The 28th Street Drive-In Theatre

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The 28th Street Drive-In Theatre

In St. Pete there once was a grand colorful
drive-in theatre
called the “28th Street Drive -In”.

The 28th Street Drive-In opened in 1951, with “The Glass Menagerie”,starring Jane Wyman. It had a capacity for 650 cars. By 1957 it was operated by Floyd Theaters.

Back in 1970, the 28th St. had two projectors, each running 2,000 foot reels with RCA supplying all the booth equipment.

The 28th Street’s marquee sported colors harking back to the deco era. This painting depicts the artist’s recollection of seeing “The Texas chainsaw Massacre” at the 28th Street drive-In, back in 1982

The 28th Street Drive-In closed on June 30th, 2000. The last double-feature on the marquee was “Mission Impossible (II)”, with the second (and officially the last feature ever screened there) being “Rules of Engagement” starring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson. 

The property was purchased by the Pinellas County School Board, and in 2005, the site of the old 28th Street Drive-in was a new Middle School.

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