Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia (1949)

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912 M. P. THEATRES Portland 5 — St. Louis 10 — Salt Lake City .. 26 San Francisco .. 21 — ■ Seattle 1 5 — Washington .... 28 — Total 743 13 5 2,800 2,800 i n 1 u a 940 A QA(~\ 26 11J79 1 1,179 21 1 1,791 1 1,791 15 7,400 7,400 28 1 1 ,626 1 1 ,626 756 310,203 3,175 313,378 NUMBER AND AUTOMOBILE CAPACITY OF CIRCUIT AND NON-CIRCUIT DRIVE-IN THEATRES IN THE UNITED STATES, BY EXCHANCE TERRITORY Number of Drive-Ins Automobile Capacity Territory Circuit Non -Gircu it Total Circuit Non-Circuit Total Albany p 0 17 4,100 2,425 6,525 Atlanta 1 cr 1 D DO 51 6,784 1 1 ,864 18,648 Boston 0 29 4,475 6,250 10,725 Buffalo A *t 1 D 17 2,250 6,491 8,741 Charlotte . C O I \Ji 108 2,500 21 ,144 23,644 Chicago 4 1 1 1 5 2,900 9,030 1 1 ,930 Cincinnati 7 AQ 55 3,284 19,292 22,576 Cleveland 1 J DO 51 6 875 1 3,630 20,505 Dallas 36 A1 78 1 3,805 13,81 5 27,620 Denver Q O 8 3,825 3,825 Des Moines 1 4 5 700 2,324 3,024 Detroit 8 20 28 3,800 9,955 13,755 Indianapolis 34 8,1 50 6, 1 00 1 4,250 Kansas City ... 8 1 1 19 5,200 5,300 10,500 Los Angeles ... 14 7 21 9,106 4,000 13,106 Memphis 5 5 10 2,530 1 ,523 4,053 Milwaukee 2 2 1,554 1,554 Minneapolis 3 3 1,650 1,650 New Haven 2 3 5 1,000 1,150 2,150 New Orleans ... 9 7 16 4,428 1,701 6,129 New York 8 2 10 5,350 1 ,300 6,650 Oklahoma City. 9 7 16 5,602 3,192 8,794 Omaha 2 1 3 1,250 600 1 ,850 Philadelphia ... 2 9 1 1 1 ,654 3,290 4,944 Pittsburgh 4 35 39 2,382 14,1 12 1 6,494 Portland 3 ' 2 5 2,000 800 2,800 St. Louis 5 5 10 2,648 2,292 4,940 Salt Lake City . 4 22 26 2,295 8,884 1 1,179 San Francisco . 14 7 21 8,093 3,698 1 1,791 Seattle 1 1 4 15 5,400 2,000 7,400 Washington 7 21 28 4,740 6,886 1 1 ,626 Total 241 515 756 124,855 188,523 313,378 (31.9%) (68.1%) (100.0%) (39.8%) (60.2%) (100.0%) NUMBER OF CIRCUIT AND NON-CIRCUIT IN THE UNITED STATES, Territory Circuit Non-Circuit Total Albany — — Atlanta 5 2 7 Boston 3 4 7 Buffalo — 1 1 Charlotte 2 4 6 Chicago 2 2 4 Cincinnati — 6 6 Cleveland — 3 3 Dallas — 3 3 Denver — 2 2 Des Moines — — — Detroit — — — Indianapolis 1 — 1 Kansas City — — — Los Angeles 4 7 11 Memphis — — — Milwaukee 1 — 1 t/E-IN THEATRES UNDER CONSTRUCTION EXCHANCE TERRITORY Territory Circuit Non-Circuit Total Minneapolis — 3 3 New Haven 1 1 2 New Orleans 1 2 3 New York — 1 1 Oklahoma City 6 1 Omaha — 2 2 Philadelphia — 1 1 Pittsburgh — 8 8 Portland — — — St. Louis 1 — 1 Salt Lake City — — — San Francisco — 2 2 Seattle — 1 1 Washington — 3 3 Total 27 59 86