This 1951 aerial photo of the Union Drive-In shows the original layout. The next photo shows the second design which was supposedly incorporated to be able to show the movies a bit earlier due to the sun's position.

A rare photo of Tri-City Stadium with Wimpy Erwin in his Midget Race car. Tri-City Stadium was a motorcycle and midget car race track that existed from 1933 to 1941 on Mill Road on the site where the Garden State Bowling alley was. The track was named Tri-City due to the fact that racers would drive through Union, Irvington and Hillside as they sped around the course. This claim is currently in dispute and we have our researchers looking into it. We will keep you posted. This photo is from a very rare book entitled "The Midgets at Tri-City Stadium" by Crocky Wright.

This 1966 aerial photo of the Union Drive-In shows the altered layout. The second design which was supposedly incorporated in order to show the movies a bit earlier due to the sun's position.

The famous Four Seasons Bowling Alley on West Chestnut St. As the story goes, Frankie Valli and his band mates auditioned for a gig in the lounge and got turned down. They liked the name of the place and decided to use it for their group. This photo was taken before the property was used to build a Costco Store.

The Four Seasons as portrayed by the movie set in "Jersey Boys". In the film, as the repairman fixes the sign one of the boys has a revelation to call the band the "Four Seasons" and history was made.

This is a very rare photo of Union Speedway located on the South side of Farchers Grove where Iorio Court exists today off of Springfield Road. The first known use of the term "Big Car" in racing advertising was in advertising was for this track which existed from about 1936 to 1940. Here are some clips of midget car racing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA6kbzPJg5I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4bKon5-mSE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-p2zRBl-b4

Plan for the Union Drive In Theater

From racing history website: http://www.njrn.com/njhistory.html

The Union Drive-In was in operation from 1936 to 1983 and featured a 1400 car capacity. The drive-in was located on Route 22 east at the current location of The Point Condominium development and Burger King.

Tri-City Stadium was a motorcycle and midget car race track that existed from 1933 to 1941 on Mill Road on the site where Garden State Bowling alley was. The track was named Tri-City due to the fact that racers would drive through Union, Irvington and Hillside as they sped around the course. This fact is currently in dispute and we have our researchers looking into it. We will keep you posted. Link to a story about a championship race held in 1935: http://www.speedwayplus.com/EasternChampionship.shtml