Starlite Drive-In
97 Main Street,
North Reading,
MA
01864
97 Main Street,
North Reading,
MA
01864
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97 Main St, North Reading, MA 01864
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is currently occupied by Super Stop & Shop Groceries.
Here is a 1955 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of HistoricAerials.com.
You got tell me where these stories are so i can go there.I hope he reads about my change over at the TRI-City Drive-in.
Glad you saw it Finally!
J.V. enjoyed the change over! I wrote about my first changeover on CT under TRI-City Drive-in,in Forest City,N.C. and i wasn’t a trained projectionist by any means. It is a cute story you can relate to being in the booth.
I was in management when we had real projectionists in the booth. I can’t think of the headaches they have now with kids in the booth.
Cool Youtube video most people do not even know what a changeover is or was.
Here is a very short clip I posted on youtube that I shot in 1983 of a manual changeover in the booth at the Starlite.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ7VYU5h4w4
I worked there as a projectionist in the early 1980s (82/83?) while also working as a projectionist at the Showcase Cinemas in Lawrence. It was owned at the time by Sumner Redstone (National Amusements). At that time we were still usig old simplex projectors with Carbon Arc lamphouses, 20 minute reels with manual changeovers. I replaced Nick Boscetti who was the projectionist there for years and who formerly owned and operated the Star Theater in Lawrence. They used to charge $2 per person or $5 per carload to get in. I believe the car wash just capitalised on the name since there was no connection between the businesses. As mentioned, it was located on Rt 28 on the left heading south just after the intersection of Rt 62. In fact the rear exit to the drive in was on Rt. 62 (Winter St.).
I remember it had a top notch playground.
1986 Photo
Car capacity in 1975 was 1,000.