Oxford Twin Drive-In
742 Main Street,
North Oxford,
MA
01537
742 Main Street,
North Oxford,
MA
01537
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Grand opening ad posted.
Motion Picture Herald, May 8, 1954: “American Theatres Corp. opened its sixth drive-in April 30 in Oxford, Mass., on Routes 20 and 12.”
Boston Globe, June 15, 1956: “Oxford Kiddie Park, New England’s newest amusement park, located in North Oxford at the junction of Routes 20 and 12, is nearing completion and will be open with special ceremonies tomorrow. The Kiddie Park is under management of the American Theatres Coporation, operators of the adjacent Oxford Drive-In Theatre.”
First opened as the Oxford Drive-In in August 1955, but its first films were “Saskatchewan” and “Forebidden” but unknown if any short subjects were added. It was twinned in 1961 and became the Oxford Twin Drive-In. It was demolished in late 1992 to make way for the Walmart which opened on August 31, 1993.
There are some pictures of the Oxford Twin on its gallery page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/pictures/matoxfo001.jpg The theater issued “fog passes” if the dense mist made viewing the show difficult.
742 Main St, North Oxford, MA 01537
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is currently occupied by another insidious Walmart.
Here is a 1971 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of HistoricAerials.com.
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Steve