This drive-in was also in Mt. Carmel. I would add it but there seems to be no confirmation that it actually existed other than a sketchy bio on drive-ins.com. http://tinyurl.com/y9retdd
The St. Marks can be seen in Paul Mazursky’s “Moscow on the Hudson”. The two films on the marquee were “Exposed” and “An Unmarried Woman”. I’m not familiar with the first, but the second was also a Mazursky film.
Here is another view of the former theater:
http://tinyurl.com/yd98ftf
The Arden was last advertised in the LA Times in March 1974. By the way, chain should be “unknown” as opposed to independent.
The theater can be glimpsed in this photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yey5gxl
The entire block across from the Home Depot has been razed, and something is being built there. Status should be closed/demolished.
The location is now a parking lot. It looks like a run-down neighborhood.
Here is a view of the screen from drive-ins.com:
http://tinyurl.com/ya838ee
In the caption, it should be Odd Fellows Lodge, not Old Fellows.
http://www.ioof.org/
Here is another 1986 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ydrfuvl
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ybnda97
The realtor on the ground floor has an address of 519 Broadway, so this may be the Community building:
http://tinyurl.com/ye5co99
Here is a 1984 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yarm2zq
Here is another 1982 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yafhq23
Here is a 1986 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y8vke2u
This drive-in was also in Mt. Carmel. I would add it but there seems to be no confirmation that it actually existed other than a sketchy bio on drive-ins.com.
http://tinyurl.com/y9retdd
Here is a 1984 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ybqcrhc
That one doesn’t work for me-got an error message.
If you use 201 W. Main as the address, the theater shows up. Using Business 59 puts you some distance away.
Here is a 1932 newspaper ad:
http://tinyurl.com/ydq6h92
Here is a 1957 aerial view:
http://tinyurl.com/ydqlmh6
Using the address of 556 Union Boulevard, this is an aerial view circa 2007:
http://tinyurl.com/yacd4ld
There are some additional photos here:
http://tinyurl.com/yc65kr3
Here is a 1963 aerial view:
http://tinyurl.com/y96scku
This is supposed to be the Florida in 1978. I’m not sure it gibes with the description at the top of the page, however.
http://tinyurl.com/y9aolub
The St. Marks can be seen in Paul Mazursky’s “Moscow on the Hudson”. The two films on the marquee were “Exposed” and “An Unmarried Woman”. I’m not familiar with the first, but the second was also a Mazursky film.
Here is a contemporaneous view:
http://tinyurl.com/yc3h6x3