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Ideal Drive-in
Status: Abandoned
Location: Gouverneur St., Rte 11, Canton, NY 13617
Screens: 1
Capacity: 500 cars
Original owner: Built by Aleck Papayanakos.
Opening date: October 12, 1950
Final season: 1986
What's there now: Empty lot, screen tower still standing, all other buildings have been demolished.

This page was last updated on January 9, 2023.

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Topo Map from 1988, courtesy of TerraServer USA. Aerial image from 1962, courtesy of the St. Lawrence County Soil and Water Conservation District. Aerial image from 2006, courtesy of Google Earth. Aerial close-up image from 2006, courtesy of Google Earth.
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Coming soon article from the Canton Commercial Advertisor on April 4, 1950. Under construction article from the Canton Commercial Advertisor on July 4, 1950. Under construction picture from the St. Lawrence Plaindealer on July 6, 1950. Under construction article from the St. Lawrence Plaindealer on August 3, 1950.
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Grand opening ad from the Canton Commercial Advertisor on October 10, 1950. Grand opening FULL PAGE ad from the St. Lawrence Plaindealer on October 12, 1950. Grand opening tonight article from the St. Lawrence Plaindealer on October 12, 1950. Closing for the 1950 season ad from the St. Lawrence Plaindealer on October 24, 1950.

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