Staunton Drive-In
793 Lee Highway,
Verona,
VA
24482
793 Lee Highway,
Verona,
VA
24482
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A closer address is 793 Lee Hwy, Verona, VA.
This places it right next to the marquee, which was at the entrance of the drive-in. It is the address of Augusta Utilities which sits next to what is left of the marquee.
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The Staunton Drive-In Theatre launched August 22, 1952 with “The Cimmaron Kid.” The theatre became part of the Broumas Theatre Circuit in 1965 and 1966. It closed after its 25-year lease lapsed closing in style on October 16, 1977 with a double feature of Robert Vaughn in “Starship Invasions” and Giacomo Rossi Stuart in “The War Between The Planets.”
The marquee is still standing, but it’s not in the best shape.
This is the Staunton Drive-In located north of Staunton VA in a town called Verona. As a kid my mother would take me and my brother to see family films like “THE WORLD’S GEATEST ATHLETE”. Before the place closed in the late 1980’s, I saw “TRUE GRIT” and the last film I saw there was the Clit Eastwood movie, “THE OUTLAW JOSIE WELLS” Instead of buying food at the concession stand. The sound system was nothing more than a speaker hung on the window.
Approx. address for this drive-in was 733 Lee Highway.
Chuck, it could have been on the road between Staunton and Verona. The 1953-1954 edition of Theatre Catalog features this theatre, and gives a Verona location.