Prices' Corner Drive-In

Century Boulevard,
Wilmington, DE 19808

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Previously operated by: Budco

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Prices Corner

Located at 1225 Centerville Road, with its entrance at Century Boulevard. Prices' Corner Drive-In was opened by Claude Schlanger on April 6, 1962. Capacity was 900 cars. The drive-in closed on September 20, 1979 with “Star Wars” & “Battlestar Galactica”. It was later razed to make way for a Wal-Mart.

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rave323
rave323 on December 28, 2009 at 5:26 pm

Can anyone give me info on the Cinemart on Gov Prinz? I can’t find any info anywhere, but, I stop to look at it every time I’m in the area. What a mystery. The only thing I can tell is that I was built in the 60’s due to the chandelier and font on the front sign.

NYozoner
NYozoner on January 22, 2011 at 7:41 am

Here is a 1970 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS:

http://flic.kr/p/9cbV35

rave323
rave323 on January 24, 2011 at 2:46 pm

Great pic NYozoner. Thanks! It’s amazing how different things looked before the 141 expansion.
I wonder how many drive-ins bit the dust for WalMarts in the 80s.

SaniDel
SaniDel on February 16, 2013 at 8:09 pm

https://www.facebook.com/PricesCornerDriveIn

rivest266
rivest266 on May 16, 2016 at 10:56 am

April 6th, 1962 grand opening ad in photo section.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on November 22, 2018 at 11:29 am

Opened with “Blue Hawaii” and “The commancheros”. Why the name Price’s Corner?

SaniDel
SaniDel on November 22, 2018 at 2:33 pm

The area surrounding the theater is referred to as Prices' Corner … note the correct spelling that is usually ignored … including its Wikipedia article:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prices_Corner,_Delaware

Mr. Prices was presumably a farmer or a merchant in the area before it was developed. As three significant roads met at an unusual ‘triangular’ intersection the surrounding area came to be called Prices' Corner. In addition to the drive-in there is still a shopping center and a car wash with the name.

jwmovies
jwmovies on January 12, 2023 at 8:45 am

Uand you guessed it…A Wal-Mart! Actually next door…

Now a storage facility with the entrance road now named Csntury Blvd, please update.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on February 14, 2023 at 8:31 pm

The actual closing date is September 20, 1979.

SaniDel
SaniDel on February 14, 2023 at 8:36 pm

50sSnipes … September 20, 1979 was a Thursday … unusual day of the week for the closing date. Would expect it to be on a Saturday night.

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