Dale Drive-In
2120 US-92,
Auburndale,
FL
33823
2120 US-92,
Auburndale,
FL
33823
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In the March 2, 1970 issue of Boxoffice, Martin Theatres president C. L. Patrick announced that his company had acquired a bunch of theaters from Floyd Enterprises. Among them was the Dale in Auburndale.
A closer address is 2120 US-92, Auburndale, FL.
This places it on the Walmart, although most of the drive-in sat on what is now the parking lot of the Walmart.
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Opened In January 1952, Once Closed In 1972, Reopened In 1977, Closed For The Final Time On March 4, 1986 With “Basic Training” And “Weekend Pass” As Its Last Films.
There Is Also A Shotgun Incident That Took Place In September 1974.
Boxoffice, Feb. 11, 1963: “Maurice Hensler, one of Florida’s most widely respected exhibitors who has operated the Auburn Theatre and the Dale Drive-In, both in Auburndale in the heart of the state’s citrus belt, has relinquished his theatres to the Floyd circuit … headed by Carl Floyd of Haines City”
Here is a nice youtube video showing the Dale