August 1948
Movies were shown 6 nights a week, with "3 changes of films a week", the drive in could accommodate 300 cars. It was estimated that between 260 and 275 cars were there most Saturday nights.
I'm told that it was located on the southern tip of the island, and that you could see the screen as you drove across the bridge.
I do not know how long it operated. In 1952, Frank Lewis opened the Silver Moon Drive in "between Milton and West Milton".
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After Riverside Amusement Park, the park the trolley built, closed, Milton put a great effort into turning the Milton Island into an Amusement park. In 1929, Montgomery's Island Park, named for the family that donated their island land, officially opened. Through the early 1940s, there were still homes on the island. The Milton rotary worked to consolidate the deeds, and in 1966 the park was turned over to the state and became Milton State Park.
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I remember having family picnics there in the 40/50’s
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