Riverside Park Drive-In
1623 Main Street,
Agawam,
MA
01001
1623 Main Street,
Agawam,
MA
01001
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From the April 19, 1947 issue of BoxOffice:
AGAWAM, MASS. — With a record crowd in attendance, Riverside Park-In Theatre, owned and operated by Edward J. Carroll, opened here over the Easter weekend. The open-air theatre is part of Carroll’s extensive Riverside amusement park.
From the July 24, 1940 issue of The Exhibitor:
Riverside Park, reopened this season by Ed Carroll at considerable expense, isn’t proving the deadly competition with local theatre managers at first feared. With the exception of the roller skating rink and the outdoor motion picture venture, the park’s attractions are drawing but mildly, according to best information available.
OOOOOOOOO i have been to River side park i remember buying Ice Creme at the drive -in yeah time goes on and on
OOOOOOOOO i have been to River side park i remember buying Ice Creme at the drive -in yeah time goes on and on
I recall attending Riverside Drive-in while I was a student at AIC in Springfield during the 40’s. The only speaker system was up in front by the screen so that you had to leave your windows open, no matter the weather. As I recall it showed strictly 2d and 3rd run films. At the same time Riverside Park had a large dance hall down closer to the river (Connecticut River) where most of the “Big Bands” appeared during the summer on Tuesday and Saturday nights.
I did find out that its official name was the Riverside Park-In. Creative, huh?
Limited information at this site:
http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/matriv2
I don’t know anything about the drive-in, but “Riverside Park” is the former name for the amusement park that is now called “Six Flags New England”.