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  1. View larger map →. This was one of Long Island’s most popular drive in theaters because it was right over the city line. Cars would line up for miles to see first run double and sometimes triple features. It was the first drive-in theatre to open in New York State, opening on August 10, 1938 with Jimmy Durante in “Start Cheering”.

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  2. License: August 16, 1938. On the site of old Curtis Field, on the Sunrise Highway in Valley Stream, NY has been opened the first open air automobile movie theater of its kind in New York State. The 12-acre tract accommodates 500 cars at a performance.

  3. Jan 3, 2010 · Sunrise Drive-in: Status: Demolished: Location: 750 W. Sunrise Hwy, Valley Stream, NY 11580: Screens: 1: Capacity: 500 cars: Original owner: Built by Michael Redstone, which became Redstone Theatres, and then National Amusements. Opening date: August 10, 1938: Final season: 1978: What's there now: Sunrise Multiplex Cinemas.

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  5. Sunrise Drive-In Theater opens. 1938 . Sunrise Drive-In Theater opens on Sunrise Highway. 1939 . Green Acres community opens and Green Acres Civic Association formed. 1940 : The Village of Valley Stream acquires Firemen Field by assuming its mortgage. 1943 . The Valley Stream Mail Baseball league is founded. The first game is played in Firemen ...

  6. Sunrise Drive-In Theater, Valley Stream, Long Island, New York, USA - September 28, 1938. SUNRISE. DRIVE • IN • THEATRE. LONG ISLAND'S FIRST OPEN AIR AUTOMOBILE THEATRE. Sunrise Highway, Valley Stream, L. I. Low Vision Line. Phones: CURTIS 8010. LAURELTON 8-8010. 30 Feet Aisle Space.

  7. Sunrise Drive-In Theater, Valley Stream. I thought I'd post some of my original "coming attractions" flyers from the Sunrise Drive-In Theater; it was located on Sunrise Highway, just across the Queens/Nassau County line, in Valley Stream, Long Island (New York). Judging by the films being shown, these appear to all be from 1963 and 1964.