Staunton Drive-In
793 Lee Highway,
Verona,
VA
24482
793 Lee Highway,
Verona,
VA
24482
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The Staunton Drive-In was opened on August 22, 1952 with Audie Murphy “The Cimarron Kid”. It had a capacity for 350 cars. It was closed on October 16, 1977 with Robert Vaughn in “Starship Invasions” & Giacomo Rossi Stuart in “The War Between the Planets”.
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Ken Roe
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Chuck, it could have been on the road between Staunton and Verona. The 1953-1954 edition of Theatre Catalog features this theatre, and gives a Verona location.
Approx. address for this drive-in was 733 Lee Highway.
This is the Staunton Drive-In located north of Staunton VA in a town called Verona. As a kid my mother would take me and my brother to see family films like “THE WORLD’S GEATEST ATHLETE”. Before the place closed in the late 1980’s, I saw “TRUE GRIT” and the last film I saw there was the Clit Eastwood movie, “THE OUTLAW JOSIE WELLS” Instead of buying food at the concession stand. The sound system was nothing more than a speaker hung on the window.
The marquee is still standing, but it’s not in the best shape.
The Staunton Drive-In Theatre launched August 22, 1952 with “The Cimmaron Kid.” The theatre became part of the Broumas Theatre Circuit in 1965 and 1966. It closed after its 25-year lease lapsed closing in style on October 16, 1977 with a double feature of Robert Vaughn in “Starship Invasions” and Giacomo Rossi Stuart in “The War Between The Planets.”
A closer address is 793 Lee Hwy, Verona, VA.
This places it right next to the marquee, which was at the entrance of the drive-in. It is the address of Augusta Utilities which sits next to what is left of the marquee.
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