List of active drive-in theaters

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

Contents 1 Surviving drive-ins in Canada 1.1 British Columbia 1.2 Nova Scotia 1.3 Ontario 1.4 Québec 2 Surviving drive-ins in the United States 2.1 Alabama 2.2 Arizona 2.3 Arkansas 2.4 California 2.5 Colorado 2.6 Connecticut 2.7 Delaware 2.8 Florida 2.9 Georgia 2.10 Idaho 2.11 Illinois 2.12 Indiana 2.13 Iowa 2.14 Kansas 2.15 Kentucky 2.16 Maine 2.17 Maryland 2.18 Massachusetts 2.19 Michigan 2.20 Minnesota 2.21 Mississippi 2.22 Missouri 2.23 Nebraska 2.24 Nevada 2.25 New Hampshire 2.26 New Jersey 2.27 New Mexico 2.28 New York 2.29 North Carolina 2.30 Ohio 2.31 Oklahoma 2.32 Oregon 2.33 Pennsylvania 2.34 Rhode Island 2.35 South Carolina 2.36 Tennessee 2.37 Texas 2.38 Utah 2.39 Vermont 2.40 Virginia 2.41 Washington 2.42 West Virginia 2.43 Wisconsin 3 External links

[edit] Surviving drive-ins in Canada

[edit] British Columbia

• The Twilight Drive-In in Langley

[edit] Nova Scotia

• The Cape Breton Drive-In in Sydney
• The Empire Theatres Drive-In in Westville
• The Valley Drive-In Theatre in Cambridge

[edit] Ontario

• The 5 Drive-In in Oakville
• The Can-View Drive-In in Fonthill
• The Cinedrive in Pefferlaw
• The Lakeview Drive-In in Toronto
• The Mustang Drive-In in Guelph
• The Mustang Drive-In in London
• The Mustang Drive-In in Peterborough
• The North York Drive-In in Sharon
• The Port Elmsley Drive-In in Port Elmsley
• The Skylark Drive-In in Sault Ste. Marie
• The Starlite Drive-In Theatre in Stoney Creek
• The Starlite Drive-In in Shipka, Ontario
• The Sunset Drive-In in Dryden
• TheOwen Sound Twin Drive in in Owen Sound

[edit] Québec

• The Ciné-Parc Orford in Deauville
• The Cine-Parc Saint-Georges in Saint-Georges
• The Cine-Parc Templeton in Gatineau

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.

• The Continental Drive-in in Dothan
• King Drive-In in Russellville
• Star-lite Drive-In in Anniston

[edit] Arizona

• The Apache Drive-in in Globe
• The DeAnza Drive-In Theatre in Tucson
• The Glendale 9 Drive-in in Glendale
• The Scottsdale Drive-in in Scottsdale

[edit] Arkansas

• The 112 Drive-In in Fayetteville
• The Kenda Drive-In in Marshall
• The Stone Drive-in in Mountain View

[edit] California

• The Capitol Drive-In in San Jose
• The Ceres Drive-In in Ceres
• The Hi-Way Drive-In in Santa Maria
• The Kings Drive-In in Hanford
• The Madera Drive-In in Madera
• The Mission Tiki Drive-in in Montclair
• The Motor Vu in El Centro
• The Rubidoux Drive-In in Riverside
• The Sacramento 6 Drive-In in Sacramento
• The Santee Drive-In in Santee
• The Skyline Drive-In in Barstow
• The Skyview Drive-In in Santa Cruz
• The South Bay Drive-In in San Diego
• The Sunset Drive-In in San Luis Obispo
• The Van Buren Drive-In in Riverside
• The Vineland Drive-In in Industry

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

[edit] Colorado

• The Cinderella Twin Drive-In in Englewood
• The 88 Drive-In in Commerce City
• The Holiday Twin Drive-In in Fort Collins

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

• The Mesa Drive-In in Pueblo

Operates three screens; each screen shows double-features (six movies total)

• The Star Drive-In in Montrose

[edit] Connecticut

• The Mansfield Drive-In in Mansfield
• The Pleasant Valley Drive-In in Pleasant Valley

[edit] Delaware

• The Diamond State Drive-in in Felton

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

• The Northside Drive-In Theatre in Fort Myers

Closed...

• The Ocala Drive In Theatre in Ocala
• The Playtime Triple Family Drive-In in Jacksonville
• The Ruskin Drive In Theatre in Ruskin
• The Silver Moon Drive-In in Lakeland
• The Thunderbird Drive-In Theater in Fort Lauderdale

opened November 22, 1963 - 13 screens; now known as the Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop for its flea market

• The Trail Drive-In Theater in Lake Worth

site of the Lake Worth Swap Shop and Drive-in

[edit] Georgia

• The Highway 17 Theater in Dewy Rose
• The Jesup Twin Drive-In in Jesup

Only Drive-In in south Georgia

• The Starlight Six Drive-In in Atlanta
• The Swan Drive-In in Blue Ridge
• The Tiger Drive-In in Tiger
• The Wilderness Outdoor Movie Theater in Trenton

[edit] Idaho

• The Sky Vu in Idaho Falls
• The Spud Drive-In in Driggs
• The Sunset Auto Vue in Grangeville

[edit] Illinois

• The 34 Drive-In in Earlville
• The Cascade Drive-In in West Chicago
• The Clark 54 Drive-In in Summer Hill
• The Fairview Drive-In in Newton
• The Galva Autovue Twin Drive-In in Galva
• The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In in Gibson City
• Mac's Drive In in Salem
• McHenry Outdoor Theatre in McHenry
• The Route 66 Drive-In in Springfield
• The Sky View Drive-In in Litchfield
• The Skyview Twin Drive-In in Belleville

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

[edit] Indiana

• The 13/24 Drive-In near Wabash
• The 49'er Drive-In in Valparaiso
• The Auburn Garrett Drive-In near Garrett
• The Canary Creek Drive-In in Franklin
• The Cinema '67 Drive In in Owen
• The Georgetown Drive-In in Georgetown
• The Holiday Drive-In in Reo
• The Huntington Drive-In in Huntington
• The Lake Shore Drive-In in Monticello

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

• The Melody Drive-In near Knox
• The Mitchell Drive-In near Mitchell
• The Starlite Drive-in near Bloomington
• The Skyvue Drive-In in New Castle
• The Tibbs Drive-In in Indianapolis
• The Tri-Way Drive In in Plymouth

[edit] Iowa

• The 61 Drive-In, five miles south of Maquoketa
• The Council Bluffs Drive-In in Council Bluffs
• The Sunshine Mine Drive-In in Centerville
• The Valle Drive-In in Newton

[edit] Kansas

• The Boulevard Drive-in in Kansas City, 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.

• The Kanopolis Drive-In in Kanopolis
• Midway Drive In in Osawatomie
• The Starlite Drive-In in Wichita

[edit] Kentucky

• The Franklin Drive-In Theatre in Franklin
• The Judy Drive-In in Mount Sterling
• The Mt. View Drive-In in Stanton
• The Sky-Vue Twin Drive-In in Winchester
• The Kenwood Drive-in in Louisville

The [1] in Somerset

[edit] Maine

• The Bridgton Twin Drive-In in Bridgton
• The Prides Corner Drive-In in Westbrook
• The Saco Drive-In in Saco
• The Skowhegan Drive-In in Skowhegan
• The Skylite Drive-In in Madawaska

[edit] Maryland

• Hager Drive-In in Hagerstown
• Bengies Drive-in in Baltimore

[edit] Massachusetts

• The Mendon Twin Drive-In in Mendon
• The Tri-Town Drive-In in Fitchburg
• The Wellfleet Drive-In Theater in Wellfleet

[edit] Michigan

• The Capri Drive-In in Coldwater
• The Cherry Bowl Drive-In in Honor
• The Five-Mile Drive-in between Dowagiac and Decatur
• The Ford Wyoming Drive-In in Dearborn
• The Getty 4-Screen Drive-In in Muskegon Heights
• The Hi-Way Drive-In near Carsonville
• The Miracle Twin Drive-In in Burton
• The Sunset Drive-in near Hartford
• The US-23 Twin Drive-In in Flint

[edit] Minnesota

• The Cottage View Drive-In in Cottage Grove
• The Long Drive-In in Long Prairie
• The Starlite 5 Drive-In in Litchfield
• The Vali-Hi Drive-In in Lake Elmo
• The Verne Drive-In in Luverne

[edit] Mississippi

• The Beverly Drive-In in Hattiesburg
• The Iuka Drive-In Theater in Iuka

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

[edit] Missouri

• The 19 Drive-in in Cuba
• The 66 Drive-in, in Carthage on Route 66
• The Horseshoe Lake Drive-in, in St. Joseph

Is the newest Drive-IN in MO that opened in 2004.

• The I-70 Drive-In, in Kansas City north of Interstate 70 near the Truman Sports Complex

Operating 4 screens.

• The Starlite Drive-in, near Potosi
• The Sunset Drive-in, in Aurora
• The Twin Drive-In, in Independence on Route 291

Operating 2 screens.

[edit] Nebraska

• The Kearney Drive-In in Kearney
• The Sandhills Drive-In in Alliance
• The Star-Lite Drive-In in Neligh

[edit] Nevada

• The El Rancho Drive-In in Sparks
• The Las Vegas Drive-In in Las Vegas

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

[edit] New Hampshire

• The Milford Drive-In Theater in Milford

Operating 2 screens.

• The Northfield Drive-In in Hinsdale
• The Weirs Beach Drive In Theater in Weirs Beach

4 Screens

[edit] New Jersey

New Jersey was the birthstate of the drive-in movie theater

• The Delsea Drive-in in Vineland

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

• The Apache Drive-In in Farmington

Two screens; open weekends from April to September

• The Fiesta Drive-In Theatre in Carlsbad

Three screens; opened in 1990

• The Fort Union Drive In in Las Vegas

Single screen; open weekends May to September

[edit] New York

• The 56 Auto Drive-In near Massena
• The Elmira Drive-In in West Elmira
• The Finger Lakes Drive-In in Auburn
• The Glen Twin Drive-In in Glens Falls
• Hathaway's Drive-In in North Hoosick
• The Hiway Drive-in near Catskill
• The Hollywood Drive-In in Averill Park
• The Hyde Park Drive-In in Hyde Park
• The Jericho Drive-In in Glenmont
• The Malta Drive-In Theater in Malta
• The Midway Drive-In in Minetto
• The Mountain Drive-in in Hunter
• The Overlook Drive-In in Arlington
• The Ozoner 29 Twin Drive In in Broadalbin
• The Portville Drive-In in Portville
• The Silver Lake Drive-in in Perry
• The Transit Drive-in in Lockport
• The Unadilla Drive-In in Unadilla
• The Vintage Drive-In in Avon
• The Warwick Drive-In in Warwick
• The West Rome Drive-In in Rome

[edit] North Carolina

• The Badin Road Drive-In in Albemarle
• The Belmont Drive-In in Belmont
• The Bessemer City Kings Mountain in Bessemer City
• The Eden Drive-In in Eden
• The Starlite Drive-In in Durham

Owner died March 9, 2007. Drive-in closed. See web page for info.

• The Raleigh Road Outdoor Theater in Henderson
• The Bright Leaf Drive-In in Mount Airy

Original owner deceased, now under new management.

• The Sunset Drive-In in Shelby

[edit] Ohio

• The Aut-o-Rama Drive-in in North Ridgeville
• The Auto-Vue Drive-In Theater in Sidney
• The Blue Sky Drive-In in Wadsworth
• The Dixie Twin Drive-in in Dayton, Ohio
• The Elm Road Drive-in in Warren
• The Holiday Auto Theater in Hamilton
• The Kanauga Drive-in Theatre in Gallipolis
• Lake Drive-In in Celina
• The Lynn Auto Theatre in Strasburg

Second oldest continuously operating drive-in theater in the world

• The Magic City Drive-In in Barberton
• The Mayfield Road Drive-In in Chardon
• The Melody Cruise-In in Springfield
• The Memphis Triple Drive-in in Cleveland

Closed. Final night of operation was October 1, 2006

• The Midway Drive-In in Ravenna
• The Pymatuning Lake Drive-In in Andover
• The Skyborn Drive-In in Fairborn, Ohio
• The Skyview Drive-In in Lancaster
• The Skyway Drive-In in Warren
• The South Drive-In in Columbus
• The Springmill Drive-In in Mansfield
• The Star Light Drive-In in Bethel
• The Sundance Kid Drive-in in Oregon
• The Sunset Drive-In in Mansfield
• The Van-Del Drive-In in Middle Point
• The Wilmington Drive Inn in Wilmington
• The Winter Drive-In in Wintersville

[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.

• Airline Drive-In Ponca City
• The Beacon Drive-In in Guthrie
• Chief Drive-In in Chickasha
• Tower Drive-In Poteau in Poteau
• The Winchester Drive-In in Oklahoma City

[edit] Oregon

• The 99w Drive-In in Newberg

Open seasonally since 1953, last active drive-in cinema in the Portland metropolitan area

• The La Grande Drive-In in La Grande
• The M & F Drive-In in Milton-Freewater
• The Motor Vu Drive-In in Dallas

Open since 1953, it has the biggest screen in Oregon (90' wide).

[edit] Pennsylvania

• The Bar Ann Drive-In in Portage
• Becky's Drive-In in Berlinsville
• The Brownsville Drive-In in Brownsville
• The Circle Drive-In in Scranton (Officially in Dickson City)
• The Comet Drive-In in Connellsville
• The Corry Drive-In in Corry
• The Cumberland Drive-In in Newville
• The Dependable Drive-In in Moon Township
• The Evergreen Drive-In in Mount Pleasant
• The Family Drive-In in Kane
• The Garden Drive-In in Hunlock Creek

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

• The Haars Drive-In in Dillsburg
• The Hi-Way Drive-In in Carrolltown
• The Hi-Way Drive-In in Latrobe
• The Kane Rd. Drive-In in Hopewell
• The Laurel Drive-In in Hazelton
• The Mahoning Drive-In in Mahoning Township, Carbon County (outside Lehighton)
• The Malden Drive-In in Brownsville
• The Midway Drive-In in Mifflintown
• The Moonlite Drive-In in Brookville
• The Palace Gardens Drive-In in Indiana
• The Pike Drive-In in Montgomery
• The Pioneer Drive-In in Butler
• The Point 3 Drive-In in Danville
• The Port Drive-In in Williamsport
• The Reynolds Drive-In in Transfer
• The Riverside Drive-In in North Vandergrift

Formerly Lee's Woodland Drive-In and Galaxy Drive-In

• The Shankweiler's -America's Oldest- Drive-In in Orefield

The second drive-in theater ever built

• The Silver Drive-In in Windber
• The Sky View Twin Drive-In in Carmichaels
• The Starlite Drive-In in State College
• The Sunset Drive-In in Waterford
• The Super 322 Drive-In in Clearfield
• The Twin Hi-Way Drive-In in Robinson Township

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

• The Rustic Drive-In in North Smithfield

[edit] South Carolina

• The Monetta Drive-In in Monetta

Also known as "The Big Mo"

[edit] Tennessee

[2][3]

• The Dunlap Drive-In in Dunlap
• The Hiway 50 Drive-in Theater in Lewisburg
• The Midtown Drive-In in Midtown
• The Midway Drive-In in Athens
• The Parkway Drive-In in Maryville
• The Pink Cadillac Drive-In Theater in Centerville
• The Sparta Drive-In in Sparta
• The Stardust Drive-In in Watertown
• The State Line Drive-In in Elizabethton
• The Summer Drive-In in Memphis

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

• The Brazos Drive-In in Granbury
• The Galaxy Drive-In in Garrett

Opened 2004.

• The Mission 4 Drive-In in San Antonio

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

• The Showboat Drive-In in Hockley
• The Starlite Theater in Schertz (now non-operating)
• The Stars & Stripes Drive-In in Lubbock
• The Tascosa Drive In in Amarillo
• The Tower Drive-In in Rule
• The Town & Country Drive In in Abilene

[edit] Utah

• Echo Drive-in in Roosevelt
• Motor-Vu Drive-In in Riverdale
• Redwood Drve-in Theater in Salt Lake City

[edit] Vermont

• The Fairlee Drive-in in Fairlee

[edit] Virginia

• The Family Drive-in in Stephens City
• Hull's Drive-in in Lexington
• The Moonlite Theatre in Abingdon
• The Starlite Drive-in in Christiansburg

[edit] Washington

• The Auto Vue Drive-In in Colville
• The Blue Fox Drive-In in Oak Harbor
• The Puget Park Drive-In in Everett
• The Rodeo Triple Drive-In in Port Orchard

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

• The Skyline Drive-In in Shelton
• The Valley Drive-In in Auburn
• The Vue Dale Drive-In in Wenatchee
• The Wheel-In Motor Movie in Port Townsend

[edit] West Virginia

• Glen Dale Drive-In in Glen Dale
• Grafton Drive-In in Grafton
• Hilltop Drive-In in Chester
• Jungle Drive-In in Parkersburg
• Meadow Bridge Drive-In in Meadow Bridge
• Mt. Zion Drive-In in Mt. Zion
• Pipestem Drive-In in Athens
• The Sunset Drive-In in Shinnston

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

• Warner's Drive-In in Franklin

[edit] Wisconsin

• The Big Sky Drive-In Theater in Wisconsin Dells
• The Field of Scenes Drive-In Theater in Freedom, Outagamie County
• The Gemini Drive-In in Eau Claire
• The Hi-Way 18 Outdoor Theatre in Jefferson
• The Keno Drive-in in Kenosha

Open since 1949.

• The Moonlight Outdoor Theater in Shawano
• The Sky Vu Drive-In in Monroe
• The Starlight 14 in Richland Center

[edit] External links

• Drive-ins.com - database of drive-in movie theaters
• Google Earth Drive-In map