Pioneer Drive-In

2165 W. Main Street,
Mesa, AZ 85201

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on May 22, 2022 at 6:12 am

Closed On February 7, 1982 With “Taps” And “Cannonball Run” At Screen #1 And “Neighbors” And “Stir Crazy” At Screen #2.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on April 27, 2020 at 12:10 pm

Opened with a Bugs Bunny cartoon(My bunny lies over the ocean), “White Heat” and “One last fling”.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on April 27, 2020 at 11:59 am

Maybe the Pioneer had a different projected name during construction? Boxoffice, March 12, 1949: “A new Garfield Anderson drive-in is being built on the Tempe-Mesa highway at an approximate cost of $150,000. The airer will be named the Valley Drive-In and will accommodate 800 cars. It is being built on a 20-acre site and will have an elaborate electrical display featuring a western desert theme.”

rivest266
rivest266 on November 14, 2015 at 1:52 pm

November 1st, 1949 grand opening ad in photo section.

rivest266
rivest266 on January 7, 2011 at 5:29 pm

Aerial photo at View link

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on July 12, 2010 at 2:54 pm

Nice 1983 marquee shot.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on January 5, 2010 at 5:16 pm

The Pioneer had two screens by 1978, but only one in the earlier views. It has been replaced by housing. Screens should be changed to two and status should be changed to closed/demolished.
http://tinyurl.com/ye9gh5s

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on August 10, 2009 at 2:15 am

Here is a 1983 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/moacvq