Parkes Drive-In

Newell Highway and Saleyards Road,
Parkes, NSW 2870

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davidcoppock
davidcoppock on June 21, 2022 at 9:53 am

There was also open air cinema(picture gardens) next to the Parkes Drive-in(name unknown?).

kennerado
kennerado on September 26, 2019 at 7:07 pm

All that’s left is the exit road driveway (and gate?), the rest of the site is completely demolished.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on February 28, 2019 at 8:53 pm

May have later increased to 340 cars?

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on February 28, 2019 at 8:43 pm

This drive-in also served the town of Forbes.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on February 27, 2019 at 12:20 am

Closed on 1/11/1976 with “One flew over the cuckoo’s nest”. Reopened on 1/9/1978. Closed on 31/1/1979 with “Battlestar Galactica”. Sold and reopened in may 1979. Closed in the early 1980’s and sold in july 1987. Reopened early in 1988, and closed in july 1988.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on June 6, 2018 at 9:01 am

Site used by a trucking company until 2018.

P
P on March 3, 2018 at 1:10 pm

It has been demolished