Absecon Drive-In
512 E. Absecon Boulevard,
Absecon,
NJ
08201
512 E. Absecon Boulevard,
Absecon,
NJ
08201
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opened June 11th, 1955. Grand opening ad posted.
A November 2021 Google Street View shows no change as the screen still stands with some damage to the center section.
Last season: 1983
The screen still stands but has some damage in the center, probably from Sandy.
According to the Google Street Map taken in October, 2015, the screen still stands. Also, a 2013 aerial photo shows the screen standing as well. So perhaps Hurricane Sandy didn’t blow it down.
An illustrated article about the Absecon Drive-In appeared in the “Modern Theatre” section of Boxoffice, August 6, 1955.
The Home Depot is NOT on the site of the Absecon Drive-In! The home improvement center is next to the drive-in, on the site of the old golf course. And the Absecon Drive-In never had three screens. The screen structure that was erected in 1970 still stands, or at least it did until October, 2012 when Hurricane (SuperStorm) Sandy hit. Not much else remained.
i beleive the screen last up till last year when hurricane sandy hit sandy took the screen with her you know i always seen that screen and knew that once before there was a drive in there but i never knew it was from the 50’s ad 60’s its funny how a piece of time can stand still and be not effected by weather or storms but i reminder and memories to some of a fun time in a place of time
The information up top needs to be updated. The theater was never 3 screens and it’s later years it was operated by The Franks not the Milgrams
The entrance was further south-approx. 512 E. Absecon Road.
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y2f96ug
I will be in Absecon in May. I hope to stop by the ruins to take some photos. Last time there was a deluge so I passed.
Here is a 1963 aerial view:
http://tinyurl.com/ye5ryd4
If you enter 421 E. Absecon Avenue, city of Absecon, on this site and pan down a bit, you can see some nice aerials from the sixties and seventies.
View link
I remember sitting on the tracks around 1968. We saw “You Only Live Twice”, & “Hotrods To Hell”.
I drove by today and saw the intact screen. It’s pouring rain, so I’m not stopping.
OK, thanks. I will be back there next month. I will try and take some pictures.
I drive past this every day. The screen is still up. Its presently being used as a staging area for a bridge construction project a mile away. Also, most of the seedy motels around it previously mentioned to be closed, are in fact still open.
If anyone is driving past here soon, let me know if the screen has been taken down.
There is a Home Depot on the adjacent property, which used to be a golf course. I imagine that most of the ramshackle motels on the Pike will be gone soon. Many of them have been closed and deteriorating for years.
Is it possible they are reopening it? Nah, we need another Target/Wal-Mart/Lowes.
Here are more photos from drive-ins.com. It looks like the screen will come down soon:
http://tinyurl.com/23xg24
The entrance was on the White Horse Pike. The marquee was out on the Pike as well. There was a narrow two lane road that led to the ticket booth about a hundred yards back from the street. From there you would park your car and enjoy the show.
This is a very eerie place to visit. All that is left is a screen and a single pole. The rest is trees and trash. How in the world did you het in and out of this place? Anyway, it is in the middle of nowhere, and would probably not cost much to buy and refurbish. I would certainly take a trip there one night.
The 1963 motion picture almanac gives the car capacity of this drive-in as 642. The operator at that time was Al Frank.