Albuquerque 6 Drive-In
4901 Pan American Freeway,
Albuquerque,
NM
87109
4901 Pan American Freeway,
Albuquerque,
NM
87109
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The Albuquerque 6 Drive-In had its Grand Opening on April 21, 1978. Its final advertisement in the Albuquerque Journal was on September 17 1995, and it had been razed in February 1996.
According to the 1981 Motion Picture Almanac, the Albuquerque 6 Drive-In’s main screen served 2,100 cars, and each of the other five served 350.
The Rio 24 multiplex was built on the site (it has its own page on Cinema Treasures).
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Michael Kilgore
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The site is now a cinema complex(Century Rio 24 Plex and XD). Was that a race track(go kart?) at the bottom of the drive-in in the above photo?
The address is now 4901 Pan American Freeway.
Closed in 1995
The 6’s final ad in the Albuquerque Journal was on Sunday, Sept. 17, 1995. A month later, the local papers reported that Century Theaters had received the city’s conditional approval to level the drive-in and build a huge indoor multiplex.
Opened 21st April 1978 on screen 1 with “Almost summer” and “Lifeguard”, screen 2 with “Pete’s dragon” and “The Boatniks”, screen 3 with “Jennifer” and “Dark places” Screen 4 with “Looking for Mr Goodbar” and “Marathon man”, screen 5 with “The Amsterdam kill” and “Telecon”, and screen 6 with “The Choirboys” and “The Car”.
Confirming the final day was September 17, 1995. Demolition began in February 1996.