Lakeshore Drive-In
1000 N. State Road 7,
Margate,
FL
33313
1000 N. State Road 7,
Margate,
FL
33313
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Previous Names: Margate Drive-In
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This drive-in theater was owned by race car driver and Thunderbird Drive-In/Swap Shop owner Preston Henn. It opened as the Margate Drive-In on May 23, 1958 with Rock Hudson in “A Farewell to Arms” & Glenn Ford in “3:10 to Yuma”. In 1968 it was renamed Lakeshore Drive-In. In 1971 it was expanded to 3-screens. From 1972 until its closure on January 13, 1985 it operated with 4-screens.
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Three screens in 1971. Four from 1972 to 1985.
Just uploaded an aerial from 1979 showing four screens..
Hmmn. Can you tell how you see that from that muddy pic?
That was the best one I could find. Look at the car ramps and which way they go. There was four parking fields there.
Opened with “Farewell to arms” and “310 to Yuma”.
This became the Lakeshore in 1968.
Closed on January 13, 1985. Screen 1 closed with “Ghostbusters” and “Survivors”, Screen 2 closed with “Terminator” and “Up The Creek”, Screen 3 closed with “Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo” and “Things Are Tough All Over”, and Screen 4 closed with “Runaway” and “Meatballs II".
On March 25, 1984, an unidentified man was fatally shot in front of the Lakeshore Drive-In by an unspecified suspect. The victim was in the middle of watching the double feature of “The Legend Of Boggy Creek II” and “Creature From Black Lake” at Screen 1. A total of six shots ripped into him while he was outside of his vehicle.
Reference article? relevance as to how someone being fatally shot is necessary to be posted here. Seems rather ghoulish.
A 1969 aerial shows a rectangular building on the west side of the drive-in complete with a pool. That building remained until at least 2005.
Even before the drive-in closed, a 1984 aerial appears to show all four screens being used as a flea market. By 1995, all but the original screen had been removed. The original screen and projection booth, along with the projection booth for the back screen were still present in 2005.
By 2007, the entire property had been razed. Today, it is an open field. One curious note is that Margate Blvd was slightly extended into the property in 2007 and it still remains today. It may be that there were plans to extend the road further, but that has yet to happen.