East Windsor Drive-In
East Windsor, Connecticut1950-1985
Order East Windsor Drive-In tees, long sleeve tees and hoodies. It opened in late October 1950 on Route 5 in Connecticut, with a fully paved ramp and room for 756 cars. The last program on September 5, 1985, was a double bill led by Gremlins. Pick a style below, then read the full East Windsor history further down. Down Home Apparel is an American small business remembering the best places and teams of yesteryear, and every shirt is printed to order in the USA.
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East Windsor Drive-In History
The East Windsor Drive-In in East Windsor, Connecticut, opened on October 26, 1950, with James Stewart in Broken Arrow and Paul Douglas in Everybody Does It. It stood at U.S. Route 5 and Stoughton Road and had one screen and parking for 756 cars. Construction had started only that August, to plans by architect Charles H. Abramowitz. Opening in late October in Connecticut left few warm nights that year.
The opening ad sold a fully paved ramp and a cafeteria-style concession stand. A matchbook from the theater carried the same selling point and placed it on Route 5 between East Hartford and Thompsonville.
SBC Theatres was the last operator. The drive-in showed its last program on September 5, 1985, a double bill of Gremlins and Oh, God! You Devil. It came down soon after, and the Stoughton Ridge condominiums were built on the site in 1987.