This sign above the ticket booth is still left from the days when electric car heaters were offered to patrons of the Belmont theater. The heaters allowed the Belmont to be open year round. Unfortunately, they were expensive to run and maintain, so theaters did away with them. Gone were the days of cuddling together on a December night while watching a romantic movie under the stars. Author’s collection
That is going to be a tuff one to find. I think I know where it was at in looking at early aerials. I think you are correct about using the name “Autoscope” from what I can find. Clark Smith advertised for somebody to gravel/grade a 600 car drive-in on Aug 11, 1956. Found a few ads and Smith held auctions there also. 600 cars is pretty big and should be seemed on aerial views. But not… He was screening movies up to 1966..
Can anybody tell me who operated the Grand after Cinecome Theatres when bankrupt in 1973? It was reopened after that along with the East Side Drive-In. Cinecome was no more..
Okay…I just uploaded the current location of the drive-ins in area. We did find reference for Sunset Drive-In also..we have not researched that out yet.
There were two drive-ins theatres in Stanton,TX
The Buffalo DI was located at TX-137 & Co Rd 2300, Stanton, TX
The Ford DI was located under I-20 & TX-137
By 1965 both DI’s were gone.
Hopefully I will be getting some “good” pictures of the Dayton area drive-ins down the road!!.
This sign above the ticket booth is still left from the days when electric car heaters were offered to patrons of the Belmont theater. The heaters allowed the Belmont to be open year round. Unfortunately, they were expensive to run and maintain, so theaters did away with them. Gone were the days of cuddling together on a December night while watching a romantic movie under the stars. Author’s collection
Thanks for adding the information about Ascot and Gala Drive-Ins.
There was two drive-in theatres in Las Vegas, NM. The Vegas and the Fort Union Drive-Ins. The Vegas Drive-In is listed on CT also.
The address is: 2805 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NM 87701. That address is on the wrong side of the road. The drive-in was located underneath I-25.
I-70 Drive-In is closed for good!!
From FB….
The Final Measurements are in and the
Car Count has been established!
In our primary parking area we can hold 445 cars!
In our Auxiliary parking area (backfield) we can hold an additional 110 cars!
That’s a total of 555 cars!
We will see you all in 18 days!!
Newspaper article about the opening
The address is Burwell Rd & Cortez Blvd Ridge Manor, FL 33597
bbrrown have you tried asking any of the local historical society’s or library’s?
That is going to be a tuff one to find. I think I know where it was at in looking at early aerials. I think you are correct about using the name “Autoscope” from what I can find. Clark Smith advertised for somebody to gravel/grade a 600 car drive-in on Aug 11, 1956. Found a few ads and Smith held auctions there also. 600 cars is pretty big and should be seemed on aerial views. But not… He was screening movies up to 1966..
Can anybody tell me who operated the Grand after Cinecome Theatres when bankrupt in 1973? It was reopened after that along with the East Side Drive-In. Cinecome was no more..
Okay…I just uploaded the current location of the drive-ins in area. We did find reference for Sunset Drive-In also..we have not researched that out yet.
Look at the post by NYozoner and he does give the correct address’s for all four of them…
Here to you GO It was the Sidney Drive-In.
I got that location listed has the Brazos Twin Drive-In.
Address is: 508 Winchester St. Geneva, IN 46740
I believe that was also the Geneva Drive-In.
The address is :W Virginia 20 at Hanna Rd Craigsville, WV 26205
It is listed as the Craigsville Drive-In also. I believe it opened has the Outdoor Drive-In and then renamed..
The address is: Davis Hwy at Duke St Louisa, VA 23093
The address is: 400 E Main St, Georgetown, MA 01833
The address is: 2305 Sage Rd, Medford, OR 97501
A closer address is: 1728 Leggett Road, Rocky Mount, NC. Also I got better aerial from 1956. Good find Mike..
The address is:
2725 N Wesleyan Blvd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
That is the correct address for it. Don’t go by the little Google map. Click on it and go to the Google map page itself.