Comments about Buffalo Drive-In in Buffalo, NY

Driveintheatre2001 on March 27, 2012 at 12:39 am

Looks like, by aerial view, the snack bar was saved! But there is still quite a bit of land not being used by the new business' there. The back 2 lots of the drive in are still there. Possibly could have still had at least 1, possibly 2 screens for the area to have their drive in theatre. Seen here. <— Google Maps… Oh well. Progress?

Randy A Carlisle

hispeed54 on March 26, 2012 at 10:42 pm

Goggle Earth View 2005

LouB on March 26, 2012 at 9:53 pm

This theatre was actually in Cheektowaga. There is a picture of the marquee in the snack bar of the medical complex, which occupies the site of the former drive-in.

Mike Rogers on January 28, 2011 at 8:16 pm

I was serching in my 1956 Motion Picture Almanac and NO drive-ins are listed in Buffalo.They must have had a small city limits and all the Drive-ins were in nearby towns?

lostmemory on April 17, 2009 at 12:38 pm

This was the Buffalo in 1987.

railroad on April 9, 2008 at 12:36 am

Located in Cheektowaga, NY, phone number 1960: TAylor 0406

kencmcintyre on January 25, 2008 at 9:30 pm

This is from forgottenbuffalo.com:
http://tinyurl.com/yqlp37

kencmcintyre on January 4, 2008 at 9:10 pm

If so, then the status should be changed to closed.

NYozoner on January 4, 2008 at 9:04 pm

The Buffalo Drive-in was the first ozoner to open in the Buffalo area on August 1, 1941. Their first movie was DOWN ARGENTINE WAY, and the ticket cost was only 31 cents per person.

The original drive-in was torn down after the 1973 season and rebuilt as a triple screen drive-in, which reopened on July 18, 1974.

The Buffalo Drive-in’s final season was 2007, when it was sold to a developer for the construction of a medical office park.

DRIVEIN101 on September 6, 2007 at 8:28 am

When I found out that this drive-in was closing, I immediately made plans to make the 150+ mile trip to visit. And I’m sure glad I did! Great 3-screener with one of the most excellent snack bars I have ever seen! So hard to accept that another fine outdoor theater now belongs to the ages. Hopefully, the screens will not be sold for scrap (since they are in excellent shape) and go to other drive-in owners who are looking to expand or maybe even open new drive-ins.

Warren G. Harris on September 3, 2007 at 12:06 pm

The New York Times also carried an article and photographs in the September 2nd, 2007 issue, page 27. You can find it at www.nytimes.com by searching the writer’s name, Ken Belson.

LouB on September 3, 2007 at 9:45 am

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This article deals with its closing.

LouB on September 3, 2007 at 9:40 am

This drive-in,which was the last remaining drive-in in Erie County, closed on Sept.2,2007. The land was being sold to a developer.

lostmemory on March 21, 2007 at 5:48 pm

Here is a photo of the Buffalo Drive-In marquee.

edwilke on March 9, 2007 at 3:47 pm

Some links showing where the Buffalo Drive-In is.

Aerial view 1995

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Topographical map