Hampton Drive-In
1323 W. Pembroke Avenue,
Hampton,
VA
23661
1323 W. Pembroke Avenue,
Hampton,
VA
23661
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Previously operated by: Sidney B. Lust Theaters
Architects: George M. Peterson
Previous Names: Sidney Lust Drive-In
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Built at a cost of $175,000, the Sydney Lust Drive-In opened on April 19, 1949 with Claudette Colbert in “Drums Along the Mohawk”. It had a capacity for 716 cars.
The name was changed to the Hampton Drive-in around 1969. The Hampton Drive-In closed around 1980.
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Here is a 1948 photo of Mr. Lust’s drive-in:
http://tinyurl.com/n86mx
Where is the 1948 date on the photo? Perhaps you can point out my oversight.
There is a page before this on the site that gives dates and some history. I usually post the larger photo.
I just posted a photo of the Opening Ad for the Sidney Lust Drive In Theater dated April 15, 1949
Here is more information
Operated as the Sidney Lust from 1949 to 1969 then became the Hampton Drive in from 1969 to 1979. XXX in its last days. The rear of the big screen faced the Pembroke Ave, the main drag at that time between Newport News and Hampton.
A closer address (at least for Google) is 1323 W. Pembroke, Hampton, VA. Today, the Hamptom Commerce Center industrial park sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining. http://tinyurl.com/jfncgpf
Opened with 5 cartoons(Donald Duck, Disney’s Pluto, Andy Panda, Mickey Mouse, and Woody Woodpecker) and “Drums along the Mohawk”.