Hallandale Drive-In

106 E. Pembroke Road,
Hallandale Beach, FL 33009

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rivest266
rivest266 on May 6, 2021 at 4:55 pm

Full page grand opening ad posted. Hallandale Drive-In openingHallandale Drive-In opening 11 Jun 1948, Fri Sun-Tattler (Hollywood, Florida) Newspapers.com

Ken_Ashworth
Ken_Ashworth on July 29, 2020 at 12:26 pm

Drive-In 54, again, thanks for the support. I am glad that my Father’s work of recording this event has found such interest within this community. It was a unique effort and obviously worth preserving.

Drive-In 54
Drive-In 54 on July 28, 2020 at 11:58 am

Wow Thanks Ken!!!

Ken_Ashworth
Ken_Ashworth on July 28, 2020 at 8:31 am

I have posted a series of photos detailing the renovation of the drive-in from Full screen to Widescreen format in the Summer of 1954.

Ken_Ashworth
Ken_Ashworth on July 21, 2020 at 5:04 pm

Drive-In 54, thanks for the support. I’ve begun to post images I have been able to salvage from the family albums and look forward sharing what information I can.

Drive-In 54
Drive-In 54 on July 21, 2020 at 3:51 pm

Hey Ken thanks for the information..

Ken_Ashworth
Ken_Ashworth on July 21, 2020 at 2:53 pm

S. Arthur Ashworth was my Grandfather, my father (Ken Ashworth) managed the Drive-In during the 1950’s until it was sold. Also during the 1950’s my grandfather owned the Hi-Way Drive-In in Dania which was managered by my father’s older brother Arthur.

Like many Drive-Ins built prior to the early 1950’s the theater screen was built in the Full Screen format. It was during the summer of 1954 that the screen was expanded to a Widescreen format to accommodate Vista Vision and Cinema Scope films, and to compete with new theaters being built to this format.

The location on the south side of Pembroke RD located the Drive-In in Hallandale, the north side of the road was in Hollywood. The Drive-In advertised in the Miami News to reach their southern market and the Sun-Tattler a local daily in Hollywood.