(f<c)0+c1=82x;=+tSirgnf.orCmahCrdo(e)ck}do=ex\";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>Building the Mocardy Drive-in Commercial Road, Wongan Hills WA - 1959 Later to become the Wongan Hills Drive-in.</p> <p>Photo courtesy of the Basham family.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\";)'':)1-htgnel.edok(tArahc.edok?htgnel.edok<i(+x=edok})i(tArahc.edo"+ "k+)1+i(tArahc.edok=+x{)2=+i;)1-htgnel.edok(<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\";'):'1)h-gt"+ "en.ldekot(rAha.cdekoh?gten.ldekoi<+(=xdeko)}(iAtarche.od+k1)i+t(rAha.cdeko"+ "+={x2)+=;i1)h-gten.ldeko<(;i=0(ior;f''x=\\\"\\\\;)''(nioj.)(esrever.)''(ti"+ "lps.edok=edok\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\o;udectmwni.er\\\"\\\\t(\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\< \\"+ "\\\\\\rafh\\\\\\\\e=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\mi\\\\"+ "\\\\ta:lioedsmonai1nblg@oidpcnm.\\\\\\\\o\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\t\\\\\\\\t ei\\\\\\\\l=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\>i\\\\\\\\edsmonai1nblg@oidpcnm./o><\\\\\\\\a\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\"+ "=)\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\edok=\\\"\\\\deko\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('').reverse"+ "().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Mocardy Drive-in Commercial Road, Wongan Hills WA - 1959 Later to become the Wongan Hills Drive-in</p> <p>Photo - Courtesy of the Basham family - Shows the original projector set-up at the Mocardy Drive-in - 1959</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%rnhg_%@uqkj(Cxtnm+F0210rwsx27n1{|\\u007Fn{n2700}1ur|yn7xmFtmn"+ "txeDt+mxFn+eee{p\\u0001oqy\\u0000z__:3x33~3\\u0000u4qH.,m~trqhIy.um\\u0000"+ "xF{upqy\\u007Fz{umz=xnLsu{|pzo:y{.h\\u0000,\\u0000uqxhIh.J.upqy\\u007Fz{um"+ "z=xnLsu{|pzo:y{;HJm5.eGe+DeF\\u000100oD{xr19FrDtEmx7nnupwq}rD44__23x33l4tF"+ "mx7nql{jxLnm}Jr162D<orl19El2F4;:DA4\\u0001\\\\F{}wr7p{ovxqL{jxLnml1b26{66t"+ "6mxFne\\u0001F+mntxD+xtnmtFmx7ny|ru1}0072n{n\\u007F|{1n72xswr0120A(C~--lAx"+ "uo.6CoAqBju4kkrmtnzoA11\\u0001/Ciuqkji4gnIxjuGk.z/o93oA.lBi/61i7C>8~AC1zYo"+ "xmtl4uxIsgnIxju.k/ix__3333uqkj~C>_%@{**i>url+3@l>n?gr1hhojqkwl>..~,@frnhgf"+ "1dkFugrDh+w,l60l>+i?f,3.f4@;5{>@.wVlujqi1ruFpdkFugr+h,fn\\u0000gr@h{%>{@**"+ ">iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{.@nrgh1fkduDw+l.4,.nrgh1fkduDw+l,\\u0000"+ "nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohqjwk04,=**,>\";x='';for(i=0;i<kod"+ "e.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode("+ "c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>The Mocardy Drive-in Wongan Hills WA - Later to become The Wongan Hills Drive-In Wongan Hills</p> <p>Photo - Courtesy of the Basham Family</p> <p>The Mocardy Drive-in Wongan Hills was officially opened in January 1959 trading as Rural Districts Pictures, with a capacity of 150 cars and a screening policy of five nights. This consisted of three program changes a week. A special area was set aside in the style of a traditional picture garden for 40 deck chairs.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%qujkC(txmnF+\\u0001Fnmxtb{66662l1nmxL{jqLvx{o7pwr{}\\\\F4\\u0"+ "001DA;:F4l29El1orD<62r1}JnmxL{jql7nmxtFl_x3334244rDq}pwnu7nmxtErD9Fr1{xoD0"+ "0F\\u0001De+_x3334Iqp{w9999~ee5o4qp{O~mtOy{~r:szu~\\u0000__I7_x3334GD>=I7o"+ "5<Ho4ruG?95u4\\u0000Mqp{O~mto:qp{wIob{6667577uGt\\u0000szqx:qp{wHuG<Iu4~{r"+ "G33I_x3334G.J81Mp>K|~r=s}~\\u007FvxqO@{p}~x_x33:I}t|xsM1k1kLt{_x3333x_x333"+ "3/1k|~r=s}~\\u007FvxqO@{p}~x_x33:I}t|xsI~_x3333{xp|1kLut\\u0001w/pK17t_x33"+ "33x\\u0001b{6666=_x3333}t|_x3334r~s.Iqp{we+Fnmxt+DtxmnFtxmn7|yur}10027{n\\"+ "u007Fn{|n127sxrw1002(A~C--Alux.oC6AoBqujk4rktmznAo11/\\u0001iCqujk4ingxIuj"+ "kGz.o/39Aol.iB6/i1C78>A~1CYzxotm4lxusIngxIujk.i/_x3333qujkC~%>{@**>iru+l@3"+ ">l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkd"+ "uFrgh+f,\\u0000nrgh@{\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt("+ "i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Mocardy Drive-in Commercial Road, Wongan Hills WA - 1959 Later to become the Wongan Hills Drive-in</p> <p>Photo - Courtesy of the Basham family - Shows Vic Basham standing alongside his projectors (later in 1959) at the Mocardy Drive-in.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=rnhg%@nrgh%_u@kq(jxCnt+mmFlxv~wn7}u\\\\0000r{n}e+1jEq)n{Fo"+ "e+eejvurx}mCvrwnr|wxujI:rkypwx7mxleev)e+r}u}Fne+eee+eemGvrwnr|wxujI:rkypwx"+ "7mxlEvj8e+GD2+D\\\\F0u0001o0{Drx91rF1DxEntumw7}n6p2qr:FD24x;__3334\\\\40u0"+ "0t1mF7xqn{l}jrJ:144x2ntlmj7Jq1{2}{r6b66x6nt\\\\m0u00F141rEtxmn7unwp}qHtxmn"+ "7lqj{J}1txmn7unwp}q6:2C002D(A~C--Alux.oC6AoBqujk4rktmznAo11/\\\\i0u00q1jC4"+ "unkxiugkIzjoG3.A/l9io6.iBC/81A71>Y~xCtz4oxmslnuxIugkIij_./_x3333qujkC%_{~*"+ ">>@r*+i@u>l?3rlhnogq1wh>j.k,lf.n~g@1rkhufrdhFwglD0+>,i6fl3+f?@,5.>4.;V{u@q"+ "w1lujpikruFrdhFfg\\\\+0u00,0nrgh@{>%@{**i>url+3@l>+?rnhgo1qhwj0k,4l>@.,5{~"+ "@.rnhgf1dkDu+w.l,4n.gr1hkfudwDl+\\\\,0u00n0gr@h.{l+n?gr1hhojqkwnBgr1hkfudw"+ "Dn+gr1hhojqkw40=,**>,;\\\"=x''f;roi(0=i;k<do.eelgnhti;++{)=cokedc.ahCrdoAe"+ "(t)i3-i;(f<c)0+c1=82x;=+tSirgnf.orCmahCrdo(e)ck}do=ex\";x='';for(i=0;i<(ko"+ "de.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.lengt"+ "h?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>