Coram Drive In
3700 Route 112,
Coram,
NY
11727
3700 Route 112,
Coram,
NY
11727
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Last operated by United Artists and closed on October 4, 1983 with “The Lonely Lady”.
Clearer grand opening ad posted.
Opened on 4/6/1954 with “Beachhead” and “Yankee Pasha”. 1000 cars. Closed in 1984.
Hollywood, a seasonal ice cream store on Route 25 in Middle Island (Long Island), NY.
WHO is the lucky owner of those theater cards in the photos section ????? Wonderful !
All I See Is The “UA Movies Of Coram 10” Sign Completely Beaten' Up.
Marquee (pylon) was around long after 2013 as was the “remains” of the subsequent multiplex.
A current address for this former drive-in is 460 Wincoram Way, Coram, NY 11727. This will map to a business almost directly in the middle of where it was. If you want the actual address where the entrance road was, that’s now 396 Middle Country Rd. Also the entrance drive-way and marquee existed up until 2013 on Google Street View.
Opened On June 4th, 1954.
Photos of opening ad and theatre cards uploaded.
The reason I used 3700 was because that is the address CT shows for the UA Coram which was built on the site of the drive-in. The theatre cards I’ve seen and the ads, and the Prudential guide always said Rts 112 & 25. So you’re saying the address for the UA is wrong also. Maybe that had a real address that we can trace back.
PLEASE CHANGE ADDRESS TO:
ROUTE 112 & ROUTE 25
3700 Route 112 is almost a half mile to far South.
Held 880 cars
Opened June 4, 1954, closed ~1984 or~1985? Can anyone verify the exact dates?
Owners:
1961-1964 Associated Purdential Theaters, Inc.
1967 Prudential New York Theaters, Inc. of Merrick, Long Island, N.Y., Edward Seider, President, they had 80 theaters in Conneceticut, New Jersey, New York and Wisconsin.
1969 Purdential Management Corp.
1975-1985 United Artist Theaters
More info and photos are always welcome.
Somewhere out there I know there is a drive-in site which might have the car capacity. I can’t remember the name, however. But then, again, I wonder how accurate it is since they list a drive in in Centereach Long Island for which I can find no substantiating evidence.
Also, there is an ice cream parlour in Middle Island or Ridge on the south side of Route 25 that has several of the old theatre cards advertising the drive in among its movie related memoriabilia.
Assoc.Prudential Playhouse,Inc. was the full name.No car capacity listed in 1956 Almanac.