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Projectionist Andy Noble looks very pleased with the neat installation of his projection room at the Weis Drive-In Theatre in Macon, Georgia. Featured in this illustration are the two Ashcraft Super CoreLite Arc Lamp installations.
Also shown are the water recirculctors. The lamps burn 13.6x18 high intensity carbons at 165 amps. The screen width is 137 feet. The Simplex XL projectors have high-speed movements. Simplex XL-Altex 525 watt sound system and Simplex pedestals.
A general scene from the parking area of the Weis Drive-In Theatre in Macon, Georgia, showing the 125-ft. wide screen and the main building, sunken seven feet below the grade level of the parking area. At the far right of the illustration is the projection booth, located above the threelane, cafeteria-style, air conditioned concession area. The Drive-In playground is located at the rear of the building.
New Drive-In
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'round heating and air conditioning units for 80 cars, and said he would equip the entire theatre with such units provided the year' round popularity of such units would justify lhe expense.
Traffic and admissions accounting at the box office are handled through four lanes of Eprad Car-Check and Watchdog car counting systems.
An area approximately 150 ft.
wide and 300 feet long was sunken near the center of the drive-in and the entire main building was located in this depression, which is approximately 7 ft. below the level of the drive-in surface. The purpose of this design is to lower the main building to improve sight lines of all the car ramps at the rear of the drive-in area and to make possible one of the most unique and beautifully landscaped drive-in anywhere. More than 6,700 different pieces of shrubbery were used in landscaping the project.
Currently the capacity of the Weiss Drive-In is 850 cars, but rough ramps have been provided and wiring installed for an additional 300 cars when the need for more capacity justifies the expansion.
All of the projection and sound equipment, speakers, junction boxes, concession and box office equipment, changeable letter signs and playground equipment, were supplied and installed under the supervision of Bill Toney, manager of the Atlanta Branch of National Theatre Supply Co. iP
Look over Drive-In — here the owner and general manager of the Weis circuit of theatres, Albert Weis, is shown with architect William Pulgram on the sunken patio of the Weis Drive-In Theatre in Macon, Georgia. The illustration shows part of the patio seating area and two goldfish ponds which help make the entire recreation and playground area a valuable adjunct to the Drive-In.
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Another view of the Weis Drive-In Theatre showing a view from the screen area — showing in greater detail the sunken main building and projection booth. Unexcelled viewing is permitted from the parking area in the back of the projection booth and concession area; the pit also contains a playground area, patio and even fish ponds.
International Projectionist April, 1965