Timonium Drive-In
Timonium, Maryland1955-1980
Shop Timonium Drive-In tees, long sleeve tees and hoodies. The Timonium opened in Maryland in 1955 with an ad for the world's largest CinemaScope screen. Reported capacity runs from 2,200 cars to 2,479, and the back row sat about a quarter mile from the screen. Pick a style below, then read the full Timonium history further down. Every shirt is printed to order in the USA and carries the memories of bygone places and teams.
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Timonium Drive-In History
The Timonium Drive-In in Timonium, Maryland, opened on August 3, 1955, with Joel McCrea in Wichita and a Bowery Boys picture, plus five cartoons. The opening ad in the Evening Sun of Baltimore advertised the world's largest CinemaScope screen. Figures for its size run from 2,200 cars to 2,479, which makes it one of the largest single-screen drive-ins ever built. The back row was about a quarter mile from the screen.
It stood off Greenspring Drive near Interstate 83. A courtesy pass from the theater told people to come off York Road at the fairgrounds. It came from the Mid-West Drive-In Theatres chain, which later became General Cinema.
It closed on December 9, 1980. A reopening planned for 1981 did not happen. It was torn down soon after, and a hotel and a business park now cover the ground.