1000 Islands Drive-in Theatre was located in Alexandria, New York

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1000 Islands Drive-in

Status: Demolished

Location: 43374 Rte 12 at I-81 Interchange, Alexandria Bay, NY 13607

Screens: 1

Capacity: 500 cars

Original owner: Built by Antoinette McNamara; bought in 1951 by Donald Gilson and Tony Scalise.

Opening date: July 9, 1948

Final season: 1961

What's there now: Route 12 at I-81 Interchange

This page was last updated on January 5, 2023.


Topo Map from 1991, courtesy of TerraServer USA.	Aerial image from 2006, courtesy of Google Earth.	Aerial close-up image from 2006, courtesy of Google Earth.	Grand opening article from the Thousand Island Sun on June 17, 1948.

Grand opening ad from the Thousand Island Sun on July 7, 1948.	Now open ad from the Thousand Island Sun on July 14, 1948.	Drive-in sold article from the Canton Commercial Advertisor on September 25, 1951.	The I-81/Route 12 interchange is on the site of the former 1000 Islands Drive-in, image from 2007, courtesy of Rick Cohen.

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