Blue Star Drive-In

3120 S. Crater Road,
Petersburg, VA 23805

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MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on June 21, 2024 at 3:45 pm

Boxoffice, July 27, 1970: “William Gearing of the Silver Spring-based B&B circuit has taken over the booking of … the Buckeye Drive-In, Buckeye, W. Va., and the Blue Star Drive-In, Petersburg, Va. These theatres were booked by the late Joe Walsh, Baltimore booker.”

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on July 27, 2022 at 5:42 am

Why the name Blue Star? Stars aren’t blue I don’t think!?

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on July 24, 2022 at 4:27 pm

A Super 8, Advance Auto Parts, and a PepBoys sit in the theater’s former site.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on March 2, 2022 at 4:09 am

Boxoffice, Sept. 1, 1958: “A Clark Transfer driver discovered a fire in the concession stand of Charlie Rowlett’s Blue Star Drive-In, Petersburg, Va. Working around the clock, Charlie was back in business come showtime.”

Drive-In 54
Drive-In 54 on July 1, 2012 at 1:49 pm

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