Small Town Theaters of Frederick County
by Richard D. L. Fulton According to Robert K. Headley, as stated in his book, Maryland’s Motion Picture Theaters (Images of America), in the 1950s, there were as many as 200 movie theaters in Maryland. While that may seem to be a relatively small number, Maryland is, after all, a relatively small state. Most of…
Businesses Past...
by Richard D. L. Fulton Monocacy Drive-In Theater The Monocacy Drive-in Theater opened on August 24, 1952, and was located on Route 140 (Taneytown-Emmitsburg Road), near Taneytown. The coming of a new drive-in theater was initially announced in the August 26, 1952, edition of The (Frederick) News, which had reported that John G. Miller, owner…
