Skowhegan Drive-In

201 Waterville Road,
Skowhegan, ME 04976

368 cars

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Previously operated by: Daytz Theatre Enterprises Corp., Lockwood & Gordon Enterprises

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Skowhegan Drive-In

The Skowhegan Drive-In opened on June 28, 1953 with Jeanne Crain in “Take Care of My Little Girl” & Glenn Ford in “The Secret of Convict Lake”. This drive-in had a capacity for 368-cars. By 1955 it was operated by Lockwood and Gordon Enterprises & Daytz Theatre Enterprises Corp. It was announced in summer of 2023 that the drive-in would close permanently at the end of the 2023 season and closure came on September 23, 2023 screening “Smokey and the Bandit”. “The Shining” & “Twister”.

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Chris1982
Chris1982 on September 24, 2014 at 7:24 pm

Fundraiser now underway to convert to digital projection.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on September 17, 2017 at 3:27 pm

The IMPAs don’t give us much to talk about.

1955-63: 368, Somerset Drive-In Corp.

1969-76: 368.

1982: 300, SBC Mgt. Corp.

1984-88: SBC Mgt. Corp.

A 2012 article in the Press Herald said that Doug Corson sold the Skowhegan to Donald C. Brown Jr. that year. It also said that Lockwood & Gordon Co. of Boston built the drive-in in 1954.

In January 2017, it posted to its Fundrazr page, “We’d like to thank all of the patrons of the Skowhegan Drive-In who helped us go digital. We didn’t get the full amount, but at least the amount we raised helped with the installation costs.”

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on September 1, 2023 at 6:32 am

It was announced that after 70 years of operation, this year will be the Skowhegan Drive-In’s last season.

https://www.bigscreen.com/j/Skowhegan-ME-After-70-Seasons-Skowhegan-DriveIn-Theatre/7404

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