Orange Drive-In
13399 James Madison Highway,
Orange,
VA
22960
13399 James Madison Highway,
Orange,
VA
22960
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Previously operated by: Pitts' Theaters Inc., R/C Theatres
Previous Names: Pitts Orange Drive-In
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The Pitts Orange Drive-In was operated by Pitts' Theaters Inc. opening on May 16, 1952 with Randolph Scott in “Colt .45”. In November 1969 it was taken over by Mid-Atlantic Theatres a subsidiary of R/C Theatres. It was renamed Orange Drive-In and was closed on September 16, 1979 with Bill Murray in “Meatballs” & Warren Beatty in “Heaven Can Wait”.
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Found it! The address is 13399 James Madison Hwy, Orange, VA and it was located on the SW side of the town. Today, a business called “Southern States” occupies the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining. http://tinyurl.com/ntbw2g8
The Pitts Drive-In was still in operation in 1970, when the February 16 issue of Boxoffice reported that extensive improvements were planned by the new owners, the Mid-Atlantic Theatre Corporation. Pitts Theatres had been taken over by R/C Theatres of Randallstown, Maryland, in November, 1969. This page at Drive-Ins.org says that the theater was renamed the Orange Drive-In after being taken over by R/C Theatres, and says that it was closed in 1979. Mid-Atlantic appears to have been a subsidiary of R/C.
For the very technical, the proper opening name is Pitts Orange Drive-In Theatre launching May 16, 1952 with “Colt .45”
Closed on September 16, 1979 with “Meatballs” and “Heaven Can Wait”.