Front Drive-In
1279 Upper Front Street,
Binghamton,
NY
13901
1279 Upper Front Street,
Binghamton,
NY
13901
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Was mentioned in the documentary “Drive-In Movie Memories” in 2001.
A correction to an earlier post: I was told that this drive-in was located at the site where the Empire Plaza now sits.
I think the entrance was actually where Wendy’s is now. The reason I say this is that in the ‘70s, just before they built Wendy’s, there was still a triangular entry marquee sign next to the road. It was not lettered, so it could have been for something else, but it looked like a drive-in entrance sign. When they built the Wendy’s the sign was removed.
THE FRONT DRIVE IN in 1956 held 720 cars and was owned by Herbert Nitke.FRONT DRIVE-IN THEATRE CORP.
Bet we could find the entrance if we had some sort of Aerial view of the old place….
O.K.
@Sam: Ask and ye shall receive.
Here is a 1958 aerial photo of the Front Drive-In, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS:
http://flic.kr/p/99ZpVm
It looks like it was a beautiful drive-in, it’s a shame they had to build I-81 over it.
We used to go here when we didnt go to the V-drive In or Airport Drive In. Saturdays were the best days. Going to the Sun Theater in the afternoon and drive in at Saturday night. I wish those days were back and so were drive-ins.
Bull’s eye. The little triangle area in the aerial photo with the spot inside it corresponds exactly to my mid ‘70s memory of there being a marquee sign there, and looking at googlemaps it also corresponds exactly to where Wendy’s (1251 Upper Front Street) is. I remember they put the Wendy’s sign right where the old marquee sign had been.
Looks like the drive-in itself is now Wolfe Park. Interesting! Worth a visit sometime.
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