Red Run Drive-In
13200 Mentzer Lane,
Rouzerville,
PA
17268
13200 Mentzer Lane,
Rouzerville,
PA
17268
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Located in Rouzerville, near Waynesboro, PA. The Red Run Drive-In was opened on July 20, 1951 with Rory Calhoun in “County Fair”. It went over to screening adult movies. It was closed on December 4, 1986 with Sulka in “Sulka’s Wedding” & Amber Lynn in “Girls of the Night”. The screen was demolished in June 1987. At last knowledge, the marquee and concession stand were still in existence, but have been demolished.
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I couldn’t find a Sunshine Trail in Rouzerville, nor could I find the drive-in on a topographical map.
The theater’s entry at Drive-Ins.com http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/patredr has a small, out-of-focus aerial photo. My guess is that Sunshine Trail is/was a just a service road to access the theater.
Using Google Earth, the drive-in was located on Mentzer Lane behind the buildings located at 12243 E. Buchanan Trail. The land was redeveloped sometime between 1994 and 2003, though a faint outline of the theater remains.
Approx. address for this drive-in was 13200 Mentzer Lane, Rouzerville, PA 17268.
This property has been a tire dealer for years, possibly since the drive-in closed. The marquee is still there and in good shape, most of the time it simply reads “tire sale” and can easily be seen with street view. The entrance and exit roads are clearly visible. The snack bar and projection building is also still used, although I’m not sure in what capacity, also visible with Google earth.
This opened on July 20th, 1951. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
Odd name!! Why the name Red Run?
Also opened with 4 colour cartoons(not named).
Once operated by Broumas Theatres.
Closed at the end of its 25-year lease on December 4, 1986 with Sulka in “Sulka’s Wedding” and Amber Lynn in “Girls of the Night.” The property was sold and the drive-in demolished in June of 1987.