61st Street Drive-In
3201 S. 61st Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19153
3201 S. 61st Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19153
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The 61st Street Drive-In opened in 1963. At that time it was operated by Budco. This drive-in closed in 1983.
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if u go to google earth and type in 3220 s 61st street philadelphia pa, u will see the rotted frame of the old sign. it is next to an aluminum building and trees are growing around it. u can barely make out what looks like a red arrow pointing to what used to be the drive in entrance. it’s eerie.
I posted a vintage pic of the sign.
research i conducted is that the theater closed in 1983. can’t find any ads for it after that.. if this photo is from the mid 80’s it would make sense.. Lots of low budget horror b flicks shown here during the late 70’s early 80’s..
This was hte last drive in in the Phila area to open. I was 6 years old.
Went to this theater 2 times. Once in the 60’s and saw a double feature The Cincinatti Kid and The Hill and again in 1983 and saw Snow WHite and another Disney movies. Both times all films were flat. B+NEver saw a scope movie on there big screen.
research i did was that 1983 was the last season. Another thing is. they showed almost every low budget horror movie that come along..Looks like it was the horror movie drive -in. to name a few, Amityville horror nightmares. blood beach. phantasm. Humongous. Prom Night. the fog. dont go in the house. the fifth floor. the boogey man… to name a few…
Saw the biggest movies of the the 70’s there. Willard, Dr. Phibes, Shaft, Dirty Harry, The Godfather. Next to the funky river and refineries.
Narrowed it down today. Looks like the last or one of the last movies shown here was Strange Invaders with nancy allen and paul le mat. Last listing was Thursday October 20th 1983..
Today, its ghost remains as the 61st STREET DRIVE-IN THEATRE sign, with its red arrow, (although decrepit) still directs movie goers to a drive-in that went dark over 30-years ago. Eerie! Clean Earth of Philadelphia, LLC now operates a thermal treatment facility on the site.
Does anyone know what the capacity of the 61st Street Drive-In Theatre was? Please share. Thanks!