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Shankweilers Auto Park

Highway 309 & Shankweiler Rd
Orefield PA 18069
(610) 481-0800

	Record #6944
Opened: 1934	Capacity: Architect(s): Architectural Style(s): National Register: Current Organ: none
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Shankweiler's Auto Park opened on April 15, 1934. The first screen was simply a white sheet hung between two telephone poles and sound was provided by a single overhead speaker. At one time, the theater boasted a landing strip which served the drive-in and the Shankweiler Hotel.

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Last featured 6/17/2003. Last edited 12/31/2005.

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