Roosevelt Drive-In
2329 E. Lincoln Highway,
Langhorne,
PA
19047
2329 E. Lincoln Highway,
Langhorne,
PA
19047
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Previously operated by: Fox Theatres (Reading, PA)
Architects: David Supowitz
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Located west of Morrisville in the Middletown Township section of Langhorne. The Roosevelt Drive-In was opened on June 25, 1953 with Alan Ladd in “Red Mountain” & Errol Flynn in “Against All Flags”. It was operated by Neil Hellman. By 1970 it was operated by Fox Theatres. I went to this drive-in only a couple of times. It eventually went over to screening adult movies and but went back to regular movies before it closed on November 11, 1984 with Zach Galligan in “Gremlins”, Trish Van Devere in “The Hearse” & Gaylen Ross in “Madman”.
It became a flea market for years. Then it was torn down and a shopping center built.
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By the 80’s it was strictly a porn theater.
This drive-in opened on June 25th, 1953. Its grand opening ad can be found in the photo section for this drive-in.
Also uploaded an 1953 aerial photo showing that another drive-in just west of the Roosevelt under construction (must had been halted) and another drive-in construction starting up. An 1958 aerial shows the never opened drive-in fading away and the Roosevelt open.
My thinking is maybe they moved the Roosevelt Drive-In for some reason??
The correct address is: 2329 E Lincoln Hwy, Langhorne, PA 19047 It is now a Target store.
There was so many drive-ins in PA and on the Lincoln Hwy that it get’s confusing.
Architect was David Supowitz of Philadelphia.
In the 1953 aerial photo, you can see an older drive-in to the west being torn down, and the newer drive-in to the east being built. In the 1958 aerial photo, the drive-in to the east is fully operational, while the drive-in to the west is just a ghost. The drive-in to the east was obviously the Roosevelt. What was the original name of the drive-in to the west which was rebuilt or replaced by the Roosevelt?
Good question NYozoner…
Opened on 25/6/1953 with “Red mountain” and “Against all flags”.
The Roosevelt screened normal movies during its final years of operation. It was closed on November 11, 1984 with “Gremlins”, “The Hearse”, and “Madman”.
I have no clue if the western unfinished drive in was built as an independently operated theater, an experimental duplex drive in, or it was supposed to be the spot where the original drive in was gonna open, but developers realized it was disruptive to traffic so they built an improved drive in at the last second. I don’t really know.