Marcy Drive-In
Route 49 and Route 291,
Marcy,
NY
13403
Route 49 and Route 291,
Marcy,
NY
13403
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Previously operated by: Kallet Theaters Inc.
Previous Names: Kallet Drive-In
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Located in Marcy, near Utica, NY. The Kallet Drive-In opened on June 27, 1947 with Betty Grable in “Diamond Horseshoe”. One famous attraction was a 14-foot statue at its front entrance with a waterfall that cascaded into a pool at its feet. Still known as the Kallet Drive-In in 1955, it was operated by Kallet Theatres. Later renamed Marcy Drive-In, according to a Utica newspaper article, the Marcy Drive-In closed in April of 1993. It was demolished to make room for the planned Utica-Rome Expressway.
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The Journal of Ogdensburg wrote that Don Mulligan of the Marcy taught Michael Dekin how to run the projectors over the course of a few weeks in 1983. Dekin now owns and operates the Valley Brook Drive-In near Lyons Falls.
Opened with “Diamond horseshoe”. 1000 cars. Some of the empty site is still there.
Opened on 27/6/1947.