CAARP: Cinema and Audience Research Project

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	1954-12-23 - 1984-01-01 : Exhibitor : Hoyts Theatres Limited / Skyline Theatre / Hoyts Drive-In Theatre

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
Films	Distributor	Dates
Payment In Blood		1971-12-08 - 1971-12-08
Doctors' Wives		1971-12-09 - 1971-12-09
Take A Girl Like You		1971-12-09 - 1971-12-09
Doctors' Wives		1971-12-10 - 1971-12-10
Take A Girl Like You		1971-12-10 - 1971-12-10
Doctors' Wives		1971-12-11 - 1971-12-11
Take A Girl Like You		1971-12-11 - 1971-12-11
Doctors' Wives		1971-12-12 - 1971-12-12
Take A Girl Like You		1971-12-12 - 1971-12-12
Doctors' Wives		1971-12-13 - 1971-12-13

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