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| Address | 3417 Eastern Boulevard Middle River, MD 21220 United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°20′10″N76°24′14″W / 39.3360°N 76.4038°W |
| Type | Drive-In |
| Opened | June 6, 1956 |
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Bengies Drive-In is a drive-in theater in Middle River, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore, with the largest movie screen remaining in the United States.
Bengies was opened on June 6, 1956 [1] [2] by Frog Mortar Corporation. [3] It was designed by Jack K. Vogel as one of three drive-ins in the Vogel Theatre chain, [1] and is still owned by the Vogel family, [4] [5] and as of 2009 [update] showed entirely double features, [6] with triple features on weekends as of 2014 [update] . [7]
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, it was one of many drive-ins in the US used for socially distanced movie viewing and other events, and kept open after the summer ended; the theater rented in-car heaters to patrons. [5]
Its screen is the largest remaining in the United States, [1] [3] [5] measuring 52 feet (16 m) high and 120 feet (37 m) wide. [6] [7]
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