The Skyway Drive-in was the nicest drive-in theater in Erie. It was located on West Lake Road.This theater was not far from The Peninsula Drive-in the newest drive-in with dual screens. Which was located across from Waldameer Amusement Park.Other nearby theaters were The Star Drive-in on 12th Street near Pittsburgh Ave, Cinema World with 4 screens on Pittsburgh Ave an indoor theater near 15th Street and Dipson’s Plaza on West 8th Street near Pittsburgh Ave.This too being an indoor unit.
I went to this theater in the mid 1980’s. They showed dusk till dawn shows. It offered free admission and tried to make money off the snack bar. I wish I could turn the clock back. This is really sad.
You have to really look to find a better theater than the Warner in Erie. This theater had it all and still does. In it’s day,it was a first run theater. From time to time,on Saturday mornings,they had a 17- cartoon show. You know, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Woody Woodpecker and the beat goes on. The kids used to stand in line all the way to 9th and State Streets. I was there one of the few times they had a double feature,Patton and Mash. You were always sure of a good time at the Warner.
When I first went to this theater in the late 1940’s it was the only downtown theater without a snack bar. This was corrected in the early 1950’s. This theater showed double features tons of Martin & Lewis, Abbott & Costello, news and cartunes. A real family place and I miss it so.
I enjoyed going to this theater. As is true of neighborhood movies houses it showed double features,a newsreel and a cartune. It seemed that they enjoyed showing singalong cartunes. It was a real fun place. No X rated shows here.
This was the most beautiful neighborhood theatre in Erie. I went to it when it was called the Lake and later the Roxy.They showed double features,news and cartunes.It was a well kept theatre and all that ever changed about it was it’s name. I almost forgot it had one last name change The Holiday. I never went to it when it was the Holiday, but I think it stayed the same.
I think next to the Warner in downtown Erie this was the best movie palace. I just loved the seats. This theater ran first run movies. I didn’t see it after they converted to a movie plex. I am glad because I want to remember it as it was.
I went to this theater more times than any other downtown theater. They showed double features,and cartunes in later years. It was a clean place and I always thought of it as the poor man’s Warner.
I went to this theater when it first opened in the late 1960’s. At that time they showed first run movies,but because of it’s small size and location it could not compete with theaters like the Warner, Strand and Dipson’s Plaza Theater. As noted in the prior comment it became an adult theater.
I visited this theater a few times in the early 1950’s. By that time it was a rundown theater and had seen better days. In the sidewalk in front of it said Aris. This theater showed double features, news and cartunes.
The Hillcrest was one of the last neighborhood theaters to close in the mid 1960s.I use to go there every Sunday. It always had a double feature, news, and a cartune. It cost just 50 cents and sometimes you got free popcorn. If you looked down at the floor when you entered the theater you saw it’s old name Hippodrome. What a fun time.
This theater reopened for a short time in the early 1960’s. I saw Lou Costello’s last movie there, “The Forty Foot Bride of Candy Rock without Bud Abbott. That was the first and only time I was there and I wish I could go again.
I went to this theater when I was a small boy in the late 1940’s. It cost 4 cents for children and 8 cents for adults. Always showed double features,news, serial and a cartune.No snack bar just a 5 cent candy machine and a water fountain.It had hard wooden seats. It was later fixed up and reopened as The Cinema with new seats a snack bar and tried showing opera movies, but failed after a short time and closed never to open again. In the basement there was a club known as The Gem Social Club that planned to move into the old theater, but it never did. That club closed in the early 1980’s and the building was torn down a short time later.
This was a beautiful theater it should have never been torn down. I remember when John F Kennedy came to Erie in 1960. He stayed at the Lawrence Hotel next to the Shea’s. I can still see him in front of Lawrence Hotel and The Shea’s Theater all gone for ever.
This theater after it was closed was reopened as the State Tavern and operated for several years. It went out of business and was torn down after that.
The Skyway Drive-in was the nicest drive-in theater in Erie. It was located on West Lake Road.This theater was not far from The Peninsula Drive-in the newest drive-in with dual screens. Which was located across from Waldameer Amusement Park.Other nearby theaters were The Star Drive-in on 12th Street near Pittsburgh Ave, Cinema World with 4 screens on Pittsburgh Ave an indoor theater near 15th Street and Dipson’s Plaza on West 8th Street near Pittsburgh Ave.This too being an indoor unit.
I went to this theater in the mid 1980’s. They showed dusk till dawn shows. It offered free admission and tried to make money off the snack bar. I wish I could turn the clock back. This is really sad.
You have to really look to find a better theater than the Warner in Erie. This theater had it all and still does. In it’s day,it was a first run theater. From time to time,on Saturday mornings,they had a 17- cartoon show. You know, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Woody Woodpecker and the beat goes on. The kids used to stand in line all the way to 9th and State Streets. I was there one of the few times they had a double feature,Patton and Mash. You were always sure of a good time at the Warner.
When I first went to this theater in the late 1940’s it was the only downtown theater without a snack bar. This was corrected in the early 1950’s. This theater showed double features tons of Martin & Lewis, Abbott & Costello, news and cartunes. A real family place and I miss it so.
I enjoyed going to this theater. As is true of neighborhood movies houses it showed double features,a newsreel and a cartune. It seemed that they enjoyed showing singalong cartunes. It was a real fun place. No X rated shows here.
This was the most beautiful neighborhood theatre in Erie. I went to it when it was called the Lake and later the Roxy.They showed double features,news and cartunes.It was a well kept theatre and all that ever changed about it was it’s name. I almost forgot it had one last name change The Holiday. I never went to it when it was the Holiday, but I think it stayed the same.
I think next to the Warner in downtown Erie this was the best movie palace. I just loved the seats. This theater ran first run movies. I didn’t see it after they converted to a movie plex. I am glad because I want to remember it as it was.
I went to this theater more times than any other downtown theater. They showed double features,and cartunes in later years. It was a clean place and I always thought of it as the poor man’s Warner.
I went to this theater when it first opened in the late 1960’s. At that time they showed first run movies,but because of it’s small size and location it could not compete with theaters like the Warner, Strand and Dipson’s Plaza Theater. As noted in the prior comment it became an adult theater.
I visited this theater a few times in the early 1950’s. By that time it was a rundown theater and had seen better days. In the sidewalk in front of it said Aris. This theater showed double features, news and cartunes.
The Hillcrest was one of the last neighborhood theaters to close in the mid 1960s.I use to go there every Sunday. It always had a double feature, news, and a cartune. It cost just 50 cents and sometimes you got free popcorn. If you looked down at the floor when you entered the theater you saw it’s old name Hippodrome. What a fun time.
This theater reopened for a short time in the early 1960’s. I saw Lou Costello’s last movie there, “The Forty Foot Bride of Candy Rock without Bud Abbott. That was the first and only time I was there and I wish I could go again.
This was the first theater in Erie to show X rated movies in the early 1960’s. At that time no one would admit going there.
I went to this theater when I was a small boy in the late 1940’s. It cost 4 cents for children and 8 cents for adults. Always showed double features,news, serial and a cartune.No snack bar just a 5 cent candy machine and a water fountain.It had hard wooden seats. It was later fixed up and reopened as The Cinema with new seats a snack bar and tried showing opera movies, but failed after a short time and closed never to open again. In the basement there was a club known as The Gem Social Club that planned to move into the old theater, but it never did. That club closed in the early 1980’s and the building was torn down a short time later.
This was a beautiful theater it should have never been torn down. I remember when John F Kennedy came to Erie in 1960. He stayed at the Lawrence Hotel next to the Shea’s. I can still see him in front of Lawrence Hotel and The Shea’s Theater all gone for ever.
This theater after it was closed was reopened as the State Tavern and operated for several years. It went out of business and was torn down after that.