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Skyline / Hoyts Drive-in, Preston

Venue Summary
Name Skyline / Hoyts Drive-in, Preston
Address Plenty Road, Resevoir, Victoria
Operation Dates 1954-12-23 - 1984-01-01
Capacity 802
Suburban/Country Suburb
Purpose Drive In
Screens 1
Roles
Venue Comments

References
Cinema & Theatre Historical Society 1997, Cnema index : Melbourne cinemas, suburban cinemas, Victorian drive-ins. CATHS, Victoria

Film Weekly, Film Weekly: motion picture directory, Film Weekly, Sydney. 1957/8-1970/1

Kilderry, D 1999, Drive-ins Downunder, viewed 2 October 2008, http://www.drive-insdownunder.com.au/australian/vic_prestonhoyts.htm

The Sun 1954, 'A New Skyline', 21 December, p.21
The Sun 1954, 'Why bother about baby-sitters?', 21 December, p.23
The Sun 1954, 'Screen five storeys high', 21 December, p,23
The Sun 1954, 'Drive-in open tomorrow', 22 December, p.2
The Sun 1954, 'Drive-in theater at Preston launched', 23 December, p.21

Venue Events
Event Date Name of Venue Address Latitude /
Longitude
Capacity Suburban Purpose Screens
1954-12-23 Preston Skyline Plenty Road
Resevoir
Victoria
-37.7142857
145.0078469
Suburb Drive In 1
1960-01-01



600
1962-01-01



769
1968-01-01



802

Screenings

Screenings
Films Distributor Dates
Creatures The World Forgot 1971-10-07 - 1971-10-07
Curse Of The Voodoo 1971-10-07 - 1971-10-07
Creatures The World Forgot 1971-10-08 - 1971-10-08
Curse Of The Voodoo 1971-10-08 - 1971-10-08
Creatures The World Forgot 1971-10-09 - 1971-10-09
Curse Of The Voodoo 1971-10-09 - 1971-10-09
Creatures The World Forgot 1971-10-10 - 1971-10-10
Curse Of The Voodoo 1971-10-10 - 1971-10-10
Creatures The World Forgot 1971-10-11 - 1971-10-11
Curse Of The Voodoo 1971-10-11 - 1971-10-11
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