Comet Drive-In
151 Morrell Road,
Dunbar,
PA
15431
151 Morrell Road,
Dunbar,
PA
15431
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Opened on 22/6/1950 with “Dear wife”.
From the Connellsville Daily Courier, June 14, 1950: Anna Marie Fasson, 19, of Connellsville, R. D., was the winner of the contest to name the new drive-in theatre at Morrell under sponsorship of the Morrell Amusement Company. The name chosen for which Miss Fasson will receive a price was “The Comet.” It is planned to open the theatre within the next few weeks.
The 1952 Theatre Catalog listed the Comet in Morrell, Exec: A. C. DeMichelis, Strand Th., Dunbar, and Louis Hanna, Hanna Th. Service, Pittsburgh, capacity 300. 1955-56 edition listed the Comet in Connellsville, Exec: Ted Laskey and Moore Th. Serv.
The 1952-59 Motion Picture Almanacs listed the Comet in Morrell, owner Hanna Thea. Ser., capacity 300. It was gone from the 1961 edition. For the 1963-66 editions, the owner had changed to Ted Laskey. It stayed in Morrell through 1976, then the 1978-88 editions put it in Connellsville, owner Monessen Amu., capacity 425.
A July 1967 article announcing extensive renovations said it was part of the Manos Theatre chain. Again on July 28, 1971 it held a “grand opening tonight to celebrate its new, bright look.” At that point, it had a panoramic screen an new marquee.
June 22nd, 1950 grand opening ad in photo section
The drive-in is located halfway between Connellsville & Dunbar, PA. It has made the switch to digital projection.
Here is an October 1959 ad from the Uniontown Evening Standard:
http://tinyurl.com/yb3pc6y
Quick little tour of the Comet Drive-In.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8GojlwpYhw
This drive-in was once part of the old Manos Theater chain of Greensburg, Pennsylvania.