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| Delaware Drive-in |
| Status: Demolished |
| Location: 4100 Delaware Avenue, Tonawanda, NY 14150 |
| Screens: 1 |
| Capacity: 1,000 cars |
| Original owner: Built by Louis Drew; operated later by Harry Berkson & Nathan Dickman. |
| Opening date: August 19, 1948 |
| Final season: 1963 |
| What's there now: Demolished for construction of the Delaware Avenue south to the I-290 eastbound on-ramp. |
This page was last updated on January 19, 2023.
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| Topo map from 1995, courtesy of TerraServer USA. | Aerial image from 1951, courtesy of the Erie County Division of Information & Support Services. | Aerial image from 1966, courtesy of Dominic Scalzo. | Aerial image from 2006, courtesy of Google Earth. |
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| Aerial close-up image from 2006, courtesy of Google Earth. | Grand opening tomorrow article from the Buffalo Evening News on August 18, 1948. | Grand opening tonight article from the Buffalo Courier Express on August 19, 1948. | Grand opening tonight ad from the Buffalo Courier Express on August 19, 1948. |
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| Grand opening tonight ad from the Buffalo Evening News on August 19, 1948. | Grand opening picture from the Buffalo Courier Express on August 19, 1948. | Delaware Drive-in miniature golf course ad from the Buffalo Evening News from 1949. | Delaware Drive-in matchbook, courtesy of William Sureck. |
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| Delaware Drive-in marquee from August1948, courtesy of Flexlume Sign Co. |
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