Miami Drive-In
705 NW 81st Street,
Miami,
FL
33150
705 NW 81st Street,
Miami,
FL
33150
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An E.M. Loew drive-in, the Miami Drive-In was opened on February 25, 1938, and operated until the mid-1970’s. This theater almost always ran first-run double features.
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Al Alvarez
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The Miami Drive-In opened in 1938 and was advertised as the largest drive-in in the country. It closed in 1977.
Thanks Al. E.M. Loew, Elias M.Loew 1898-1984 from Austria once owned 70 hardtop theatres and 17 drive-ins, motels, hotels, and a racetrack.One of the drive-in Motels was the 52 room Gulfstream Drive-in which has its own listing on C.T.the motel was built on both side of the drive-in screen.
My research has found that this was Florida’s first drive-in theatre.
It would be interesting to know how this location is used present day.
I have it parking 1000 cars not 600 mentioned above.{Miami Drive-in Theatres}.
This opened on February 18th, 1938. I uploaded the grand opening ad and an reprocessed USGS aerial from 1969 here.
A mixed-use, Miami-Dade County complex is just finishing up construction on the site of the Miami Drive-In. There’s a branch library, and other outposts of county government open for use. I saw films here in 1972, during my 12th school year, and a classmate worked there (which is the only reason I can recall the date). I think I saw a Godzilla film at this theatre.