Hoosac Drive-In
199 Howland Avenue,
Adams,
MA
01220
199 Howland Avenue,
Adams,
MA
01220
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The Hoosac Drive-In was opened August 27, 1950 with Bud Abbott & Lou Costello in “Mexican Hayride” & Joel McCrea in “South of St. Louis”. It was closed in October 1967.
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Ken McIntyre
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Here is a 1986 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ksg8c6
This one’s long gone, closed and demolished – a packaging company now sits on the site. However, if you look at the aerial on Google maps, it’s fairly obvious what it used to be – the footprint is still there.
Ken. in my 1956 ALMANAC it said 435 cars and was owned by Boylston.
August 27, 1950 was the launch date for the Hoosac Drive-In with “Mexican Hayride” and “South of St. Louis” on the big screen located on the Adams-North Adams town line. Opened with a capacity for 435 cars on ten ramps. A 36x40' screen was constructed by the original operator, the Boylston Drive-In Corporation circuit.
I used to work there as a projectionist in the 1970s. At that time it was owned by Al Coury, who also owned Coury’s Drive-In in North Adams.
Why the name Hoosac?
“Hoosac” is a geographical name in that area of MA. Near Adams is the Hoosac Tunnel, a rail tunnel built in the 19th Century.
And the word, meaning “place of stones”, originated from the indigenous people who once inhabited the region.
The Hossiac Drive-In Only Lasted For At Least 17 Years. In Early September 1967, The Hossiac Drive-In Ended Up Showing Their Last First-Run Film. The Theater Ended Up Closing In October 1967 Because The Hossiac Did Not Had A Huge Success Running Horror Films For An Entire Month. The Theater However Sat Abandoned For Decades.