Pike Drive-In
Kitts Lane and Ann Street,
Newington,
CT
06111
Kitts Lane and Ann Street,
Newington,
CT
06111
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Located off Route 5, the Pike Drive-In was opened May 29, 1948 with Dana Andrews in “State Fair” & Carol Landis in “It Shouldn’t Happen to a Dog”. It had a capacity for 770 cars. Was open from April to October. It closed in 1986. Torn down in 1995. There was a playground here for the kids.
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Hello everyone
Those were the days. Going to the Drive-In on a hot summer night. Having popcorn and a juicy hotdog with a soda and most of all your girl. It was so “GREAT” . I still go to the Drive-In today. there are 2 Drive-Ins still open in Ct. The Mansfield Drive-In located in Mansfield Ct. And the Pleasant Valley Drive-In located in New Hartford Ct. I attend the Pleasant Valley Drive-In almost every Wk. end of the season. It is still so much fun to go to the snack bar and experience the Smell of fresh cooked hotdogs and hamburgs. It has not opened for the season as of today, and I look it up every morning to see if they have opened. Ill be the first in line if I can this year. I cant wait to go. May GOD BLESS ALL US Drive-IN fans In JESUJ NAME A-MEN!!! Thanks to the owners of the Pleasasnt Valley Drive-In again for all the Fun and memories they bring to us each season.
M.Genzano
The “official” car-count of the Pike may have been 350, but it held more like 600+ cars (I think 650)! It was not a tiny Drive-In. Drive-In Dave Lounder (Pike employee approx. 1982-1985 — left in between to work at the Plainville Drive-In, then came back.) DaveLounder.com
Shaws is a new building, as are the others. ALL of the Pike was demolished. The driveways are the same, though, — approximately. Drive-In Dave Lounder
U.S. 5 & Ann St, Newington, CT 06111
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in.
Here is a 1962 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of HistoricAerials.com.
Absolutely incorrect, twice, NY. The Pike was fronted by Kitts Lane (off of Rte. 5 – aka Berlin Turnpike). The entrance driveway was at the non-Rte. 5 end of Ann. The aerial photo shows Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse which is across the turnpike. The Drive-In was located on the opposite side of the pike, where Super Stop and Shop plaza is located. Thanks, DaveLounderMotionPictures.com (Kensington, CT —– 855-LOUNDER)
Approx. address for this drive-in was 196 Kitts Lane.
I seem to remember the addy being 5 Kitts Lane.
This opened on May 29th, 1948. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
Billboard, Oct. 30, 1954: “Offering off-screen entertainment the other night, Paul W. Amadeo, general manager, Pike Drive-In, Newington, Conn., presented recording star Glenn Taylor and George Kent’s orchestra. The first 75 cars received a recording of a Taylor disk. Taylor has concluded engagements at the Bowl Drive-In, West Haven, and Pine Drive-In, Waterbury.”
Also opened with “Shouldn’t happen to a dog”.