Smithtown All Weather Drive-In
Middle Country Road and Deer Valley Drive,
Nesconset,
NY
11767
Middle Country Road and Deer Valley Drive,
Nesconset,
NY
11767
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Previously operated by: Associated Prudential Theaters Inc., United Artists Theater Circuit Inc.
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The Smithtown All Weather Drive-In was the second largest drive-in in New York with the largest being the Johnny All Weather Drive-In located in Copiague. The Smithtown All Weather Drive-In had a capacity for 2,500 cars on its single screen and it also had an indoor theater with over 800-seats, some of which were outside the building. It was opened on May 29, 1962 with James Stewart in “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance”. It was operated by Associated Prudential Theatres. Later it was another UA owned theatre. It later had two outdoor screens and one indoor screen. It was closed on February 6, 1986 with Suzy Stokey in “The Power”.
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Opened on May 29, 1962.
The original concept of the various Prudential All Weather theaters was that the same movie was shown at the indoor and outdoor theaters, albeit at different times, regardless of the weather. By the 1980s when UA was the managing circuit it was not uncommon for one film to play indoors and a double feature of other films outdoors. This policy was also in effect at the Johnny All Weather in Copiague and the Patchogue Sunrise.
Opened with “The man who Liberty Valance”. The site is now the Country Pointe residential housing development.
There is a small building on tne entrance to the housing development that might be the former ticket booth?
Why the name Smithtown?
A more familiar name than the village of Nesconset in which it is located. Confusing. However, Nesconset IS located in the TOWN of Smithtown.
On a similar note the new Huntington Plaza Theater is located in the village of East Northport which is in the TOWN of Huntington.
Grand opening ad:
Smithtown All-Weather Drive-In opening 29 May 1962, Tue Newsday (Suffolk Edition) (Melville, New York) Newspapers.com
Closed on February 6, 1986 with “Power”.
The ticket booth was torn down with the drive-in. The structure which stand near, but not exactly where the ticket booth once stood is probably the guard house for the housing community.