San Marco Drive-In
335 San Marco Avenue,
St. Augustine,
FL
32084
335 San Marco Avenue,
St. Augustine,
FL
32084
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Previous Names: San Marco Outdoor Drive-In, SanMarco Twin Drive-In
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Opened on February 27, 1953. The 1955-56 Theatre Catalog included Saint Augustine’s San Marco Drive-In, owner Dane Huff, capacity 350 cars.
In April 1958, the Tampa Times reported that a tornado blew down “the San Marco Outdoor Drive-In Theater on U. S. Highway 1”. A 1961 topo map showed a drive-in on US 1 north of town.
The January 25, 1960 issue of Boxoffice wrote: “E. C. Kaniaris recently closed his Beach Drive-In, St. Augustine Beach (it has its own page on Cinema Treasures), when he began operating the San Marco Drive-In, also St. Augustine Beach”. A second screenwas added in January 1974 and a third screen was added on November 8, 1974.
In April 1976, the state attorney’s office filed a civil nuisance suit over a “Skimpy Bikini Contest” at the San Marco Drive-In that allegedly included nudity, according to a report in the Orlando Sentinel.
It was closed and demolished in September 1978. A 1983 aerial photo showed no trace of the drive-in.
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2nd screen opened in January 1974 and the 3rd, screen opened on November 8th, 1974. It was closed and demolished in September 1978.
Opened on February 27, 1953.