Garden Auto Theatre
4103 Park Street N.,
St. Petersburg,
FL
33710
4103 Park Street N.,
St. Petersburg,
FL
33710
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The Garden Drive-In was located on Park Street North at Tyrone Boulevard, near what is now Tyrone Square Mall. It was opened January 20, 1951 with Abbott & Costello “In the Navy”. It was operated at that time by Mark Cummins.
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This was replaced by either a shopping center or mobile home park.
It also must have opened in the late 50’s or 60’s cause it is not listed in my Motion Picture Almanac 1956. Five other Drive-ins are listed.
O.K.
It was listed in the St. Petersburg Times in 1963, if that helps.
It’s listed here. South Pasadena is a separate city from St. Pete, even though it’s only about a square mile or two.
The theater added 50-75 car spaces in a vacant part of the lot for the run of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid during its extended run. It was built by Ben Cohen of Holiday Amusements / Cincinnati Ohio.
The “Garden Drive In Theater” was popular in the 1950s.
My girlfriend Vickie B. and I use to go to The Garden all the time, back in the late 70’s. We were teenagers from the beach so it was our go to theatre. We also use to hit The Mustang and 28th st. too. Sad there’s not more pictures of The Garden out there on the internet.
A closed down Wal-mart, now sits in her place.
When I was a kid living in St Pete almost every weekend you could find me here I have not been back since 1977 I am sure many changes by this time 2016