I've now walked most of the way up the entrance lane. Here is a look back towards the screen. If you look carefully, you can see the terraced rows running across the lot.
The snack bar is to my left in this picture.
As you can see from this picture, the projection booth was originally set up for two, single-reel, projectors. What's behind these port holes now?
Mr Curtis was kind enough to give us a tour of his projection booth. There are actually two complete platter systems installed inside it! Mr Curtis is a man that believes in insurance! He told us that he wanted to have as complete a backup system as possible, just in case something went wrong during a performance.
Here is a view of the front of the snack bar. From this angle, it appears that the 'Snack Bar' sign might block the port holes. This is not the case!
If you look to the right in this picture, you can just make out line of silver and blue tinsel. Mr Curtis is currently in the process of adding a second screen to the Blue Moon. That row of tinsel marks the start of the lot for the new screen. More on that later!
Note the chairs sitting under the awning in front of the snack bar windows. This is a great place to sit and watch the movie!
If you go to the Blue Moon and decide to sit outside, you won't need to worry about hearing the show. This stereo system is not connected to the projection equipment in any way. It receives its input from an FM receiver tuned to the theater's radio frequency, 91.1 FM. If something happens to the sound, the snack bar personnel should notice it immediately!
Some of you may find the choice of radio frequency to be in poor taste. This frequency was selected years before the unfortunate events of September 11th. Why 91.1 FM? That's obvious, 911 is a number everyone can remember.
This is the current antenna used by the Blue Moon. This is the type of antenna that was previously used at the Mission Outdoor Theater in San Antonio, Texas.
This was an earlier antenna. It fell prey to some undisclosed trauma. It is of the same type as the one currently (2003) in use at the Crossroads Drive-In Theater in Shiner, Texas.
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