Ozone Drive-In Blencoe Road and Utakarra Road, Utakarra, WA - 1997 in ruins.

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Ozone Drive-In Blencoe Road and Utakarra Road, Utakarra, WA

Photo - Courtesy of Roy Mudge

The Glass brothers opened Geraldton’s second drive-in, the Ozone, on the south-east corner of the intersection of Blencowe Rd and Utakarra Rd, on 21 September 1964. There was room for 245 cars on the ten-acre block, which was beautified with trees and shrubs, providing some wind protection. The block had a slight slope and the screen was four feet wider than that at the Oasis.

The opening night was offered as a benefit to two local groups – St John Ambulance, and the Men’s Hockey Association. The Ozone was the first of Geraldton’s three drive-ins to close, in (1977?). In 1997, the concession building and screen were still standing in a wilderness of grass and overgrown shrubs, and the land, which was still owned by the Glass family, was for sale - Notes Cinema Web.

Contributed by Greg Lynch -