Middlehope Drive-In

5258 Route 9W North,
Newburgh, NY 12550

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davidcoppock
davidcoppock on October 3, 2020 at 6:08 am

Correction – The story of Seabiscuit.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on October 3, 2020 at 3:14 am

Opened on 29/5/1950 with “The story of Seabuscuit” and “The gay ranchero”. Closed in 1987.

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Dave Lounder THE DRIVE-IN THEATRE PRESERVATION SOCIETY TheDriveInGuys.com on August 7, 2013 at 10:14 pm

@Ken Layton – Hey, old buddy! Drive-In Dave Lounder here from the Drive-In Speaker. You still with Fred at the Skyline? Now back at TheDriveInGuys.com. Would love to have you as a correspondent! Be well, my man!! Dave

Dave Lounder THE DRIVE-IN THEATRE PRESERVATION SOCIETY TheDriveInGuys.com
Dave Lounder THE DRIVE-IN THEATRE PRESERVATION SOCIETY TheDriveInGuys.com on August 7, 2013 at 10:09 pm

I knew Tom Pedler. Met him in the mid 90s when he was trying to revive the Delmar Drive-In Theatre in DE. I looked into purchasing and re-opening this 9W theatre after Tom’s passing but the asking price was ludicrously high.

KenLayton
KenLayton on August 1, 2013 at 12:59 pm

Should now be listed as demolished. Here is a website about it:

http://www.hudsonvalleyruins.org/yasinsac/orange/middlehope.html

Seems the theater has been replaced with a gas station now.

KenLayton
KenLayton on July 29, 2011 at 12:25 pm

It’s a pity this nice little drive-in never got reopened.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on November 17, 2010 at 6:50 pm

July 5 1969 another crazy Triple feature,Maybe I don’t understand Drive-in Booking. “FINIAN’S RAINBOW”,“SHALAKO” [a pretty violent western },and “HOW TO COMMIT MURDER”.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 24, 2010 at 1:06 pm

In the late fifties the Middle Hope Drive-In was operated by Hudson Valley Drive-In Enterprises. Capacity at that time was 450 cars.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on January 3, 2010 at 9:59 pm

Well, it is listed now rody. THE BROOKSIDE DRIVE IN WAS owned by Al Suchman and parked 730 cars in 1956.

rodyshusband
rodyshusband on August 6, 2008 at 4:26 pm

Does anyone remember the Brookside Drive-in Theatre, in Newburgh?
I wonder why it isn’t listed here?

rodyshusband
rodyshusband on August 6, 2008 at 4:25 pm

I have many fond memories of the Middlehope Drive-in Theatre. I believe there was a playground for children, with swings and a slide, located to the right of the screen. Adjacent to the theatre was the Twin Oakes Restaurant, which had great pizza…we would run over there a bring pizza back to the car! Tuesday nights was always “a dollar a car load” night. Although I have seen many films there, I recall seeing “How To Murder Your Wife”, “Hatari!”,“The Russians Are Coming” and “Anzio”/“The Silencers”. The last film I saw there was “Midnight Cowboy” in 1970 (2nd run).

NewYorkDave
NewYorkDave on March 23, 2008 at 2:21 pm

I drive past the Middlehope every now and then. It looks more and more deteriorated every time I pass, a depressing sight on a depressing stretch of route 9W.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on August 18, 2007 at 2:43 am

Here is a website with additional photos:
http://tinyurl.com/28xg7l

Roger Katz
Roger Katz on February 7, 2006 at 6:55 pm

It is a shame that this place was not reopened. It is such a cute little drive-in. See some photos of it at http://www.cinematour.com/tour.php?db=us&id=21202