Cinema Drive-In
959 Putney Road,
Brattleboro,
VT
05301
959 Putney Road,
Brattleboro,
VT
05301
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Previous Names: Parkway Drive-In
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The Parkway Drive-In was located behind the Theater Motor Lodge. Opened on May 2, 1952 with Steve Cochran in “The Tanks are Coming” & Rod Cameron in “Oh! Susanna”. I was operated by Norman Bonneau, it first appears in a 1956 topological map. On April 28, 1967 it reopened as the Cinema Drive-In. Apparently Norman owned both the drive-in and the motel, he wired the film sound to the rooms so his guests could also watch if they chose to. I can’t find any visual evidence from aerial photos of the actual drive-in but the motel still exists, now called The Black Mountain Inn. The Cinema Drive-In was closed in 1972. The drive-in itself appears to have been demolished.
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It opened on May 2, 1952 with “The Tanks Are Coming” and “Oh! Susanna”.
Reopened as Cinema Drive-In on April 28th, 1967, and closed in 1972. Another ad posted.
Reopened on 28/4/1967 with “The professionals” and “Dead heat on a merry-go-round”.
Is the Theater Motor Lodge still there?
Yes but it’s now called The Black Mountain Inn.
The Cinema Drive-In originally closed for the 1972 season, but gusty winds knocked the entire screen down on December 1, 1972.