Bass Hill Drive-In
Johnston Road,
Sydney,
NSW
2197
Johnston Road,
Sydney,
NSW
2197
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Previously operated by: Birch, Carroll & Coyle, Greater Union Theatres
Previous Names: Skyline Drive-In
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Located at the corner of Arundal Road and Johnston Road. The Skyline Drive-In opened as a single screen drive-in on 13th November 1956 with an (Invite only) screening of “The Last Wagon” starring Richard Widmark. It was the first drive-in theatre to operate in New South Wales. It later became a twin with a capacity for 724 cars. The Bass Hill Drive-In was Australia’s oldest continually operating drive-in theatre.
It was operated by Greater Union/Birch, Carroll & Coyle who closed it on 31st October 2007 and it was immediately demolished. Housing has been built on the site.
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Here is another photo of the Bass Hill:
http://tinyurl.com/24cucy
The Bass Hill Drive-in was demolished(after trying to heritage list the site!) in October 2007. The site has been turned into a development site(housing estate?).
Bass Hill Drive-in in the early 80’s..ahh. P plates on the Monaro, girlfriend in the back seat etc etc. In its early days it had a playground down near the screen which even ran a small ride-on train. I can still smell the chips from the cafeteria now…
opened on the 14th of November
A bit more of Sydney’s Drive In’s can be found here https://maas.museum/inside-the-collection/2016/02/09/remembering-australias-drive-ins/
Eftpos was unavailable. However, tickets were available for purchase online.
Opened with an invite-only screening of “The Last Wagon” on 13/11/56. Public opening was the next night, 14/11/56.