Weirs Drive-in sold

mcdude · 08-25-2017, 08:35 AM

Other than owning two self-storage facilities and a carwash, is anyone aware of any other properties that the A. E. Mitchell Corporation has developed? I guess I'm wondering if his pockets are deep enough to pull something like this off?

TiltonBB · 08-25-2017, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by mcdude

Other than owning two self-storage facilities and a carwash, is anyone aware of any other properties that the A. E. Mitchell Corporation has developed? I guess I'm wondering if his pockets are deep enough to pull something like this off?

Yes, the pockets are deep enough.

Along with business ventures, some that are publicly known, some that are not, he has a waterfront home worth millions (with an eight car garage).

Don't worry about AL. He is a smart businessman and would not have acquired 22 acres in the Weirs without a plan that will succeed.

Phantom · 08-25-2017, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by TiltonBB

he has a waterfront home worth millions (with an eight car garage).

Would that happen to be the property at the corner of Endicott & Summit ??

TiltonBB · 08-25-2017, 09:02 AM

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Would that happen to be the property at the corner of Endicott & Summit ??

ssssshhhhhh

Dave R · 08-25-2017, 09:48 AM

Drive-ins are awesome, but in NH where the season is really short and there's plenty of empty commercial land, they should not occupy expensive real estate in an "urban" setting. Put them out in the middle of nowhere where land is cheap. It's not like anyone is going to walk or take public transport to a drive-in.

This is great news for Weirs Beach, I hope they really spiff it up. The area has tremendous potential and bike week is just not cutting it anymore. With the loss of half the NASCAR races in NH, wouldn't it be awesome to see bike week return to its roots of AMA motorcycle racing at Loudon? Hopefully the track is working hard to bring back Superbike races.

Biggd · 08-25-2017, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave R

Drive-ins are awesome, but in NH where the season is really short and there's plenty of empty commercial land, they should not occupy expensive real estate in an "urban" setting. Put them out in the middle of nowhere where land is cheap. It's not like anyone is going to walk or take public transport to a drive-in.

This is great news for Weirs Beach, I hope they really spiff it up. The area has tremendous potential and bike week is just not cutting it anymore. With the loss of half the NASCAR races in NH, wouldn't it be awesome to see bike week return to its roots of AMA motorcycle racing at Loudon? Hopefully the track is working hard to bring back Superbike races.

Agree completely!

mcdude · 08-25-2017, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Phantom

Would that happen to be the property at the corner of Endicott & Summit ??

(Google Earth would indicate)...nice neighborhood!

Donzi Minx · 08-25-2017, 10:23 AM

Saw Star Wars and then the Simpson movie with the kids there.
Being a Masshole though......you haven't lived unless you went to the Revere
Drive In. Even more nefarious was the Saugus Drive In.
Truly the end of an era. Gawd I'm old!

Dave R · 08-25-2017, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Donzi Minx

Saw Star Wars and then the Simpson movie with the kids there.
Being a Masshole though......you haven't lived unless you went to the Revere
Drive In. Even more nefarious was the Saugus Drive In.
Truly the end of an era. Gawd I'm old!

Never went to the Weirs Drive-in, but we used to go to the Sky Ray, Bedford Grove, Seacoast, and Plaistow Drive-ins when I was a kid, and then later as a teen. It's sad that they are all gone.

We still occasionally go to the Bridgton Drive-in in Maine. My favorite memory from there is seeing the last Harry Potter movie there at midnight on the day it opened with my kids and their friends. The whole place was like a family-friendly tailgate party for hours leading up to the movie. Great fun!

I really hope a new drive in opens with the projection gear.

Winnisquamer · 08-26-2017, 09:41 AM

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Brings back memories of the Meadow Glenn in Medford

Haha good reference, that's going to be a Wegmans now isn't it? That's exciting

Greene's Basin Girl · 08-26-2017, 01:14 PM

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Haha good reference, that's going to be a Wegmans now isn't it? That's exciting

I would just love a Wegman's!!!

BroadHopper · 08-27-2017, 09:35 AM

http://www.unionleader.com/business/...eatre-08272017

BroadHopper · 08-27-2017, 09:41 AM

I use to work at Ho-Jo's where the Italian restaurant is now. After work we would sneak into the drive-in and watch the movies. There was a slit in the fence at the time.

And the dusk to dawn shows! Us local kids would sneak in a keg in a VW panel van and party all night!

I even 'rented' out my car to kids who don't have a car but have a date! Use the money to catch up on my pinball skills at the arcade!

Biggd · 09-20-2017, 09:17 AM

Not sure if this deal fell through but the Drive In was advertised on the NH Craigslist by Remax just yesterday. If it's been sold why would they continue to advertise it for sale?

TiltonBB · 09-20-2017, 10:34 AM

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Not sure if this deal fell through but the Drive In was advertised on the NH Craigslist by Remax just yesterday. If it's been sold why would they continue to advertise it for sale?

There are pollution issues on the property. The closing was delayed and may not happen. The situation is still being assessed. Time will tell.

Woodsy · 09-20-2017, 12:12 PM

Let me guess..

Baldi NEVER cleaned up the mess he buried on the property from the from the burned out saloon that spontaneously combusted!

Woodsy

joey2665 · 09-20-2017, 12:22 PM

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Let me guess..

Baldi NEVER cleaned up the mess he buried on the property from the from the burned out saloon that spontaneously combusted!

Woodsy

Probably not. Environmental usually results from a Phase 2 property study (a bank requirement for many mortgages) with soil borings back by the drive in. I would was there is some type of fuel or oil issue that was discovered when the soil was analyzed. The parking lot more than likely was considered "capped" and the soil underneath not subject to testing.

Woodsy · 09-20-2017, 12:34 PM

According to the Laconia Sun.. 7-NOV-2012. Baldi illegally buried the remains of the burned out Saloon on the Drive-In property. DES found out about it and ordered it removed with archeological constraints...

I never saw any trucks removing the waste, nor did I ever read in the paper that the waste was removed.

Woodsy

joey2665 · 09-20-2017, 01:00 PM

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According to the Laconia Sun.. 7-NOV-2012. Baldi illegally buried the remains of the burned out Saloon on the Drive-In property. DES found out about it and ordered it removed with archeological constraints...

I never saw any trucks removing the waste, nor did I ever read in the paper that the waste was removed.

Woodsy

Very interesting. Did they think is wouldn't be found when they sold the property?

Not very smart

Outdoorsman · 09-20-2017, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodsy

According to the Laconia Sun.. 7-NOV-2012. Baldi illegally buried the remains of the burned out Saloon on the Drive-In property. DES found out about it and ordered it removed with archeological constraints...

I never saw any trucks removing the waste, nor did I ever read in the paper that the waste was removed.

Woodsy

Do the trucks normally pass by you and let you know they are removing waste from a certain location? Are people required to take out ads in newspapers that notify you that they are removing waste from property?

TiltonBB · 09-20-2017, 06:06 PM

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Do the trucks normally pass by you and let you know they are removing waste from a certain location? Are people required to take out ads in newspapers that notify you that they are removing waste from property?

It would have required a substantial operation to dig, load, and remove it. People who live in the area and travel by that wide open site daily, and in some cases several times a day, would have seen it happen. If Woodsy says he never saw it happen, it is highly unlikely that it did.

Don't forget, not everyone who posts here or boats on Winnipesaukee is a tourist, person on vacation, weekender, or occasional visitor. There are people who actually live and work in the area and notice what is going on! There are even people who are fortunate enough to boat on the lake 5 to 7 days a week, for work or play, from April through November. Really! It happens!

joey2665 · 09-20-2017, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TiltonBB

It would have required a substantial operation to dig, load, and remove it. People who live in the area and travel by that wide open site daily, and in some cases several times a day, would have seen it happen. If Woodsy says he never saw it happen, it is highly unlikely that it did.

Don't forget, not everyone who posts here or boats on Winnipesaukee is a tourist, person on vacation, weekender, or occasional visitor. There are people who actually live and work in the area and notice what is going on! There are even people who are fortunate enough to boat on the lake 5 to 7 days a week, for work or play, from April through November. Really! It happens!

Well said TlltonBB. Thanks

Outdoorsman · 09-20-2017, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TiltonBB

It would have required a substantial operation to dig, load, and remove it. People who live in the area and travel by that wide open site daily, and in some cases several times a day, would have seen it happen. If Woodsy says he never saw it happen, it is highly unlikely that it did.

Don't forget, not everyone who posts here or boats on Winnipesaukee is a tourist, person on vacation, weekender, or occasional visitor. There are people who actually live and work in the area and notice what is going on! There are even people who are fortunate enough to boat on the lake 5 to 7 days a week, for work or play, from April through November. Really! It happens!

Digging a hole a few feet from the burned down hotel and burying the debris would have raised eye brows from anyone and everyone in the area, No? Especially for such a "substantial operation" as you put it.

I was unable to search a 5 year old article on Laconia Daily Sun's web site. so...

jeffk · 09-22-2017, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Woodsy

According to the Laconia Sun.. 7-NOV-2012. Baldi illegally buried the remains of the burned out Saloon on the Drive-In property. DES found out about it and ordered it removed with archeological constraints...

I never saw any trucks removing the waste, nor did I ever read in the paper that the waste was removed.

Woodsy

How much you want to bet that DES slapped the "archeological constraints" requirement on the order as a punishment for illegally burying the debris KNOWING it would cost a lot to meet those requirements. It could make selling the land almost impossible or make it unprofitable. Lesson learned: Don't get the government ticked off at you, because they know how to be vindictive.

Doobs41378 · 08-25-2017, 11:23 AM

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Yes, the pockets are deep enough.

Along with business ventures, some that are publicly known, some that are not, he has a waterfront home worth millions (with an eight car garage).

Don't worry about AL. He is a smart businessman and would not have acquired 22 acres in the Weirs without a plan that will succeed.

http://gis.vgsi.com/laconianh/Parcel.aspx?Pid=8215

Dickie B from HB · 08-25-2017, 12:17 PM

When I was a kid my friends and I would go to the Weirs by boat and dock at Channel Marine and sneak into the Drive-in behind the screen. The fence there had been bent down. We would sit on the benches in front. We thought we were so clever.

TiltonBB · 08-25-2017, 12:19 PM

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http://gis.vgsi.com/laconianh/Parcel.aspx?Pid=8215

I think that assessment is very low. He paid $1,300,000 13 years ago and at that time it did not have the large front porch. Dormers were added and the garage was built after he bought it too. There were also numerous interior improvements at the same time.

It was on the market within the last 6 months for over $4 million but it is not currently active. I know that does not indicate the true value but it is certainly worth a lot more than the assessed value.

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mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,057 Times in 495 Posts	Other than owning two self-storage facilities and a carwash, is anyone aware of any other properties that the A. E. Mitchell Corporation has developed? I guess I'm wondering if his pockets are deep enough to pull something like this off? __________________

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BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,589 Thanks: 3,230 Thanked 1,107 Times in 797 Posts	Ho-Jo's I use to work at Ho-Jo's where the Italian restaurant is now. After work we would sneak into the drive-in and watch the movies. There was a slit in the fence at the time. And the dusk to dawn shows! Us local kids would sneak in a keg in a VW panel van and party all night! I even 'rented' out my car to kids who don't have a car but have a date! Use the money to catch up on my pinball skills at the arcade! __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

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Woodsy Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weirs Beach Posts: 1,966 Thanks: 80 Thanked 980 Times in 440 Posts	Let me guess.. Baldi NEVER cleaned up the mess he buried on the property from the from the burned out saloon that spontaneously combusted! Woodsy __________________ The only way to eliminate ignorant behavior is through education. You can't fix stupid.

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Dave R Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 246 Thanked 744 Times in 444 Posts	Drive-ins are awesome, but in NH where the season is really short and there's plenty of empty commercial land, they should not occupy expensive real estate in an "urban" setting. Put them out in the middle of nowhere where land is cheap. It's not like anyone is going to walk or take public transport to a drive-in. This is great news for Weirs Beach, I hope they really spiff it up. The area has tremendous potential and bike week is just not cutting it anymore. With the loss of half the NASCAR races in NH, wouldn't it be awesome to see bike week return to its roots of AMA motorcycle racing at Loudon? Hopefully the track is working hard to bring back Superbike races.

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Biggd Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Waltham Ma./Meredith NH Posts: 4,182 Thanks: 2,258 Thanked 1,209 Times in 772 Posts	Not sure if this deal fell through but the Drive In was advertised on the NH Craigslist by Remax just yesterday. If it's been sold why would they continue to advertise it for sale?

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Woodsy Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weirs Beach Posts: 1,966 Thanks: 80 Thanked 980 Times in 440 Posts	According to the Laconia Sun.. 7-NOV-2012. Baldi illegally buried the remains of the burned out Saloon on the Drive-In property. DES found out about it and ordered it removed with archeological constraints... I never saw any trucks removing the waste, nor did I ever read in the paper that the waste was removed. Woodsy __________________ The only way to eliminate ignorant behavior is through education. You can't fix stupid.

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Dickie B from HB Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 62 Thanks: 9 Thanked 18 Times in 11 Posts	When I was a kid my friends and I would go to the Weirs by boat and dock at Channel Marine and sneak into the Drive-in behind the screen. The fence there had been bent down. We would sit on the benches in front. We thought we were so clever.