Madison Drive-In

106 N.E. Rutherford Trailer Park Way,
Madison, FL 32340

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Kenmore
Kenmore on January 26, 2024 at 9:00 pm

A closer address is 106 NE Rutherford Trailer Park Way, Madison, FL.

I understand the address is not US-90, but it does put it smack on the drive-in itself. That’s because the entrance to the property has changed to the side street.

Today, you can still see the outline and some of the ramps along with the foundation of the ticket booth. The projection booth/concession stand still exists as well.

And as the address indicates, the property is a trailer park.

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on January 26, 2024 at 5:41 pm

The Madison Drive-In opened its gates on September 9, 1955 with Richard Widmark in “Red Skies Of Montana” (unknown if any short subjects were added), with a total capacity of 120 cars. It was once operated by Alfred Stevens during its later heyday.

The theater closed for the final time in the late-1980s.

zebulongrady
zebulongrady on August 2, 2013 at 3:05 pm

Chuck: Where did you find the Swan located?

jwmovies
jwmovies on October 20, 2012 at 11:37 pm

Above address does not map properly. The old drive-in is located east of this address

NYozoner
NYozoner on January 26, 2011 at 8:06 pm

Nice work Chuck. Good information can be found by using Google’s search engine, and with the right combination of words, you can discover a bunch of information through blogs, facebook postings, news stories, and history sites.

The truth is out there!

NYozoner
NYozoner on January 26, 2011 at 3:33 pm

Not every drive-in made it into the encyclopedias, almanacs, and catalogs. Some slipped through the cracks, especially the ones in very rural areas.

NYozoner
NYozoner on January 26, 2011 at 3:31 pm

Here is a USGS topo map noting the location of the drive-in, courtesy of MSRMaps.com.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on April 22, 2010 at 4:13 pm

So how did it get this name?

AndyCallahanMajorMajor
AndyCallahanMajorMajor on April 19, 2010 at 8:02 pm

That’s very strange. The outline of a former drive-in is very noticeable in a Google Maps view of the address.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on April 19, 2010 at 7:58 pm

No MADISON DRIVE-IN in 1956.either.