Ciné-Parc Dollard
2, rue Lake,
Dollard-des-Ormeaux,
QC
H9B 3H9
2, rue Lake,
Dollard-des-Ormeaux,
QC
H9B 3H9
2 people
favorited this theater
Map
Additional Info
Previously operated by: United Amusement Corp., Ltd.
Previous Names: Dollard Drive-In
Nearby Theaters
No theaters found within 30 miles
This was opened by United Amusements (Cinémas Unis) on December 25th, 1971 as the only drive-in to open on the island of Montreal with two screens, one English and one French. In the mid-1970’s the French screen switched over to English movies. For the 1981 season, the lot was reconfigured into four screens with space for 2,200 cars. Its last season was in 1986 when the land became too valuable for an drive-in.
The address given is for an current building on the site.
Contributed by
Mike Rivest
Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater.
Recent comments (view all 8 comments)
Boxoffice February 19th, 1973 article with pictures
I loved this drive-in. I used to go often in the late 70’s and early 80’s with my parents and sister. My earliest memory was a “Charlie Brown” movie with the gangster spoof “Bugsy Malone” in June 1977. Others I saw were “Oh God”, “Moonraker”, “Grease”, “American Hot Wax”, “101 Dalmations” “Hardly Working”, “Bear Island”, “Revenge of the Pink Panther”, “The Outsiders” with “National Lampoon’s Vacation” and the last films I saw there were “Police Academy” with “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome” in 1985. I bugged my dad to take me to see “Aliens” in 1986 but he brought me to the Dorval cinema instead. My favourite memories of childhood was being at this drive-in. I really miss it. Does anyone out there have photos, or maybe even video of the drive-in? I went to the site in June 2011, and it is now filled with buildings, a soccer field where screen 2 used to be. Very sad that it is completely erased from the site. It was the best drive-in in Montreal, as it was for the English speaking.
Wow, this brings me back some good memories. I worked there in 1979, I was the gate boy, hiding in my car at the exit waiting for people to sneak in through the exit to catch them. I also cleaned up the fields and got myself a 12 pack every day with the empty beer bottles I collected while cleaning. I had lots of fun that summer, one of the best of my young times. Unfortunately I have no pictures, all I have is good memories.
Close-up of the drive-in from an topographic map in the photo section came from http://services.banq.qc.ca/sdx/cep/document.xsp?id=0002676593
Also uploaded an aerial of the drive-in
The first time I went to that drive-in was approx. the summer of ‘84, I was living at the group home Allancroft in the unit called Woodside that was located in Beaconsfield on Elm Ave. I saw the “The NeverEnding Story” as part of a double feature along with “National Lampoon’s Vacation”. The group home had a grey station wagon, and I remember a few of us laid on the top and the staff — I clearly remember Tony taking us there — had the windows rolled down so we could hear the movie while we watched it.
Top down aerial uploaded in photo section from 1971. Came from http://archivesdemontreal.ica-atom.org/vm97-3-13p201
Opened with “Tora! Tora! Tora!” And “The Sicilian clan”.