Newark Drive-In
170 Foundry Street,
Newark,
NJ
07105
170 Foundry Street,
Newark,
NJ
07105
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This drive-in opened near the Newark airport in the 1940’s, with a capacity for 2,500 cars. It was operated by Redstone Theatres and closed in the mid-1960’s.
National Amusements built the All Jersey Multiplex Cinemas on the site in 1991.
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Saw ‘100 Rifles’ here.
1959 ad (bottom left) courtesy of Bill Huelbig:
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The 12 screen All Jersey Multiplex, which opened in 1992 on the site of the old drive-in, will close on 9/4/06
Thanks for the ad Bill.
How many drive-ins that National Amusements converted to multiplexes failed? The Newark, Amboys and Atco immediately come to mind. Maybe they should convert them back to drive-ins.
National Amusements closed their three drive-ins in the Toledo area in 1986. Built a new theater on the Maumee Drive-In site and the Franklin Park Drive-In, Miracle Mile Drive-In sites went retail. They sold the Maumee location to Rave, because of money problems. Rave closed it because of too many screens in the area. It was sold to a church. That will be big church!!! A lot of people I have talked to, miss the Maumee Drive-In. The Maumee was the oldest one in the Toledo area!! All three are listed on Cinema Treasures…
Need to update to 3 screens. The 3 smaller screens were added in front of the large single screen that once was the only screen. The large original screen was kept in tact after the 3 new smaller ones were added.
Approx. address for this drive-in was 170 Foundry Street, Newark, NJ 07105.
My dad would take us from Staten Island to the Newark drive-in in the 70s, we’d pick up some Cuban sandwiches and enjoy whatever was being shown. Saw Enter the Dragon, starring Bruce Lee on the big screen, great times. Would love to see drive-ins come back.
Still need to update above to 3 screens.