Somerset Family Drive-In
1400 Brayton Point Road,
Somerset,
MA
02725
1400 Brayton Point Road,
Somerset,
MA
02725
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Above address is incorrect. The address for this drive-in should be 1400 Brayton Point Road, Somerset, MA 02725.
The drive-in itself is now Home Depot. The entrance is now Harvest Family Church.
535 Grand Army Hwy, Somerset, MA 02726
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which was located behind Home Depot.
The entrance for the drive-in was actually from Brayton Point Road.
Here is a 1971 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of HistoricAerials.com.
Licensed granted for the construction of the Somerset Drive-In Theatre in 1949, as reported in Boxoffice magazine, December 10, 1949. Construction would be completed in the summer of 1950.
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The Somerset was the first drive-in in the state to be equipped with 3-D projection, according to an item in Boxoffice magazine, issue of July 4, 1953. The first 3-D offering was “Bwana Devil.” The next one would be “Man in the Dark.” Admissions were upped from 60 cents to 75 cents per person for the 3-D engagements. Turn-away crowds were reported.
A small article on the 1950 opening of the Somerset Drive-In appeared in Boxoffice Magazine on July 8, 1950. Go to page 106.
http://issuu.com/boxoffice/docs/boxoffice_070850-2