Pleasant Hill Drive-In
1317 W. Newport Pike,
Newport,
DE
19804
1317 W. Newport Pike,
Newport,
DE
19804
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Opened September 1, 1950 with Dan Dailey in “A Ticket to Tomahawk”, the Pleasant Hill Drive-In, might have had a name change after the late-1950’s. Anyway I have parking at 750 cars and owned by Robert P. MacLary. It was closed on January 1, 1984.
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From 1968
The Owners names was Robert Maclary. not Maclevy
This opened on September 1st, 1950. Its grand opening ad can be found in the photo section
I have, in my notes, a date of 1985 for the closing of Pleasant Hill Drive In. I didn’t note where I got that date. Can anyone confirm?
Opened with “A Ticket to Tomahawk”. There was a miniture steam in the playground. Closed in 1983. Demolished in 1988 Site is now The Village at Hershey Run condominium complex.
825 cars.
Billboard, Dec. 25, 1954: “Robert P. Maclary, owner of Pleasant Hill Drive-In, Wilmington, Del., was re-elected to the State’s House of Representatives recently.”
The Pleasant Hill Drive-In closed for the final time on January 1, 1984 with a triple-feature. The final films played there were “Staying Alive”, “Flashdance”, and “Classroom Teasers” as its last attraction.
My father ran the little gasoline powered train, kept in the little building to the left of the marquee in ‘62 - '63. They stopped running it when the engine gave out.
Does that little train still survive?