Portland Drive-In

Gospel Lane,
Portland, CT 06480

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monkeeman1966
monkeeman1966 on May 3, 2010 at 12:05 am

Video (not much) from 1991.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxlLWzSie9w
I have some stills of it too.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on December 4, 2009 at 1:17 am

This drive-in actually opened in 1953, not 1954. The July 11 issue of Boxoffice that year said “Management of the Markoff Circuit arranged an early July opening of the new Portland Drive-In.”

ctyankee
ctyankee on December 29, 2008 at 3:10 pm

I have fond memories of this drive-in theatre. My parents took us to see a double bill of the Bond films From Russia With Love and Goldfinger. When we were leaving that summer night, Shirley Bassey was belting out the title song as the end credits of Goldfinger were playing. In the night air going by all those speakers made for a magical moment, I’ll always treasure.

lostmemory
lostmemory on October 26, 2008 at 12:44 pm

Car capacity in 1975 was 500.

Roger Katz
Roger Katz on September 1, 2005 at 5:40 pm

The concession stand and marquee both still remain.