Hampton Drive-In
1323 W. Pembroke Avenue,
Hampton,
VA
23661
1323 W. Pembroke Avenue,
Hampton,
VA
23661
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Opened with 5 cartoons(Donald Duck, Disney’s Pluto, Andy Panda, Mickey Mouse, and Woody Woodpecker) and “Drums along the Mohawk”.
A closer address (at least for Google) is 1323 W. Pembroke, Hampton, VA. Today, the Hamptom Commerce Center industrial park sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining. http://tinyurl.com/jfncgpf
Operated as the Sidney Lust from 1949 to 1969 then became the Hampton Drive in from 1969 to 1979. XXX in its last days. The rear of the big screen faced the Pembroke Ave, the main drag at that time between Newport News and Hampton.
Here is more information
I just posted a photo of the Opening Ad for the Sidney Lust Drive In Theater dated April 15, 1949
There is a page before this on the site that gives dates and some history. I usually post the larger photo.
Where is the 1948 date on the photo? Perhaps you can point out my oversight.
Here is a 1948 photo of Mr. Lust’s drive-in:
http://tinyurl.com/n86mx