Brielle Drive-In
2599 NJ-35,
Manasquan,
NJ
08736
2599 NJ-35,
Manasquan,
NJ
08736
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Previously operated by: Independent Theater Service Inc.
Architects: Charles H. Gottwalt
Previous Names: Brielle Motor Vue Outdoor Theatre, Motor Vue Drive-In, Brielle Circle Drive-In
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The Brielle Motor Vue Outdoor Theatre opened September 23, 1949 with Roy Rogers in “Springtime in the Sierras” & Penny Singleton in “Blondie’s Anniversary”. It was operated by Independent Theater Service Inc. Jack Nicholson would hang out here during his teen years (early-1950’s). By 1955 it had been renamed Motor Vue Drive-In. The circle for which it was later named has even disappeared (intersection of Routes 34/35/70). It was closed as the Brielle Drive-In on August 29, 1971 with Ali MacGraw in “Love Story” & Clint Eastwood in “Kelly’s Heroes”. The site is now owned by the NJDOT and is used to store materials. Physical address is Wall Township but current mailing address is Manasquan (Brielle during its operating years).
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Could this have been one of the many Drive-ins that Walter Reade operated along the Jersey shore ??
Here is a 1956 aerial view:
http://tinyurl.com/yesluww
The location for this drive-in was NJ 34 between NJ 35 and Lakewood Rd. Now an empty field, only the outline of the property remains.
September 23rd, 1949 grand opening ad in photo section.
Drive-in was intact in 1972, but demolished by 1979 at least by looking at aerial photos.
The ozoner appears to have closed after a double feature of “Love Story” and “Kelly’s Heroes” on August 29, 1971 as the Brielle Drive-In Theatre. Its phone number is reassigned to a NJ plumbing service not long after.
Opened with “Springtime in the Sierras”, and “Blondie’s anniversary”.
A closer address is 2599 NJ-35, Manasquan, NJ.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property. Despite mostly being an open field, there is no trace of the drive-in remaining.