The Australian Red Cross received all the revenues from the opening picture, The Sound of Music starring Julie Andrews.

The drive-in was highly profitable in the years following the Tasman Bridge disaster, which separated the eastern shore from the Hobart CBD.

The former projection room and café survives as part of the Eastside Lutheran College, housing the institution's administrative offices.

In 1985, when student enrolment numbers increased, ELC moved to its new property on the eastern shore of the Derwent River and became known as Eastside Christian School Lindisfarne.

The college also offers a band program, and many performance opportunities at school assemblies, eisteddfods, and community events.