Monocacy Drive-In
Route 140 and Bridgeport Road,
Taneytown,
MD
21787
Route 140 and Bridgeport Road,
Taneytown,
MD
21787
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Previous Names: Monocary Open Air Theatre
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The Monocacy Drive-in was opened on August 24, 1952 with Marjorie Main & Percy Kilbride in “Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair”. It was operated by John G. Miller. It was closed on November 3, 1984 with Harrison Ford in “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”.
Bumpers Drive-In was set to open on the grounds of the old Monocacy Drive-In in the summer of 2007.
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Here is a 2002 article. I don’t know that the new drive-in ever actually opened.
http://tinyurl.com/5smmpo
Here is an ad from the days when the theater was showing adult films:
http://tinyurl.com/43nl2g
Monocacy Drive-in appears to have closed after the 1984 season, it was sold the next year.
Gettysburg (PA) Times, Aug. 23, 1952: “The new Monocacy Drive-In Theater near Taneytown will have its formal opening Sunday evening (August 24, 1952). Located on the Taneytown-Emmitsburg Highway, Route 32, the Monocacy is owned by John G. Miller, now operating theaters in Taneytown, Emmitsburg and Hancock. The Monocacy will have Kenneth E. Clem, Taneytown, as manager. The Monocacy is equipped with double-cone speakers and down lights. The lights give the theater a system of illumination enabling safe driving while not interfering with the viewers. Other conveniences for moviegoers include a modern concession stand. Future building plans call for a children’s playground. The theater will be operated daily. The comedy, "Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair,” starring Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride, will highlight the Monocacy’s grand opening."
From 1954 to 1966, it was known and advertised as the Monocacy Open Air Theatre. The venue opened and later closed as the Monocacy Drive-In Theatre. The Monocacy closed September 3, 1984 with “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.” It was offered at a sheriff’s auction on May 21, 1985.