Parker Drive-In
2012 S. Joshua Avenue,
Parker,
AZ
85344
2012 S. Joshua Avenue,
Parker,
AZ
85344
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The ramps the foundation of the projection booth and the screen are the only remains of the Parker Drive-In. Opening around 1969 it had closed by 1986.
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some great pics can be found on this site!
http://www.roadsidepeek.com/roadusa/southwest/arizona/azdrivein/index2.htm
still looking for the opening and closing dates of this one.
The Parker drive in theatre was closed permanently before 1986. I was there back then and it was already closed. The projection equipment had already been removed but the speakers were still on the poles. Now everything is gone except for the screen, snack bar foundation and ramps.
Boxoffice, June 18, 1965: “INDIO, CALIF. - Robert L. Lippert, E. Van Gortel and the Indio Co., owners of the Aladdin and Desert theatres and the Indio Drive-In here, have purchased … two (theaters) in Parker, Ariz. … The Parker properties, purchased from C. Corneal, consist of a theatre and a drive-in.”
It appears from the overhead view on Google Maps that the screen has been removed.
A closer address is 2012 S Joshua Ave, Parker, AZ.
This places it right next to the drive-in. There is nothing remaining save for the foundation of the projection booth/concession stand. Even the ramps have faded away.
https://tinyurl.com/245a8t23