List of active drive-in theaters

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This is a list of drive-in theaters that are currently in operation.

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[edit] Surviving drive-ins in Canada

[edit] British Columbia

[edit] Nova Scotia

[edit] Ontario

[edit] Québec

Operates two screens; both screens show double-features (four movies total)
  • The Ciné-Parc Trois-Rivières in Trois-Rivières
  • The Ciné-Parc Odeon in Boucherville
  • The Ciné-Parc St-Hilaire in St-Hilaire

[edit] Surviving drive-ins in the United States

Partial list of notable surviving drive-in theaters:

[edit] Alabama

  • The Blue Moon Drive-In in Gu-Win
Operates two screens. Both usually show double-features.

[edit] Arizona

[edit] Arkansas

[edit] California

Only operating drive-in theater left in Los Angeles and Orange County

[edit] Colorado

Operates two screens; both screens show double-features (four movies total)
Operates three screens; each screen shows double-features (six movies total)

[edit] Connecticut

[edit] Delaware

Delaware's lone remaining drive-in

[edit] Florida

  • The Fun-LAN Drive-In in Tampa
  • The Joy-LAN Drive-In in Dade City
  • The Naples Drive In Theater in Naples
Closed in spring 2006
Closed...
opened November 22, 1963 - 13 screens; now known as the Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop for its flea market
site of the Lake Worth Swap Shop and Drive-in

[edit] Georgia

Only Drive-In in south Georgia

[edit] Idaho

[edit] Illinois

(Belleville is a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri)

[edit] Indiana

Operates two screens; both screens show double-features (four movies total)

[edit] Iowa

[edit] Kansas

1 screen, serving 750 cars with 600 speakers that still work. Became the world's first "digital drive-in" in 1999 with the addition of a DTS system.

[edit] Kentucky

The [1] in Somerset

[edit] Maine

[edit] Maryland

[edit] Massachusetts

[edit] Michigan

[edit] Minnesota

[edit] Mississippi

W. Quitman St., Iuka, MS 38852 Phone (662)423-2153

[edit] Missouri

Is the newest Drive-IN in MO that opened in 2004.
Operating 4 screens.
Operating 2 screens.

[edit] Nebraska

[edit] Nevada

Six screens, serving 950 cars. Opened on January 7, 1966.

[edit] New Hampshire

Operating 2 screens.
4 Screens

[edit] New Jersey

New Jersey was the birthstate of the drive-in movie theater
Reopened in 2004; New Jersey's first open drive-in in over a decade

[edit] New Mexico

  • The 85 Drive-in in Raton
Single screen; open April to September
Two screens; open weekends from April to September
Three screens; opened in 1990
Single screen; open weekends May to September

[edit] New York

[edit] North Carolina

Owner died March 9, 2007. Drive-in closed. See web page for info.
Original owner deceased, now under new management.

[edit] Ohio

Second oldest continuously operating drive-in theater in the world
Closed. Final night of operation was October 1, 2006

[edit] Oklahoma

  • The Admiral Twin Drive In Theatre Tulsa
Opened 5/21/51 as a single screen theatre named the Modernaire, was twinned in 53 and renamed the Admiral Twin. Built by local Businessman L.E. Snider, First Feature was "Oh Suzanna" starring Chill Wills. Was later owned By General Cinema Corp. and is now owned by a local family named Blake.

[edit] Oregon

Open seasonally since 1953, last active drive-in cinema in the Portland metropolitan area
Open since 1953, it has the biggest screen in Oregon (90' wide).

[edit] Pennsylvania

Operates two screens; both screens show double-features (four movies total)
Formerly Lee's Woodland Drive-In and Galaxy Drive-In
The second drive-in theater ever built
Closed since 1996, it is scheduled to reopen in Spring 2007. As of this writing, the ticket booth has been freshly painted and the marquee has been refurbished with new letters
  • The York Drive-In in York

[edit] Rhode Island

[edit] South Carolina

Also known as "The Big Mo"

[edit] Tennessee

[2][3]

Operates four screens. Each screen shows a double-feature (eight movies total).
  • The Twin City Drive-In in Bristol
One mile from the Bristol Motor Speedway. Screen goes dark on racing weekends, when the drive-in lot is converted to a campground for visiting race fans.

[edit] Texas

Opened 2004.
Recently reported closed due to heavy vandalism. The future of this drive-in is currently undecided

[edit] Utah

[edit] Vermont

[edit] Virginia

[edit] Washington

Open since 1949, family owned, 3 screens, digital sound.

[edit] West Virginia

Includes carports in the front rows and Sunset Diner in front of the theater

[edit] Wisconsin

Open since 1949.

[edit] External links

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