The Port Elmsley Drive-In theatre is a drive-in theatre located near Port Elmsley, between Perth and Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada.[1]
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| Location | Port Elmsley, Ontario, Canada |
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| Coordinates | 44°53′16″N 76°07′59″W / 44.88780°N 76.13292°W |
| Type | Drive-in theatre |
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History
editThe drive-in was originally built on ten acres (4.0 ha) of swamp land, supposedly won in a poker game.[2][3] Construction finished in 1953, after having trucked in tens of thousands of tonnes of gravel, to level the ground.[4] Financial troubles arose in 2018, and the cinema was planning on closing, however, the COVID-19 pandemic boosted its sales and allowed it to stay open.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Show to go on as drive-in theatres allowed to reopen". CBC News. May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "Port Elmsley Drive-In in Perth, CA - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ Pringle, Josh (May 30, 2020). "Port Elmsley Drive-In gets green light to open during COVID-19 pandemic". CTV News. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "History". www.portelmsleydrivein.com. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "Port Elmsley Drive-In lobbies to reopen during pandemic". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
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