Rockland Drive-In
19 New York 59,
Monsey,
NY
10952
19 New York 59,
Monsey,
NY
10952
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: United Artists Theater Circuit Inc.
Architects: Drew Eberson, John Adolph Emil Eberson
Previous Names: Route 59 Drive-In
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Opened September 8, 1955 with Olivia de Havilland in “Not as a Stranger” & George Montgomery in “The Lone Gun”. The Rockland Drive-In had a capacity for 1,650 cars and had a carousel, playground and a miniature train ride. It was closed on September 13, 1987 with T.K. Carter in “He’s My Girl” & Dustin Hoffman in “Tootsie”.
The screen was demolished on December 8, 2021.
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Recent comments (view all 17 comments)
Above address is incorrect. This is several blocks south. Approx. address for this drive-in was 19 New York 59. The huge screen is still up. Concession foundation is still there as are all the ramps.
John and Drew Eberson architectural sketch circa 1955 in photos.
This opened on September 8th, 1955. Grand opening ad in photo section,
Property is now a “Park and Ride” so people can catch the bus. Screen still in good shape, but half the property is overgrown. Concession stand/projection booth long gone, but restoration is possible.
As an aside, the Google street view from 2016 shows the driver of a pickup on the north lane using his hand to show his disapproval of being on Google street view.
Opened with “Not as a stranger” and “Lone gun”.
They Updated the Google Street view to 2018 and you can actually go on to the property now past the screen!
According to the local newspaper, the screen was demolished yesterday. A five story office building will go going up on the site.
Wow, bummer, what a loss. I used to live around that area. :(
I think the theater actually closed in the early 1990s. It was a really fun place to go see a movie with a giant screen. Amazingly the screen was in good shape right until the time they knocked it down
Edited from my December 6, 2019 (7:37 AM) comment:
The Rockland Drive-In closed on September 13, 1987 with “He’s My Girl” and “Tootsie”.