Kenmawr Drive-In
Coraopolis Road and Fleming Park Road,
Coraopolis,
PA
15108
Coraopolis Road and Fleming Park Road,
Coraopolis,
PA
15108
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This was a drive-in located to the west of Pittsburgh outside the community of McKees Rocks. It was opened on July 2, 1949. I remember seeing “Night of the Living Dead” there. It closed on September 28, 1986.
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Opened July 2, 1949. One of many Pittsburgh area drive-ins to close after the 1986 season. Located in Kennedy Township at Coraopolis & Fleming Park Rds. (PA 51). Stanford Courts housing development now occupies the Kenmawr Drive-In site.
The Kenmawr Drive-In was a favorite of pop singer Lou Christie, who lived in nearby Glenwillard. He used to mention this one during between-song banter, usually before “Rhapsody In The Rain”.
Operated by the Hanna Theater Service in the late 1950s.
The Kenmawr Drive-In opened in 1950 the same year asa the Dependable Drive-In. The Dependable is now a four screen and still in operation.
Now the site of the Stanford Court housing development.
Final night of operation was September 28, 1986 with “Reform School Girls”, “Cut and Run”, and “The Vamp”
Why the name Kenmawr?
I really can’t 100% answer that but it appears a lot of places in that general area have Kenmawr tied to their name, schools, churches and the like. No idea what it means though.