Arcadia Drive-In
6695 NE Cubitis Avenue,
Arcadia,
FL
34266
6695 NE Cubitis Avenue,
Arcadia,
FL
34266
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Located on old US-17. The DeSoto Drive-In was opened by C.C. Sutton in 1951. In 1952 it was operated by Bernie Sweeny. In 1953 it was operated by George H. West Jr. It was later renamed Arcadia Drive-In and closed in mid-1983. Walls, concession stand, and marquee remained until they were demolished around 2016.
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Possibly the old marquee.
Ticket booth.
Lamp.
Projection booth.
Boxoffice, Dec. 15, 1956: “ARCADIA, FLA. - DeSoto Drive-In near Brownsville, about four miles north of Arcadia, has been purchased by John Jackson jr. from Mr. and Mrs. George West. The theatre was opened in 1951 under the ownership of Bernie Swiney. Two years later he sold out to George West and Bernie Thompson, and a short time later Thompson sold his interest to Mr. and Mrs. West, who have operated it ever since. The new owner is from Batesville, Ind., where he owns and operates a drive-in which is closed during the winter. Her plans to return to a seven-day-a-week operation of the DeSoto.”
Closed in mid-1983.
The outline, ramps, and projection booth of the drive-in remained until 2015. By 2017, a parking lot had been placed on the property.
The only traces of the drive-in remaining are the remnants of the old entrance road, the base of the marquee, and the wall.