Bengie's Drive-In Theatre
Bengies Drive-In is a drive-in theater in Middle River, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore, with the largest movie screen remaining in the United States.
History
Bengies was opened on June 6, 1956 by Frog Mortar Corporation. It was designed by Jack K. Vogel as one of three drive-ins in the Vogel Theatre chain, and is still owned by the Vogel family, and as of 2009 showed entirely double features, with triple features on weekends as of 2014.
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, it was one of many drive-ins in the US used for socially distanced movie viewing and other events, and kept open after the summer ended; the theater rented in-car heaters to patrons.
Screen
Its screen is the largest remaining in the United States, measuring 52 feet (16 m) high and 120 feet (37 m) wide.
References
- ^ Vogal, D. Edward. "Bengies Drive-In". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ Segrave, Kerry (2006). Drive-In Theaters: A History From Their Inception in 1933. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 160. ISBN 0786426306.
- ^ Headley, Robert (2006). Motion Picture Exhibition in Baltimore: An Illustrated History and Directory of Theaters, 1895–2004. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 215, 482. ISBN 9780786422906.
- ^ Kaltenbach, Chris (June 29, 2012). "Bengies Drive-In awarded $838,000 in suit against Royal Farms". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ Coyle, Jake (November 2, 2020). "Sunset falls on a historic season for the drive-in". Associated Press.
- ^ Swain, Bethany (October 7, 2009). "Drive-in theater a throwback to the '50s". CNN.
- ^ "The Last of American Drive-In Theaters". Peter Greenberg.com. June 6, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
Further reading
- Loy, Randy and Debrean. Moonlight Magic: Celebrating 40 Years of Motion Picture Enchantment at Baltimore's Bengies Drive-In Theater. Rockville, Maryland: Rockville Printing and Graphics.
External links
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