Pike Drive-In
Kitts Lane and Ann Street,
Newington,
CT
06111
Kitts Lane and Ann Street,
Newington,
CT
06111
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Located off Route 5, the Pike Drive-In was opened May 29, 1948 with Dana Andrews in “State Fair” & Carol Landis in “It Shouldn’t Happen to a Dog”. It had a capacity for 770 cars. Was open from April to October. It closed on November 3, 1985.
Torn down in 1995. There was a playground here for the kids.
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The “official” car-count of the Pike may have been 350, but it held more like 600+ cars (I think 650)! It was not a tiny Drive-In. Drive-In Dave Lounder (Pike employee approx. 1982-1985 — left in between to work at the Plainville Drive-In, then came back.) DaveLounder.com
Shaws is a new building, as are the others. ALL of the Pike was demolished. The driveways are the same, though, — approximately. Drive-In Dave Lounder
U.S. 5 & Ann St, Newington, CT 06111
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in.
Here is a 1962 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of HistoricAerials.com.
Absolutely incorrect, twice, NY. The Pike was fronted by Kitts Lane (off of Rte. 5 – aka Berlin Turnpike). The entrance driveway was at the non-Rte. 5 end of Ann. The aerial photo shows Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse which is across the turnpike. The Drive-In was located on the opposite side of the pike, where Super Stop and Shop plaza is located. Thanks, DaveLounderMotionPictures.com (Kensington, CT —– 855-LOUNDER)
Approx. address for this drive-in was 196 Kitts Lane.
I seem to remember the addy being 5 Kitts Lane.
This opened on May 29th, 1948. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
Billboard, Oct. 30, 1954: “Offering off-screen entertainment the other night, Paul W. Amadeo, general manager, Pike Drive-In, Newington, Conn., presented recording star Glenn Taylor and George Kent’s orchestra. The first 75 cars received a recording of a Taylor disk. Taylor has concluded engagements at the Bowl Drive-In, West Haven, and Pine Drive-In, Waterbury.”
Also opened with “Shouldn’t happen to a dog”.
Closed on November 3, 1985.