Altoona Drive-In
415 Orchard Avenue,
Altoona,
PA
16601
415 Orchard Avenue,
Altoona,
PA
16601
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Blatt Brothers Circuit, Manos Amusement Inc.
Styles: Streamline Moderne
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Opened by the Blatt Brothers Theatre Corporation on April 23, 1948 with the film “Return Of Monte Cristo”, starring Louis Hayward. Located on Plank Road (formerly PA 36, now Business U.S. 220) at Orchard Avenue. Closed after the 1984 season. A shopping center and some restaurants now occupy the former drive-in site.
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Recent comments (view all 4 comments)
April 23rd, 1948 grand opening ad in photo section.
This drive-in was located at 415 Orchard Ave.
Now Big Lots. Please update.
I believe the drive-in was where the Walgreens is now.
According to the history of the Silver Lake Drive-In in Perry NY, Jake Stefanon opened the Altoona when he was with the Blatt Brothers, a Pittsburgh-based theater chain. The Motion Picture Almanacs listed the Blatt Brothers as the owners from at least its 1952-82 editions.
The 1984-88 editions of the MPA listed the owner as simply Manos.