Airport Drive-In

2001 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, VA 22202

Closed
1 screen
1000 cars

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Airport Drive-In

The Airport Drive-In opened in September 8, 1947. It was owned by Paul J. Foley. The opening day ad advertised a capacity for 1,000 cars. This single screen drive-in closed in 1963.

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Local619
Local619 on April 17, 2006 at 11:53 am

I was told in the early 1970s by some very senior members of Local 619 (Alexandria Virginia) that the Airport Drive-In was located in the vicinity of the Crystal City Theatre (1811 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington) The Crystal City Marriott is today’s (2006) landmark.

ElCartero
ElCartero on June 20, 2008 at 9:15 pm

http://driveins.4t.com/va-arlington-airport.htm

Contains some VINTAGE photos of the screen tower and lot.

rivest266
rivest266 on June 21, 2015 at 5:33 pm

September 8th, 1947 grand opening ad in photo section.

Randy A Carlisle
Randy A Carlisle on March 5, 2024 at 7:58 pm

The address above is a bit off.. Using the cordinance, will place you where the drive in was once located.. 38.855733, -77.052187
RAC PHOTOGRAPY (Randy A Carlisle)

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