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]
Screen
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]
References
^ abcVogal, D. Edward. "Bengies Drive-In". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
^Segrave, Kerry (2006). Drive-In Theaters: A History From Their Inception in 1933. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 160. ISBN0786426306.
^ abHeadley, Robert (2006). Motion Picture Exhibition in Baltimore: An Illustrated History and Directory of Theaters, 1895–2004. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 215, 482. ISBN9780786422906.
Loy, Randy and Debrean. Moonlight Magic: Celebrating 40 Years of Motion Picture Enchantment at Baltimore's Bengies Drive-In Theater. Rockville, Maryland: Rockville Printing and Graphics.
