The Outdoor theatre was built in the 50’s. My grandfather purchased it(Jimmy and Julia Raulerson had several Indoor and Outdoor theatres along with extend family throughout the decades in Florida.) and he hired my father Grant(his son)to run the Outdoor theatre after he return from the Korean War. The Outdoor theatre was also a home. My father married the love of his life, Genevieve and had 3 children while working at the theatre. Yes, my father did have a import/export on the property before the outdoor theatre was sold and it turn into a mobile home park. In fact going south on Clearwater/Largo Rd pass Belleair Rd just before the curve on the west side the Outdoor theatre in and out (½ moon drive) is still there. https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=1654+Clearwater-Largo+Road,+Largo,+FL+33756&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x88c2f097ea3ae347:0x284194a54e57f102,1654+Clearwater+Largo+Rd,+Largo,+FL+33756&gl=us&ei=F8YbUPXSAqje0QGlo4CgDA&ved=0CAcQ8gEwAA
Floyd did have a lot of theatres at the end of the “good ole days”.
My grandparents and their brothers & sisters had a small chain of indoor and outdoor theatres throughout the state of Florida back in the day. The last one they had was the outdoor theatre off the highway in Bartow. It is a flea market now. But the building is there; restrooms on either side of the building, the concession stand in the center and upstairs was the “house”. I remember laying in my grandmother’s bed while she work the concession downstairs, watching the cartoons then the movie through the wide window that was directly center of the screen.
The Carib Theatre closed in the late 70’s, I believe. I thought the last owner was Floyd Theatres who owned most of the drive in theatres in the bay area. He had the drive in on East Bay Dr in Largo – was that called the Thunder Bird?
The Outdoor theatre was built in the 50’s. My grandfather purchased it(Jimmy and Julia Raulerson had several Indoor and Outdoor theatres along with extend family throughout the decades in Florida.) and he hired my father Grant(his son)to run the Outdoor theatre after he return from the Korean War. The Outdoor theatre was also a home. My father married the love of his life, Genevieve and had 3 children while working at the theatre. Yes, my father did have a import/export on the property before the outdoor theatre was sold and it turn into a mobile home park. In fact going south on Clearwater/Largo Rd pass Belleair Rd just before the curve on the west side the Outdoor theatre in and out (½ moon drive) is still there. https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=1654+Clearwater-Largo+Road,+Largo,+FL+33756&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x88c2f097ea3ae347:0x284194a54e57f102,1654+Clearwater+Largo+Rd,+Largo,+FL+33756&gl=us&ei=F8YbUPXSAqje0QGlo4CgDA&ved=0CAcQ8gEwAA
Floyd did have a lot of theatres at the end of the “good ole days”.
My grandparents and their brothers & sisters had a small chain of indoor and outdoor theatres throughout the state of Florida back in the day. The last one they had was the outdoor theatre off the highway in Bartow. It is a flea market now. But the building is there; restrooms on either side of the building, the concession stand in the center and upstairs was the “house”. I remember laying in my grandmother’s bed while she work the concession downstairs, watching the cartoons then the movie through the wide window that was directly center of the screen.
On Belecher road and Cleveland St (which ended at Belecher) was the Gulf to Bay drive in.
The Carib Theatre closed in the late 70’s, I believe. I thought the last owner was Floyd Theatres who owned most of the drive in theatres in the bay area. He had the drive in on East Bay Dr in Largo – was that called the Thunder Bird?