Midway Drive-In
1315 Highway 19 N.,
Tarpon Springs,
FL
33589
1315 Highway 19 N.,
Tarpon Springs,
FL
33589
2 people
favorited this theater
Additional Info
Previously operated by: Floyd Theaters
Previous Names: Pleasant Valley Drive-In
Nearby Theaters
The Pleasant Valley Drive-In was operated by James F. Hall in 1950 when it had a capacity for 275 cars. By 1955 it had been renamed Midway Drive-In and was operated by Carl Floyd, of Florida Theatre, Haines City. It was closed on April 30, 1996 with Steve Martin in “Sgt. Bilko” & Robin Williams in “Jumanji”.
Contributed by
Anthony L. Vazquez-Hernandez
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 3 comments)
This opened on July 22nd, 1952. No grand opening ad posted.
It was still going in ‘93 as I saw Gilbert Grape there, but I’m not sure about 1995.
Was managed by Lester Persall at some point, possibly in the late 50’s. Apparently Lester pulled some funny publicity stunts, he would have “state night” where a carload would get free admission if they had a licence plate from the state on the marquee. Of course he never put Florida on there until one night during a thunderstorm. He also hired an ambulance to take away a patron who “fainted” during a horror film.
Also, I’ve got a closing date – it closed on April 30th 1996 with “Sgt. Bilko” and “Jumanji”.