Davie Boulevard Drive-In
3200 W. Davie Boulevard,
Fort Lauderdale,
FL
33312
3200 W. Davie Boulevard,
Fort Lauderdale,
FL
33312
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Wometco Theatres
Architects: A. Herbert Mathes
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This Wometco drive-in was opened as the Davie Boulevard Drive-In on October 28, 1955 with Joel McRea in “Witchita” & Lloyd Bridges in “The Pride of the Blue Grass”. It had a capacity for 691 cars, and 100 seats for walk-in patrons were located in front of the concession building. It was closed in 1975.
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3 BIG ACTION BOMBS
Did “BOMBS” have a different meaning in the early sixties?
ChasSmith – can I have your contact info? I would like to ask you a few questions about this drive-in…. – thanks – Candace
Absolutely.
O.K.
This was already open in 1955.
I uploaded the Aerial photo in the photo page for this theatre.
Thank you!
Having lived here in Oakland Park (north Lauderdale) since 1955, I can vividly recall occasional trips with my family (and later into the 1970’s with car-fulls of my best friends) to the classic ‘Davie Boulevard Drive-In’ theater (although, the ‘Federal’ and ‘North Andrews’ Drive-Ins were a bit closer to my area)! I remember it being a very clean and well-maintained theater … it even had an outdoor seating area next to the concession stand (similar to that of the ‘North Andrews Drive-In’). During the early 1970' the theater (specifically) would host all-night “Dusk-to-Dawn Horror-thons” and “Sci-Fi” features on most weekends … we had a blast! I have been searching the web for ANY images of this theater, but have found absolutely NOTHING of importance. PLEASE, if knows of, or has any old photos to share … I am sure that the original resident fans and other drive-in theater enthusiasts nationwide would LOVE enjoying and sharing those images. These photographs would be of great historical reference. Please consider ~ Thanks!
This opened on October 28th, 1955. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
Opened with two cartoons(not named), and “wIchita” and “The pride of Blue grass”.