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BENGIES DRIVE-IN THEATER

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1956, Jack K. Vogel; 1973 marquee. 3417 Eastern Blvd.

The last operating drive-in movie theater in Maryland has all the features associated with the type—illuminated sign at the roadside, ticket booths, an operations building including concession stand, restrooms, and a projection booth, and careful site planning including one-way lanes and parking along berms to facilitate views of the big screen. Its designer, architectural engineer Vogel, was a prolific designer of drive-ins. This drive-in, constructed and operated for decades by his brother Hank Vogel, was part of their small family-run theater chain of both indoor and drive-in theaters. Bengies is still owned and operated by the Vogel family.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie
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Timeline

  • 1956

    Built

  • 1973

    Marquee

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Citation

Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie, "BENGIES DRIVE-IN THEATER", [Middle River, Maryland], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MD-01-CM30.

Print Source

Buildings of Maryland, Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2022, 251-251.

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