Pleasant Hill Drive-In
1317 W. Newport Pike,
Newport,
DE
19804
1317 W. Newport Pike,
Newport,
DE
19804
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Does that little train still survive?
My father ran the little gasoline powered train, kept in the little building to the left of the marquee in ‘62 - '63. They stopped running it when the engine gave out.
The Pleasant Hill Drive-In closed for the final time on January 1, 1984 with a triple-feature. The final films played there were “Staying Alive”, “Flashdance”, and “Classroom Teasers” as its last attraction.
Billboard, Dec. 25, 1954: “Robert P. Maclary, owner of Pleasant Hill Drive-In, Wilmington, Del., was re-elected to the State’s House of Representatives recently.”
825 cars.
Opened with “A Ticket to Tomahawk”. There was a miniture steam in the playground. Closed in 1983. Demolished in 1988 Site is now The Village at Hershey Run condominium complex.
I have, in my notes, a date of 1985 for the closing of Pleasant Hill Drive In. I didn’t note where I got that date. Can anyone confirm?
This opened on September 1st, 1950. Its grand opening ad can be found in the photo section
The Owners names was Robert Maclary. not Maclevy
From 1968