Metro Drive-In

8 Liege Street,
Innaloo, WA 6018

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Previously operated by: MGM Theatres

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Metro Drive-In

Located in the Woodlands section of Innaloo, to the northwest of Perth. The Metro Drive-in opened on 19th April 1957 with “High Society”. The screen was 115ft x 51ft. It had a capacity for 950 cars. The drive-in became a twin drive-in on 11th May 1984 opening with (screen 1)- “The Toy” and “Educating Rita”, and (screen 2) “Class” and “Blame it on Rio”. The car capacity was increased to 1,011. The drive-in closed in November 1993.

The site was(partially) cleared for extending the indoor cinema on the same site, the original screen came down first, the second screen stood for a few years before coming down. The ramps and speaker posts holes were covered up for a carpark for the indoor cinema. The entrance road(and exit road when it was twined) are still there(possibly resurfaced?) with the brick wall and chain fence(above it) next to it on the left hand(going in), and the fences on the 3 sides of the site, and the drainage ditch(alongside near the original exit).

Contributed by David Coppock

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davidcoppock
davidcoppock on July 25, 2015 at 2:46 am

There is a picture of the Metro Drive-in in the book “Lost Perth”(page 24).

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on August 28, 2018 at 9:09 pm

950 cars from 1957 to 1967, and then expanded to 1011 cars from 1968 to 1993. Also a outdoor seating area, sitting 400 people.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on November 14, 2019 at 12:23 am

The trees along the inside of the fences are still there too.

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