Modern Federal · Theaters

Unusual marquee for the Finger Lakes Drive-in Theater in Auburn, New York. Opened in 1947, it is (as of 2018) the oldest operating drive-in movie theater in New York state

Auburn · 1850–1939

Unusual marquee for the Finger Lakes Drive-in Theater in Auburn, New York. Opened in 1947, it is (as of 2018) the oldest operating drive-in movie theater in New York state, Auburn, 1850–1939
Unusual marquee for the Finger Lakes Drive-in Theater in Auburn, New York. Opened in 1947, it is (as of 2018) the oldest operating drive-in movie theater in New York state, Auburn, 1850–1939. Theaters — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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