Lawrence Drive-In
Route 1,
Trenton,
NJ
08638
Route 1,
Trenton,
NJ
08638
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I am not sure how many drive-in theatres were operated by Walter Reade, but this was one of them. The Lawrence Drive-In opened on August 23, 1949, with a capacity for 850 cars.
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Driveins.com gives an address of Route 1 for this theater:
http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/njtdri2
This was also known as the US 1 Drive In. It was located on US 1 Business Southbound, just south of the split off from expressway US1.
TC, I passed Lawrence not to long ago and the old marquee is still stand with thr Lawrence name. There was a US-1 D-I on Rt 1 in Penna. in the falls/morrisville area which is just south of Trenton owned by Shapario Theatres from Phila. About a 1000 car D-I. The field is still there and some signs of the entrance of Rt.1. rg
Found an article about the history of the Lawrence Volunteer Fire Association. On October 29, 1949 they fought a large blaze: “The fire scene is a half-mile south of the Lawrence drive-in theater.”
The Lawrence drive-in was located on US Rt 1 in Lawrence Twp NJ, just north of Trenton, and just north of the Brunswick Circle. It was owned by Hellman’s theaters, who also owned the Trenton Drive-In and the Morrisville (PA) Drive-In. In the 1950’s, the Lawrence had a live animal exhibit for pre-dusk viewing. The US1 Drive-In theater was the last new drive-in in the area (late 1960’s), and was located in Fairless Hills Pa on US Rt 1.
InNJ, The Morrisville D-I in Morrisville, Pa. was operated by Budco Theatres out of Doylestown, Pa. I was the dist. mgr. for this and the Ewing D-I in Ewing, N.J. in the 60’s. I have agreat color aerial picture of the Morrisville D-I. Its now a shopping ctr. rg
1965 tickets:
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I posted the grand opening ad in this theatre’s photo page.