Braddock
Drive-In
between US 40 west and Alternate US 40, Frederick, Md.
capacity: 450-700?
years of operation: 1950-69
currently: Weis supermarket; also McDonald's,
Bob Evans restaurants
The first drive-in in Frederick
County, built by Pennsylvania-based Modern Theatres Inc. for $90,000
and originally advertised as having a 700-car capacity, although
later reference sources put the capacity at around 450. A huge
neon marquee, emblazoned with about a thousand light bulbs, was
visible from both highways leading to the drive-in.
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