Albuquerque 6 Drive-In
4901 Pan American Freeway,
Albuquerque,
NM
87109
4901 Pan American Freeway,
Albuquerque,
NM
87109
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Confirming the final day was September 17, 1995. Demolition began in February 1996.
Opened 21st April 1978 on screen 1 with “Almost summer” and “Lifeguard”, screen 2 with “Pete’s dragon” and “The Boatniks”, screen 3 with “Jennifer” and “Dark places” Screen 4 with “Looking for Mr Goodbar” and “Marathon man”, screen 5 with “The Amsterdam kill” and “Telecon”, and screen 6 with “The Choirboys” and “The Car”.
The 6’s final ad in the Albuquerque Journal was on Sunday, Sept. 17, 1995. A month later, the local papers reported that Century Theaters had received the city’s conditional approval to level the drive-in and build a huge indoor multiplex.
Albuquerque 6 Drive-In Theater grand opening ad 21 Apr 1978, Fri The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, New Mexico) Newspapers.com
Closed in 1995
The address is now 4901 Pan American Freeway.
The site is now a cinema complex(Century Rio 24 Plex and XD). Was that a race track(go kart?) at the bottom of the drive-in in the above photo?