Rustic Drive-In
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania1953-1985
Order Rustic Drive-In tees, long sleeve tees and hoodies. The Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, drive-in sat in a valley with its front faced in rough logs, a log fence along the drive and a tall white pylon that spelled out RUSTIC one letter at a time. One photo shows the marquee on a day the fire company ran a fund drive, with admission paid in food and clothing. Browse the styles below, and the full Rustic history is further down. Every shirt is printed to order in the USA and carries the memories of bygone places and teams.
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Rustic Drive-In History
The Rustic Drive-In near Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, opened on May 29, 1953, with George Montgomery in The Pathfinder and Abbott and Costello in In the Navy. It sat in a valley on Mt. Pleasant Road, between the communities of Norvelt and United and just past the Westmoreland County Fairgrounds, with one screen at the bottom of the hill and room for about 350 cars. Local histories name Bernard Buchheit as the first owner.
The name was a building plan. The front of the theater was faced in rough logs, the concession stand was open to the air, and a log fence ran along the drive. A tall white pylon spelled out RUSTIC one letter at a time. One surviving photo shows the marquee on a day when the fire company ran a fund drive, with admission paid in food and clothing and an old fire engine parked out front.
Cinemette Corporation of America took it over in April 1972. A commenter recalls adult films on Saturday nights for a few years in the 1970s. Its last season ended in September 1985. The woods have most of the site now, and the foundation of the concession and projection building is about all that remains.