Comments about Lib-City & 22nd Avenue Drive-In in Miami, FL

AlAlvarez on June 11, 2011 at 9:09 pm

Please add Liberty City Drive-In as an aka.

NYozoner on January 26, 2011 at 6:18 pm

Here is a 1961 aerial photo of the drive-in, which shows the fence bisecting the drive-in through the middle of the lot.

Here is a 1969 higher resolution close-up photo.

You can see there were separate entrances and ticket offices for the east side and west side of the lot.

Both photos are courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.

AlAlvarez on April 5, 2009 at 1:38 pm

This opened in 1949 as the Liberty City Drive-In. In 1953 it started advertising as the 22nd Avenue presumably to lure white audiences.

AlAlvarez on March 21, 2009 at 11:07 am

Thanks for the insight MayfairMan!

I recently visited Historical Museum of South Florida where they currently have an exhibit on the African Diaspora in Miami.

http://www.hmsf.org/

This type of info would have been a welcome addition. In my theatre research I also stumbled upon another Miami weirdness. The 1926 telephone book had a section for “Colored people”. This odd bit of segregation would surely have made it easier to find black friends and family.

MayfairMan on March 21, 2009 at 10:55 am

The 22nd Ave Drive-in was a regular stop on our drive-in circuit 1950-55, and was in fact a segregated operation, with whites entering from the west off 22nd Ave, and blacks entering the Liberty City Drive-in from the east (21st Ave or 21st Ct.) One screen at the north end with a tall wooden fence bisecting the parking and concession areas. Neither side could see or have contact with the other, but if you sat in the outdoor seating area in front of the concession building you could hear folks on the other side. It was weird even for Miami in the 50s.

lostmemory on August 11, 2008 at 12:16 pm

Al….Drive-ins.com lists this as the Liberty City Drive-In with 22nd Ave Drive-In being an aka name. The address is the same as the one you posted on Aug 4, 2008.

6900 NW 22nd Ave
Miami, FL 33147

AlAlvarez on August 11, 2008 at 11:57 am

The 22nd Avenue Drive-In was advertised as the Liberty City Drive-in at the same time. Does anyone know if they had two sections for segragated audiences?

AlAlvarez on August 4, 2008 at 2:08 pm

The 22nd Avenue shut down sometime in 1969.

AlAlvarez on August 4, 2008 at 2:04 pm

The address for this drive-in was 6900 N.W. 22nd Avenue. It had room for 700 cars.

Lib-City & 22nd Avenue Drive-In

NW 22nd Avenue and 69th Street, Miami, FL 33147

NW 22nd Avenue and 69th Street,
Miami, FL 33147