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50sSNIPES commented about Claremont Drive-In on Oct 5, 2022 at 7:13 am

The theater was demolished in 1989. The Kmart that sits in the former theater’s spot opened on March 15, 1990. It was a relocated Kmart. The original Kmart location on 345 Washington closed on the same day the 367 Washington location opened its doors.

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50sSNIPES commented about Spotlight Theatres Luxury Stadium 11 on Oct 5, 2022 at 5:56 am

Oh Okay! Can you also check Fort Myers and Cape Coral? There were five theaters active in total and the area is completely hit with Ian.

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50sSNIPES commented about Boundary Line Drive-In on Oct 4, 2022 at 7:44 pm

A 1953 aerial view shows that it hasn’t been built. So it may’ve opened between 1954 and 1955. It was demolished either in the late 1980s or the early 1990s. As of 2018, traces can be still seen.

On July 9, 1978, the original screen was blown by heavy winds.

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50sSNIPES commented about Rockland Drive-In on Oct 4, 2022 at 7:41 pm

Opened as early as 1951.

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50sSNIPES commented about Belfast Drive-In on Oct 4, 2022 at 7:36 pm

It may’ve been closed in the early 1990s. It looks like the theater is still running into most of the 1980s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Acton Drive-In on Oct 4, 2022 at 7:29 pm

First operated by Sanford natives Ralph Ross and Leonard Bucklin, and opened in 1949.

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50sSNIPES commented about Hibbing Drive-In on Oct 4, 2022 at 7:20 pm

It said in one article that it closed in 1985. It was demolished sometime in the early 1990s. A 1992 aerial shows that a building was on the right side of the theater’s traces, while the other half of the traces remains attached.

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50sSNIPES commented about Polaris Drive-In on Oct 4, 2022 at 5:03 pm

The Polaris Drive-In did not close in 1954. According to researches, the Polaris Drive-In was still in operation as late as the early 1980s and may’ve been demolished in the 1990s. As of 2018, entrance and exit traces were still visible.

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50sSNIPES commented about Milo Drive-In on Oct 4, 2022 at 4:55 pm

The Milo opened in 1950 and operated until sometime in the 1980s. It was still in operation as late as 1975.

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50sSNIPES commented about Midway Drive-In on Oct 4, 2022 at 4:45 pm

Demolished in 1989 or 1990.

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50sSNIPES commented about Kennebunk Drive-In on Oct 4, 2022 at 4:40 pm

The Kennebunk Drive-In began construction on September 13, 1949 after a permit was granted by Katherine Avery, owner of the town’s Anchor Theatre.

The Kennebunk Drive-In opened its gates on July 19, 1950 with Dennis Morgan in “One Sunday Afternoon” and Victor McLaughlin in “Lost Patrol” along with a cartoon and a newsreel.

The theater operated for 30 years and 10 days, closing its gates for the final time on September 29, 1980 with “When A Stranger Calls” and “Hollywood Knights” as its last films. It was demolished a few years later.

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50sSNIPES commented about Spotlight Theatres Luxury Stadium 11 on Oct 4, 2022 at 5:48 am

I’m pretty sure it did get some damage. Should we list it as closed due to Ian or should we keep it open?

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50sSNIPES commented about Spotlight Theatres Luxury Stadium 11 on Oct 2, 2022 at 4:44 pm

Did the theater got destroyed by Ian a few days ago?

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50sSNIPES commented about West 30 Drive-In on Sep 26, 2022 at 3:54 pm

Demolished in 1980.

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50sSNIPES commented about Sky Aire Drive-In on Sep 26, 2022 at 3:41 pm

Demolished in the mid-1980s to make way for a neighborhood, one of the roads was dedicated to the old Sky Aire, which the theater probably opened in the early 1950s. A 1955 aerial shows that the theater was shown in its entirety.

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50sSNIPES commented about Sky Vue Drive-In on Sep 26, 2022 at 3:38 pm

The Sky Vue looks like it opened during the final quarter of the 1950s and closed around the latter half of the 1980s.

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50sSNIPES commented about North Vernon Drive-In on Sep 26, 2022 at 3:25 pm

This appears that it opened in the 1960s and was demolished in the mid-1980s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Roxy Theatre on Sep 26, 2022 at 3:10 pm

The Roxy replaced the former Miami Open Air Drive-In, which demolished in the mid-1980s.

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50sSNIPES commented about East 50 Drive-In on Sep 26, 2022 at 2:46 pm

Demolished in the early 1990s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Crawfordsville Drive-In on Sep 26, 2022 at 2:43 pm

It appears that the theater was demolished in the 1970s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Comet Drive-In on Sep 26, 2022 at 2:42 pm

Demolished in the early 1990s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Rosa Drive-In on Sep 25, 2022 at 5:38 am

Wait, so both Redas have the same opening date?

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50sSNIPES commented about Ark-Air Drive-In on Sep 24, 2022 at 7:33 pm

Demolished in 2001.

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50sSNIPES commented about Dragon Drive-In on Sep 24, 2022 at 6:33 pm

The Dragon Drive-In opened in the early 1950s, and may’ve closed in the late 1970s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Highway 64 Drive-In on Sep 24, 2022 at 4:23 pm

So it might be closed in the late 1980s or early 1990s.