Malta Drive-In celebrating 75th anniversary
MALTA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Friday night will mark the Malta Drive-In's 75th anniversary season. A double feature of "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" and "Ghostbusters Frozen Empire" will play on the front screen, with "Abigail" and "Monkey Man" on the back screen. Box office opens at 6:30 p.m. with showtime slated for 8 p.m.
The drive-in promises several promotions throughout the season including throwback Thursdays through July and August, airing nostalgic movies remembering notable features from the location's history.
Sarto and Leona Smaldone opened the doors to the Malta Drive-In Theatre on July 1, 1949, a theatre they built. The opening double feature showed Abbott & Costello’s “The Noose Hangs High” and “On the Old Spanish Trail" starring Roy Rogers.
The theatre is located at 2785 State Highway 9 in Malta.