Maple Leaf Drive-In
2457 Maplewood Drive,
Maplewood,
MN
55109
2457 Maplewood Drive,
Maplewood,
MN
55109
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Opened on 29/7/1959 with “Ride lonesome”. Located behind a motel(name unknown?). Closed in 1995.
The July 29th, 1959 grand opening ad can be found in the photo section for this drive-in. Last season according to the Star-Tribune was in 1993.
My dad managed the theater until 1984. I started cleaning the snack stand at 14 and then was an usher, carhop, assistant manager and for 2 years after my dad retired I was manager. My 2 brothers and a sister plus several friends worked there For several years. It was a great high school job and perfect place to hang out with friends and dates!
The Maple Leaf closed in 1995 and was owned and operated by C. Herringer. Car capacity was 630.
Picture of the marquee