Staten Island Drive-In
2875 Richmond Avenue,
Staten Island,
NY
10314
2875 Richmond Avenue,
Staten Island,
NY
10314
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That was fast, David, The Last season was in 1965
Opened with “Slave girl” and “Night in paradise”.
The Staten Island Drive-in theatre opened on May 29th, 1948. Its opening was delayed after the nearby airport protested its opening. Grand opening ad from the Advance posted.
600 cars. The site is now K-Mart.
The appropriate name for this location is Staten Island Drive-In. Fabian was the name of the operator.
Here’s an article from a recent S.I. Advance about bygone Island movie theaters. The Drive-In is mentioned; what I didn’t know is that it cost $350,000 to build. I remember my dad taking my mom, sister and me to the drive-in to see a Bing Crosby pic, “Say One For Me” back in 1959. The second feature (remember them?) was “Hercules Unchained.”
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hi, the fabian staten island drive-in did not close in 1965, reason being is that as a child i saw ROSEMARYS BABY there and i confirmed that with my sister and cousins and ROSEMARYS BABY did not come out till 1968
Also known as The Fabian Drive-In Theater.
Old aerial photo— View link
The Staten Island airport was to the right of the theater in the photo.