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1950s PARK DRIVE-IN MOVIE THEATER CAR WINDOW SPEAKER BOX, GREENSBORO, NC, AS IS

$ 79.19

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Modified Item: Yes
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Industry: Theater
  • Condition: GOOD. Untested, so not in working order. Speaker needs a rebuild. Window hanger has a chip of cast aluminum broken-off and missing on bottom [see photo].
  • Modification Description: Chipped Hanger
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    VINTAGE !
    ONE (1)
    GREENSBORO, NC
    PARK DRIVE-IN MOVIE THEATER
    ALUMINUM CAR SPEAKER BOX
    ONE OF THOUSANDS OF ITEMS AVAILABLE IN OUR EBAY STORE!
    ITEM:
    ONE (1) SPEAKER BOX
    ORIGIN:
    PARK DRIVE-IN THEATER, GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. This theater was located on Lawndale Drive Extension and accommodated 400 cars; it closed in 1975.
    MANUFACTURER:
    STANDARD THEATRE SUPPLY COMPANY, GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
    COLOR:
    DULL ALUMINUM / SILVER
    DESCRIPTION:
    This is a VINTAGE, UNRESTORED drive-in movie theater speaker box from the Park Drive In, once located in Greensboro, North Carolina! This box is stamped with the name of the drive-in -- to prevent theft. Before the advent of stereo radios, patrons would steal speaker boxes and mount one on each side of the back window shelf in their car...creating a "stereo" radio! The chip on the hanger suggests that this box was left in a car window when a movie-goer left the theater at the end of the night, likely damaging the speaker box and snapping-off the car window. Although my collection focuses on Virginia items, this speaker is from my personal collection of drive-in theater memorabilia; I found this speaker box in Waynesboro, Virginia. A great addition to your drive-in movie theater memorabilia collection!
    CONDITION DETAILS:
    GOOD. Untested, so not in working order. Speaker needs a rebuild. Window hanger has a chip of cast aluminum broken-off and missing on bottom [see photo].
    SHIPPING: UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE.
    Includes Delivery Confirmation.
    NOTE:
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