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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
Music Lovers, The 1972-02-12 - 1972-02-12
Music Lovers, The 1972-02-13 - 1972-02-13
Music Lovers, The 1972-02-14 - 1972-02-14
Music Lovers, The 1972-02-15 - 1972-02-15
Music Lovers, The 1972-02-16 - 1972-02-16
Anderson Tapes, The 1972-02-17 - 1972-02-17
Demonstrator, The 1972-02-17 - 1972-02-17
Anderson Tapes, The 1972-02-18 - 1972-02-18
Demonstrator, The 1972-02-18 - 1972-02-18
Anderson Tapes, The 1972-02-19 - 1972-02-19
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