Chief Drive-In

67 Main Street E,
Palantine Bridge, NY 13428

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Located north of Palantine Bridge, near Nelliston, NY. The Chief Drive-In Theater opened on May 2, 1952 and was operated by Hallenbeck & Riley. The Chief Drive-In was closed in 1955. Located where Bimbo Bakeries is now located.

Contributed by Kris Ackerman

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Kris4077
Kris4077 on May 15, 2018 at 7:21 am

1952 Theater Catalog

13th in first column on catalog page 198

11th line down on webpage.

http://drive-ins.com/theatrecatalog/1952/198

Kris4077
Kris4077 on June 12, 2018 at 12:53 pm

Interesting Newspaper article on a man who was arrested at the Chief Drive-In theater at web address below:

Article titled: Term Suspended in Movie Assault Case Palatine.

http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper4/Amsterdam%20NY%20Daily%20Democrat%20and%20Recorder/Amsterdam%20NY%20Daily%20Democrat%20and%20Recorder%201954%20Jul-Aug%20Grayscale/Amsterdam%20NY%20Daily%20Democrat%20and%20Recorder%201954%20Jul-Aug%20Grayscale%20-%200438.pdf

jwmovies
jwmovies on January 28, 2019 at 1:59 am

The address for this theater was 67 Main St E, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428 per NY Drive Ins. This points to next to the bakery.

Please update.

Kris4077
Kris4077 on March 31, 2019 at 2:57 pm

From the Obituary of Donald Hallenbeck:

he opened the Indian Ladder Drive-In Theater in Voorheesville and in 1958 the Chief Drive-In in Canajoharie.

The year is off on this because other records show it open in the early 1950’s

See full obit here:

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timesunion-albany/obituary.aspx?n=donald-c-hallenbeck&pid=2825625&fhid=4777

Kris4077
Kris4077 on March 31, 2019 at 3:09 pm

New Pictures uploaded.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on October 4, 2020 at 2:54 am

Opened on 2/5/1952 and closed in 1955.

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