Elkton Drive-In

304 E. Pulaski Highway,
Elkton, MD 21921

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davidcoppock
davidcoppock on October 22, 2018 at 9:50 pm

Site is now a Wal-Mart.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on October 22, 2018 at 4:30 pm

The Cecil Whig newspaper recently wrote a short retrospective. A couple of quotes:

Nathan Rosen had carefully located the new enterprise by finding a suitable tract, one large enough for 700 cars, on the new dual highway. The 15 acres were leased from the Society of the Divine Savior, a Catholic order popularly known as Salvatorians.

The lease was transferred to Reba and Muriel Schwartz in March 1960. The new owners were experienced motion picture operators … Local papers reported they were putting the Elk in first-class condition for the spring opening. The drive-in closed in the early 1980s, and in 1984 the property was sold.

jwmovies
jwmovies on November 8, 2016 at 4:20 am

The address for this Drive-in is 304 E Pulaski Hwy, Elkton, MD 21921.

Now a shopping center. The entrance ran through where Olive Garden is now located.

Please update.

rivest266
rivest266 on May 15, 2016 at 3:32 pm

This opened on May 12th, 1950, Its grand opening ad can be found in the photo section.

runusmc
runusmc on July 6, 2014 at 1:53 am 
 My uncle Eddie Watson worked the Elkton Drive In's back exit during some of the 1950's.  He had a few stories about some goings on.  That was also the time when folks were into cars; as he was his entire life.  Towards the end of the drive in instead of using speakers they used an AM station to hear the movies.
ronnie21
ronnie21 on September 22, 2012 at 2:09 pm

i put some photos up from late 70’s/.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on March 25, 2011 at 8:43 pm

Che-Ron entertainment owned the Drive-in when It closed.Cheryl B. Creeger was Co-owner,from Boxoffice June 1985.