White Horse Pike Drive-In
310 White Horse Pike,
Lawnside,
NJ
08045
310 White Horse Pike,
Lawnside,
NJ
08045
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Previously operated by: Sameric Corporation
Architects: Sydney Jelinek
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The White Horse Pike Drive-In was opened April 25, 1964. It lasted until the late-1960’s or early-1970’s, then replaced by a shopping center. The center kept the drive-in’s tower, topped by a large white horse, as a landmark.
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With the help of a flickr find and some advertisements, I was able to find out some information about the WHP drive-in. I posted the info on my drive-in blog (not much, but it’s something!). One big thing is that Sameric Owned/Operated this theater, as assumed.
http://driveinadventures.wordpress.com/2014/02/17/white-horse-pike-drive-in-closed-nj/
Today they took down the white horse. I don’t know if they are restoring it or not. I can’t find any info & am stressing out :(
@Minbinder … I have been searching for information since last night! I saw a video of it being taken down. The rear legs were not attached so I wonder if they came apart or they separated them first. I took some photos last night of it on the ground, but it was gone today. My blog has the photos (www.driveinadventures.wordpress.com).
Front page lead story in the Courier-Post! The video in the online version includes an artist’s rendering of the drive-in, dated 1963.
We need a FB page to get info….how is it possible no one knew why it was taken down? Create a kickstarter for funding if that’s what is needed to keeping them from scrapping it….rally the ozoners!!!
Hey Everyone – Brief, but still incomplete, update: the horse was taken down due to danger of falling. This information comes from Lawnside itself, but I have been unable to have someone get back to me that owns the site.
Was the horse saved?
This opened on April 25th, 1964. Its grand opening ad in the photo section.
Opened with “Captain Newman” and “The Wheeler dealers”.
Closed in 1969, marking it one of the shortest-lived drive-ins in New Jersey.