Madawaska Drive-In
89 U.S. 1,
Upper Frenchville,
ME
04784
89 U.S. 1,
Upper Frenchville,
ME
04784
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The Madawaska Drive-In was opened prior to 1951 when it was operated by E. Micheaud and Herbert Higgins. It was listed in the 1950-1951 edition of Theatre Catalog and located in Madawaska. By 1957 it was operated by Daytz Theatre Enterprises Corp.
Now Chamberland Warehouse. This is on the site of Madawaska Drive-In.
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Where did the unusual drive-in name come from?
Every listing I’ve seen has it in Madawaska ME.
The 1952-56 Theatre Catalogs show the Madawaska DI, E. Micheaud and Herbert Higgins, 300. Not listed in the 1949-50 edition.
Here’s what the (I)MPAs show:
1953-54: Drive-In, 300, Emile Michaud.
1955-63: Drive-In, 300, Emile Michand.
1969: Drive-In, 300.
1972-76: not listed.
1978-88: Madawaska DI, PO Box 259, “Eldon Stcyr” or “Eldon, St. Cyr.”, 300.
Historic Aerials shows a drive-in at 47.337 N, -68.376 W, now in Frenchville. That’s gotta be it. HA has a photo from 1981 and a topo map reference from 1986. (Also photos from 1996-97, then replaced by a building in 2007.) Oddly, it’s not on the 1973 topo map; that plus the IMPA hiatus make me wonder if we’re really talking about two different drive-ins.
The Google Street View from Sept. 2015 shows the site with a sign for CAN-AM Forest Products.
Still operating in the late-1980s, but does still look like it was still operating into the early-1990s.
A closer address is 89 US-1, Frenchville, ME.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
Today, the property is occupied by Chamberland Warehouse with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
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