Thunderbird Drive-In
3690 East Bay Drive,
Largo,
FL
33771
3690 East Bay Drive,
Largo,
FL
33771
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The Thunderbird Drive-In was opened February 18, 1966. It was demolished in early-1985 for a strip store plaza and apartment complex. I hope to have more info in the future. I know it was in business playing second run movies, right up to demolition.
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Sandy Rand
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Sandy,Largo had a Palm Drive-in there in 1956.
DUH, all the times I’ve been in Largo since I was a kid and I never paid attention to it’s drive-ins!
Mike, I never found an address for a Palm Drive-In in Largo, but it was open 1953-1957, held 300 cars and was Afro-Ameican?
Sandy, hate to confuse things, but found two other numbers for the Thunderbird on the same street:
371?
3701?
Open 1964-1985?
Not open in 1967.
Held 800 autos.
Hope someone can come up with what for sure is the correct address, more info and photos.
Sorry. Address correction is 3690 East Bay. There is an Outback Steakhouse there now and the apartment is called the Columns in back. The Thunderbird occupied the entire parcel.
Thanks Bob.
Bob, have some answers on Marrh and Carolina Theatre.
PLEASE CHANGE ADDRESS TO:
3690 EAST BAY DRIVE
The Palm was located at the corner of Ulmerton Road at US 19. Some places around here have a Clearwater address while others have a Largo one. It’s technically an unincorporated area usually attributed to Largo. Apparently the Palm later became the Ulmerton. The area has been built up for the last twenty or so years and I don’t believe any trace of the drive-in exists.
Opened on February 18th, 1966.
Found on Newspapers.com
Opened With “Harum Scarum” And “The Great Spy Mission”. It Was Closed On August 22, 1985 With A Triple Feature: “Rambo”, “First Blood”, And “Missing In Action” As Its Last Films. It Was Demolished Less Than A Year Later In 1986.