Amity Drive-In
2900 E. Amity Avenue,
Nampa,
ID
83686
2900 E. Amity Avenue,
Nampa,
ID
83686
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In a joint venture, the Amity Drive-In was opened June 25, 1953, by the D.R. Abbotts, the Lyman Grunders, the Ray Pattersons and Mrs. Art Randolph. By 1955 it was operated by Milton Fry & J.W. Naylor of the Boise Drive-In & Broadway Drive-In, both in Boise.
At the time there were already four drive-ins occupying the farmland in the vicinity of Nampa. As advertised in the Idaho Free Press, they were the Nampa-Caldwell Drive-In, the Terrace Drive-In in Caldwell, the Caldwell Motor-Vu Drive-In, and the Temple Drive-In in Meridian.
The Amity Drive-In dropped out of the Free Press after ending its season on a weekend only basis in September 1958, and by summer 1961 only the Nampa-Caldwell Drive-In and Terrace Drive-In were advertised.
The approximate location today would be across Amity Avenue from the Nampa Dog Park.
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Ron Pierce
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A 1957 aerial shows the drive-in intact and operational. By 1971, it had been demolished with only the projection booth/snack bar still standing. That structure remained at least until 1992, but was gone by 2004.
Today, the property is mostly empty for good reason. It is bordered by Amity Avenue on the north, Southside Blvd on the west and south, and 2nd Street S Ext on the east.