Whitestone Drive-In
2505 Bruckner Boulevard,
Bronx,
NY
10465
2505 Bruckner Boulevard,
Bronx,
NY
10465
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The Whitestone Drive-In was the most famous drive-in in New York City and it existed from the mid-1950’s to early-1980’s when a multiplex theater was built on the site, which still exists.
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In 1951, the Whitestone was depending on late-run movies and reissues. Patrons driving there via the Whitestone or Triborough Bridges were entitled to a rebate on a one-way toll charge. I wonder how much that would have been?: View link
The toll was 25 cents when the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge (as it is officially known) opened in 1939. I suspect it was still the same in 1951.
Listed in the 1975 IMPA as the Whitestone Bridge Drive-In with a capacity for 850 cars. That capacity seems to be on the low side. Maybe that was the capacity as a single screen.
A 1951 view of the site can be purchased here: http://12.220.96.245/ProdDetail.aspx?prodId=2365
There’s something very odd about that New York Times photo — it appears to have been taken during the day! How is that even possible??
The picture on the screen looks superimposed.
Yes, the picture on the screen DOES look superimposed — but the lot is full of cars, which leads me to wonder if the entire thing was staged.
42nd Street,couple of those Double features were great.Those were the days.
The image on the screen was probably superimposed, but the drive-in opened when it was still daylight, with screenings advertised as starting at “dusk.” And don’t forget that for most of its season, we had daylight savings time, so it was possible for the drive-in to fill up well before anything started.
“TRUE GRIT” and “THE LAWYER” what Double feature.Wonder about bookers at Drive-ins.They justed slapped stuff together it seems to me.