My parents used to take us to that Drive-In all the time when we were little people! What wonderful memories...they had the BEST fireworks display on the Fourth of July!
Unless I am truly having a serious senior moment, I believe there was a movie theater in downtown Centreville, on the corner, where Edwards Pharmacy is located now.
Have I lost my mind?
No you haven't lost your mind...there was a movie theater in town. I'm not sure when it burned down...
Never mind...It was the Old Opry House...see link:
www.edwardspharmacy.com/about_us.aspxOur History
From the ashes of early adversity, Edwards Pharmacy would become one of Centreville's most respected family businesses
In 1964, Jim Edwards purchased Thompson's Pharmacy at the corner of Commerce and Water Street in downtown Centreville - the same site of Edwards Pharmacy today.
The name change came just four years later as the result of a traumatic event that the young pharmacist could not have foreseen. A devastating fire in 1968 destroyed a historic Opera House and three other downtown businesses including the pharmacy, as reported in the Record Observer story below.
"It would make us stronger," reflected Edwards, known throughout the community as 'Doc'. He began the construction of his new pharmacy almost immediately after the devastating fire.
Edwards Pharmacy would become known by generations of families in the local area for its strong community ties and friendly, caring service.
From the front page of the Record Observer - Thursday, April 25, 1968
3 HURT AS FLAMES DESTROY 3 BUILDINGS
Three buildings in the heart of Centreville's business district lay in ruins today after flames threatened much of the town about 9 o'clock Tuesday night. (April 23).
The fire, the third disastrous blaze to strike the town's business area since 1902, completely destroyed the old Opera House Building (long vacant), Thompson's Pharmacy, Mayer's Shoe Shop and the Beauty Spot Salon.
Smoke and water damage occurred in the Center Coffee Shoppe, the Center Beverage Store and Draper's Market, all on Water Street. These stores were burned out on July 11, 1963, in a similar holocaust.
Also burned out completely were an apartment over the Beauty Spot Salon, which stood next to the Opera House, and an apartment and the Masonic lodge rooms over Thompson's Pharmacy.
Three persons were injured at the height of the fire. One, a 19 year-old college student, Allen Douglas Farmer, of Salisbury, who was standing on the corner when the Opera House wall collapsed and the bricks ripped down electric lines. The lines fell on the youth and he suffered multiple burns over his body and a fractured leg.
After treatment in Easton, the youth was rushed to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore in what was termed "critical" condition. Wednesday morning he was reported in "satisfactory condition."
James Edwards, owner of Thompson's Pharmacy, was attempting to remove valuables from his store when the Opera House wall fell over on his building and he was struck by falling debris. He suffered a broken ankle and burns.
Both men were taken to the Memorial Hospital in Easton by the Goodwill Fire Company ambulance.