Arcadia Drive-In

6695 NE Cubitis Avenue,
Arcadia, FL 34266

250 cars

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Functions: Auto Showroom

Previous Names: DeSoto Drive-In

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Arcadia Drive-In Wall and Ticket Booth

Located on old US-17. The DeSoto Drive-In was opened by C.C. Sutton in 1951. In 1952 it was operated by Bernie Sweeny. In 1953 it was operated by George H. West Jr. Still open in 1957, it was later renamed Arcadia Drive-In. Walls, concession stand, and possibly marquee remain.

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MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on March 10, 2021 at 6:45 pm

Boxoffice, Dec. 15, 1956: “ARCADIA, FLA. - DeSoto Drive-In near Brownsville, about four miles north of Arcadia, has been purchased by John Jackson jr. from Mr. and Mrs. George West. The theatre was opened in 1951 under the ownership of Bernie Swiney. Two years later he sold out to George West and Bernie Thompson, and a short time later Thompson sold his interest to Mr. and Mrs. West, who have operated it ever since. The new owner is from Batesville, Ind., where he owns and operates a drive-in which is closed during the winter. Her plans to return to a seven-day-a-week operation of the DeSoto.”

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