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400 Drive-in 
400 and Hwy 7 Opened 1954 and expanded to 3 screens in 1972 and closed 1997 to make room for the Colossus. Famous Players owned the 400 Drive-In, which had space for 1207 cars Cinema 1 460 Cinema 2 284 Cinema 3 570 Total 1314 cars |
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| 5 Drive-In
2332 9th Line in Oakville Opened about 1964 2nd screen added in 1980 and the third screen added
in 2001
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Website www.5drivein.com and click on the rocket
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| 7 & 27 Drive-In
Vaughan Opened 1967 twinned 1977 and closed 1997 Loew's Inc and 20th Century Theatres owned the 7 & 27, which had space for 1200 cars |
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| Bay Ridges Drive-In
Pickering  Odeon owned this Drive-In, which had space for 998 cars. |
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| Docks Drive-In
Foot of Cherry St. WEBSITE Opened June 2001 Booked by Premier Operating, 470 cars
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| Dufferin Drive-In
Dufferin north of Steeles Opened 1950 and closed 1984 Odeon owned this Drive-In, which had space for 900 cars. Trivia provided by Doug Gordon (Thanks) * Featured an swimming pool behind the screen * When opened screen was rear projection on west side of tower, an conventional screen on the east side of the tower which is showing in the photograph. * Screen tower was believed to be haunted by ghosts of original resident of the land, an farming couple.  |
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. North York Drive-In
893 Mount Albert road in Newmarket WEBSITE Opened about 1954, in later years 2 more screens were added. Clifford Murrell owned this Drive-In, which has space for 400 cars. |
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| Northeast Drive-In
SW Corner of Sheppard and Victoria Park Opened Apr 22, 1948 and closed 1977 This is the first Drive-In in the Greater Toronto Area. 20th Century Theatre owned this Drive-In, which had space for 946 cars, on Nov 29, 1974 this drive-in joined the Famous Players circuit |
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| Northwest Drive-In
Opened 1948 and closed 1977 Northwest Drive-In Ltd. owned this Drive-In, which had space for 1839 cars, The Skyway 6 theatre was built on the site in 1977 |
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| Parkway Drive-In
Steeles and Woodbine Opened 1966 and closed 1985 Odeon owned this Drive-In, which had space for 816 cars. Parkway Drive-In trivia from Doug Gorden, an employee of this drive-in * The exit road was a favroite meeting and "parking" spot for boss's and their secrectaries during working hours, the fence blocked the view from the street. * Pumpkin orange and Yellow colours on the fence and the snack bar, Odeon belived that these colour triggered people to get hungry and buy from the snack bar. * Oversized parking spaces * The Parkway never had radio sound. * Huge snack bar * Cineplex-Odeon was going to make the Parkway an 3-screen drive-in, wanted out of a partnership with Barry Allen of Premier Theatres, Cineplex's Garth Drabineky didn't like drive-ins (Except in Québec) and sold the land for $CAN 12 million. (To pay for the Imperial Six coup. ) * Last all night show October 23,1985: Invasion USA, Missing in Action 1 and 2 |
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| Scarboro Drive-In
Kennedy Rd north of Eglinton Opened 1952 and closed 1979 20th Century Theatres owned this Drive-In, which has space for 1026 cars. |
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| TePee Drive-In and Indoor
Pickering 20th Century Theatres owned this Drive-In, which had space for 575 cars.
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