Newington Drive-In

Highway 16,
Newington, NH 03801

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Previous Names: Open Air Drive-In, Newington Outdoor Theatre

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Five Dollars Per Carload at The Newington Drive-In

The Open Air Drive-In was opened by 1952 and was operated by James Nadeau. It had a capacity of 600 cars. In 1956 it was renamed Newington Outdoor Theatre and was owned and operated by W. Morrison.

The drive-in sat on the west side of Highway 16 just north of Newington where it remained opened into the 1980’s until it was closed and demolished.

Today, part of the property is being used by a business, but you can still see the outline of the ramps on the back half of the property despite being covered by trees.

Contributed by Ken McElhaney

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robboehm
robboehm on June 15, 2015 at 2:15 am

Photo by Dick Dziadzio uploaded.

Chris1982
Chris1982 on June 15, 2015 at 6:58 am

In 1956 the Newington Drive-In was first listed as open along with the Open-Air Drive-In unless they were one in the same. The Open-Air is no longer listed after 1956 just the Newington.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on December 5, 2019 at 9:14 pm

Originally Called The Open-Air Drive-In. And By The Early 1960s It Changed Its Name To The Newington Outdoor Theatre.

Kenmore
Kenmore on June 1, 2024 at 10:05 pm

The property is now a turnpike maintenance facility for the New Hampshire Department of Transportation.

Unfortunately, Google Maps still does not have an accurate address for it. There is also no trace of the drive-in remaining.

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