No grand opening ads or articles were found in either the Pittsburgh Press or Post Gazette. The first known listing from these papers is from July 2, 1955 (the same day the Echo Drive-In in nearby Jefferson Hills had its grand opening). The films featured that night were “Drums Across The River” starring Audie Murphy and Walter Brennan and “Six Bridges To Cross” starring Tony Curtis and Julie Adams. Last known listing was on September 11, 1983 with “Jaws III” and “The Thing”.
The Longhorn was relocated in 1966. Final night of operation at the original location was on April 4. The new location at 8900 Research Blvd, about 3 miles south of the old location, opened on May 20.
Grand opening as Penn-Lincoln Drive-In was on July 22, 1948 with “Something In The Wind”. Final night of first-run operation was on September 6, 1982 with “Midnight” and “Beyond The Fog”.
Grand reopening as Super 30 West Drive-In was on May 24, 1985 with “Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment” and “Visionquest”. This revival only lasted until September 22, 1985 with “Summer Rental” and “Volunteers”. It was announced in May 1986 that the drive-in would not reopen.
Grand opening was on July 2, 1955 with “Many Rivers To Cross” and “Gypsy Colt”. Final night of operation was on September 15, 1985 with “Pale Rider” and “Mad Max”.
Grand opening night feature was “The Bank Dick” starring W.C. Fields. Features on the final night were “Jaws IV—The Revenge”, “Innerspace”, “Full Metal Jacket”, and “Police Academy 4—Citizens On Patrol”
Opened as the Skyline Drive-In on July 20, 1951 with “Rogues Of Sherwood Forest”, starring John Derek, Dianna Lynne, Alan Hale (Sr.) and George MacReady. The drive-in was given a complete renovation after the 1976 season and re-introduced as the McHenry Outdoor on April 29, 1977.
Whoever is responsible for making changes, please change the date of the first newspaper ad as Tri-City to November 28, 1948. Once the change is made, I will delete this and the previous comment. My apologies for the error
Final night of operation for the drive-in was September 3, 1984 with “Jigsaw Man” and “Lassiter”. That was also the final night for another Middlesex County drive-in, the Turnpike.
Grand opening was on May 28, 1954 with “Riding Shotgun” and “Fearless Fagan”. Final night of operation was on November 17, 1991 with “Ghost”, “Naked Gun 2 ½” and “Grave Yard Shift”.
Final night of drive-in operation was February 2, 1987 with “5 Nacos Asaltan Las Vegas” and “Tacos De Oro”. The Sunair had its last swap meet the following day before relocating to Indio.
Final night of operation was either November 28 or November 30 with “Everybody’s All-American” and “Above The Law”. The November 28 edition of The Desert Sun shows these features in both the movie listings provided by the theaters and the grid for the MTC (Metropolitan)-operated theaters. The editions from the following two days still show the features in the movie listings, but the MTC grid shows CLOSED under the drive-in block.
No grand opening ads or articles were found in either the Pittsburgh Press or Post Gazette. The first known listing from these papers is from July 2, 1955 (the same day the Echo Drive-In in nearby Jefferson Hills had its grand opening). The films featured that night were “Drums Across The River” starring Audie Murphy and Walter Brennan and “Six Bridges To Cross” starring Tony Curtis and Julie Adams. Last known listing was on September 11, 1983 with “Jaws III” and “The Thing”.
The Longhorn was relocated in 1966. Final night of operation at the original location was on April 4. The new location at 8900 Research Blvd, about 3 miles south of the old location, opened on May 20.
Grand opening as Penn-Lincoln Drive-In was on July 22, 1948 with “Something In The Wind”. Final night of first-run operation was on September 6, 1982 with “Midnight” and “Beyond The Fog”.
Grand reopening as Super 30 West Drive-In was on May 24, 1985 with “Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment” and “Visionquest”. This revival only lasted until September 22, 1985 with “Summer Rental” and “Volunteers”. It was announced in May 1986 that the drive-in would not reopen.
Grand opening was on July 2, 1955 with “Many Rivers To Cross” and “Gypsy Colt”. Final night of operation was on September 15, 1985 with “Pale Rider” and “Mad Max”.
Final night of operation was on August 31, 1986 with “Last Resort” and “Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2”
Final night of operation was September 22, 1985 with the porn flicks “Go For It” and “My Master, My Lover”
Final night of operation was October 14, 1979 with “The Brood” and “Something Weird”
Grand opening night feature was “The Bank Dick” starring W.C. Fields. Features on the final night were “Jaws IV—The Revenge”, “Innerspace”, “Full Metal Jacket”, and “Police Academy 4—Citizens On Patrol”
Final night of operation was September 4, 1978 with “Grand Theft Auto” and “Airport ‘77”.
Opened as the Skyline Drive-In on July 20, 1951 with “Rogues Of Sherwood Forest”, starring John Derek, Dianna Lynne, Alan Hale (Sr.) and George MacReady. The drive-in was given a complete renovation after the 1976 season and re-introduced as the McHenry Outdoor on April 29, 1977.
Screens 2 & 3 opened on June 29, 1973. Screen 4 opened on May 28, 1999.
Final night of operation was January 31, 1985 with “After The Fall Of New York” and “Humanoids From The Deep”.
Final night of operation was February 13, 1977 with “Bound For Glory” and “Aloha Bobby and Rose”.
The Tri-City’s final night of operation was September 6, 1993 with “The Fugitive” and “Free Willy”
Whoever is responsible for making changes, please change the date of the first newspaper ad as Tri-City to November 28, 1948. Once the change is made, I will delete this and the previous comment. My apologies for the error
Final night of operation for the drive-in was September 3, 1984 with “Jigsaw Man” and “Lassiter”. That was also the final night for another Middlesex County drive-in, the Turnpike.
Final night of operation for the drive-in was September 3, 1984 with “Bachelor Party” and “Porky’s”
Final night of operation with the aforementioned films was December 18, 1983
Final night of operation was November 27, 1977 with “Tonco” and “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”.
Grand opening was on May 28, 1954 with “Riding Shotgun” and “Fearless Fagan”. Final night of operation was on November 17, 1991 with “Ghost”, “Naked Gun 2 ½” and “Grave Yard Shift”.
Final night of operation was March 6, 1983 with “The Cannonball Run”, “Jinxed and "Firefox”. The screen was brought down that following Friday.
Grand opening features were “The Fabulous Dorseys” and “Son Of Lassie”. Final night of operation was July 16, 1986 with “American Anthem” and “Cobra”.
Final night of drive-in operation was February 2, 1987 with “5 Nacos Asaltan Las Vegas” and “Tacos De Oro”. The Sunair had its last swap meet the following day before relocating to Indio.
Final night of operation was either November 28 or November 30 with “Everybody’s All-American” and “Above The Law”. The November 28 edition of The Desert Sun shows these features in both the movie listings provided by the theaters and the grid for the MTC (Metropolitan)-operated theaters. The editions from the following two days still show the features in the movie listings, but the MTC grid shows CLOSED under the drive-in block.
Grand opening was July 10, 1964 with “The Carpetbaggers”, starring George Peppard, Alan Ladd and Carrol Baker…followed by Jerry Lewis' “The Patsy”