Prices' Corner Drive-In
Century Boulevard,
Wilmington,
DE
19808
Century Boulevard,
Wilmington,
DE
19808
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Price's Corner Drive-In (Official)
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Previously operated by: Budco
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Located at 1225 Centerville Road, with its entrance at Century Boulevard. Prices' Corner Drive-In was opened by Claude Schlanger on April 6, 1962. Capacity was 900 cars. The drive-in closed on September 20, 1979 with “Star Wars” & “Battlestar Galactica”. It was later razed to make way for a Wal-Mart.
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Can anyone give me info on the Cinemart on Gov Prinz? I can’t find any info anywhere, but, I stop to look at it every time I’m in the area. What a mystery. The only thing I can tell is that I was built in the 60’s due to the chandelier and font on the front sign.
Here is a 1970 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS:
http://flic.kr/p/9cbV35
Great pic NYozoner. Thanks! It’s amazing how different things looked before the 141 expansion.
I wonder how many drive-ins bit the dust for WalMarts in the 80s.
https://www.facebook.com/PricesCornerDriveIn
April 6th, 1962 grand opening ad in photo section.
Opened with “Blue Hawaii” and “The commancheros”. Why the name Price’s Corner?
The area surrounding the theater is referred to as Prices' Corner … note the correct spelling that is usually ignored … including its Wikipedia article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prices_Corner,_Delaware
Mr. Prices was presumably a farmer or a merchant in the area before it was developed. As three significant roads met at an unusual ‘triangular’ intersection the surrounding area came to be called Prices' Corner. In addition to the drive-in there is still a shopping center and a car wash with the name.
Uand you guessed it…A Wal-Mart! Actually next door…
Now a storage facility with the entrance road now named Csntury Blvd, please update.
The actual closing date is September 20, 1979.
50sSnipes … September 20, 1979 was a Thursday … unusual day of the week for the closing date. Would expect it to be on a Saturday night.