Comments about Newark Drive-In in Newark, NJ

unclejay73 on September 30, 2024 at 8:37 pm

This is a landmark site for me, it’s where I first saw “Star Wars”…I was 4, and that was that!!

50sSNIPES on November 19, 2023 at 5:40 am

It appears that the Newark Drive-In closed for the final time on January 26, 1985. Redstone was the last operator.

davidcoppock on November 19, 2023 at 12:57 am

When did this drive-in theatre close the 2nd time?

davidcoppock on January 9, 2022 at 5:42 am

Correction ; reopened on the Red Screen with “E.T the extra-terrestial” and ‘Flash Gordon".

davidcoppock on January 9, 2022 at 5:40 am

Reopened on 25th June 1981 on the Green screen with “The Thing” and “Revenge of the living dead” and on the Blue screen with “Firefox” and “Body heat” and on the Red screen with “E.T you he extra-terrestial” and “Flash Gordon”.

rivest266 on July 19, 2018 at 2:44 pm

Three screens on June 25th, 1982, the Green, Blue, and Red. Ad in photo section.

rivest266 on February 11, 2018 at 3:59 pm

This opened on June 8th, 1955 as the world’s largest and most magnificent drive-in theatre with the world’s largest cinemascope screen and the world’s largest dining pavilion according to the grand opening ad that I posted in the photo section for this drive-in.

Mikeoaklandpark on April 19, 2013 at 10:25 am

Still need to update above to 3 screens.

gammawarrior on April 19, 2013 at 10:18 am

My dad would take us from Staten Island to the Newark drive-in in the 70s, we’d pick up some Cuban sandwiches and enjoy whatever was being shown. Saw Enter the Dragon, starring Bruce Lee on the big screen, great times. Would love to see drive-ins come back.

jwmovies on October 29, 2012 at 10:14 pm

Approx. address for this drive-in was 170 Foundry Street, Newark, NJ 07105.

Mikeoaklandpark on July 11, 2012 at 12:43 pm

Need to update to 3 screens. The 3 smaller screens were added in front of the large single screen that once was the only screen. The large original screen was kept in tact after the 3 new smaller ones were added.

Drive-In 54 on July 10, 2012 at 2:18 pm

National Amusements closed their three drive-ins in the Toledo area in 1986. Built a new theater on the Maumee Drive-In site and the Franklin Park Drive-In, Miracle Mile Drive-In sites went retail. They sold the Maumee location to Rave, because of money problems. Rave closed it because of too many screens in the area. It was sold to a church. That will be big church!!! A lot of people I have talked to, miss the Maumee Drive-In. The Maumee was the oldest one in the Toledo area!! All three are listed on Cinema Treasures…

njdrivein on July 10, 2012 at 1:31 pm

How many drive-ins that National Amusements converted to multiplexes failed? The Newark, Amboys and Atco immediately come to mind. Maybe they should convert them back to drive-ins.

Mike Rogers on August 21, 2010 at 12:12 pm

Thanks for the ad Bill.

Vito on August 29, 2006 at 1:56 am

The 12 screen All Jersey Multiplex, which opened in 1992 on the site of the old drive-in, will close on 9/4/06

teecee on March 10, 2006 at 5:57 pm

1959 ad (bottom left) courtesy of Bill Huelbig:
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moviesmovies on July 13, 2005 at 12:41 pm

Saw ‘100 Rifles’ here.

Mikeoaklandpark on June 30, 2005 at 8:13 am

This theater did not close in the 60’s. Sometime between 76-83 the theater went from single screen to a 3 screen theater. It closed sometime after 1983 after I left NYC.

teecee on June 30, 2005 at 7:11 am

http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/njtunkn

This was the 5th largest drive-in in the US.