28th Street Drive-In
4990 28th Street North,
St. Petersburg,
FL
33714
4990 28th Street North,
St. Petersburg,
FL
33714
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I was the projectionist there for many years and own one of the RCA ( Brenkert ) projection heads. I also have many pictures including the projection booth both with two projectors and arc lamps and with one projector and platter.
Video from the last show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK2W5xkA5Xs
I posted the January 2nd, 1950 grand opening ad here.
it parked 750 cars and was owned in the late 50’s by P.J.Jones and Carl Floyd.
Nice photo MajorMajor.
Found a picture that I had taken of the backside of the screen. This could be seen from I-275 just south of the 54th Avenue North exit.
Thanks MajorMayjor.
Here are some pictures taken right after it closed.
Nice find Mike. It looks like I’m off by one year. Opening year should be changed to 1951.
Grand opening ad is on this newspaper page at View link
o well, thats really too bad about the drive in. but would you per chance know the name of this ‘school’? as my sister is a teacher/socialworker/therapist and so it might be a contact that could help her out? thanks ~bunko
The former 28th Street Drive-In has been demolished and is now a Pinellas County, Florida school for Children with behavior problems. It is located in the city of St Petersburg, in the neiboorhood of Lealman.
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Greetings,
My business partner and I are looking to (perhaps) lease (or even buy?) this Drive-In Theater and play the old Drive-In films of the 50s, 60s (and the Grindhouse films of the) 70s. If anyone has any information at all on making this happen, please feel free to comment to this post…or get in touch with me directly at: …thank you!
Karl~
more photos: View link
Photos of the 28th Street Drive-In along with some ads can be seen here:
http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/flt28th