The drive-in was located west of Waverly next to 618 Broadway Ave, New Johnsonville, TN. It sat on the south side of the highway near the lake. The drive-in appears in the 1953 and 1970 topo maps.
By 1981, the drive-in was demolished and a mobile home park was in its place. Today, the mobile home park is gone and it is now the home of the New Johnsonville Flea Market. No trace of the drive-in remains.
For the purposes of Google Maps, 5492 US-70 will map right across the street from the drive-in. I could not find an exact address that mapped correctly, but if the 5487 US-70 is the actual address, then I’m not trying to change it.
A proper address is Old U.S. 74 & Bird Cage Estate, Chadbourn, NC. This will map better on Google.
A 1951 aerial shows the drive-in being near to fully complete. Today, housing sits on the site with Bird Cage Estate road cutting through the middle of the property. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A closer address is TX-256 & Co Rd C, Memphis, TX. The drive-in was located about a ½ mile W/SW of the intersection indicated on the map on the south side.
Today, a private residence sits on the property with only the faint outlines of the ramps visible just to the west and south of the house.
The concession stand/projection booth is long gone. A 1966 aerial shows the drive-in still open. A 1996 shows the concession stand/projection booth gone along with the screen.
The building in the photo was not present in 1966 nor does it appear to be any type of projection booth/concession stand. The large garage doors on the ground floor indicate that this building was designed and built for another purpose.
You might want to check the link again as the movies being advertised for viewing occurred in the summer of 2016 which is over two years ago.
The question is whether this is an active drive-in which shows movies regularly to the public or an organization that occasionally shows movies primarily to its congregation. It certainly seems to be the latter. Plus, they haven’t shown movies recently at least according to their own website.
Could you be more specific about the location of the marquee?
Historical aerial photos show what might be the marquee located where the Naaman Road Business Park marquee is located today. However, in 1991/1992 aerials it is gone and was replaced years later by the current marquee.
A closer address is 2583 Chamberlin Drive, Denison, IA. The address is right next to the old entrance to the drive-in. A 1950 aerial shows the drive-in under construction.
Today, an RV park sits on the property with only a faint outline of the old drive-in.
A closer address is 294 S 4th St, Huntingdon, PA, which is where the entrance and exit roads to the drive-in were located. It is the only part of the drive-in remaining.
A 1971 aerial shows the drive-in fully intact, but the aerial from 1972 shows the screen missing. It may have been replaced as topo maps up to 1989 show the drive-in still present.
Today, a large shopping center with several businesses sits on the property.
I do not see any evidence of a marquee, even in the historic aerial photos from 1963 or 1969 when the drive-in existed. A lack of a separate marquee for a drive-in is not all that unusual as the back of the screen often held the marquee.
All I see is a billboard on the NW side of the parking lot that didn’t show up until the 1991 aerial, long after the drive-in was closed and demolished.
A closer address is 4377 TX-22, Hillsboro, TX. The drive-in sat west of the town and today it is the home to a few businesses, including the Warehouse Outlet of Texas.
You can still see the hint of ramps that were part of the drive-in between the businesses.
A closer address is US-283 and County Road 400, Seymour, TX. The drive-in is located on the west side of the intersection. Today, all that is left of the drive-in is part of the ramps. The rest of the drive-in is located under US-270.
A closer address is TX-115 and E Dallas Ave, Kermit, Texas. The drive-in was located on the east side of the town. It was built before 1968, but a 1996 aerial shows the screen was already down.
A 2013 Google street views shows the outline, ramps, and projection booth/concession stand are present.
I’m not sure if anything is left of the screen foundation. A 1958 aerial shows a pretty sizable screen for such a small drive-in. While subsequent aerial photos are rather blurry, the screen was definitely gone by 2007.
Thing is, the screen sat just to the east of where the rectangular object seen in the current photo sits. The screen was against the treeline where the two trails meet in a “V” shape.
So, whatever that thing is, it cannot be part of the screen foundation. And the area where the trails meet is clear.
A 1963 aerial shows a single screen as the drive-in just opened. A 1969, 1970, and 1990 aerial photo still shows a single screen.
A second screen does not appear until a 1997 aerial. There is no evidence of a third screen nor the additional projection booth needed to make a third screen work.
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The drive-in was located west of Waverly next to 618 Broadway Ave, New Johnsonville, TN. It sat on the south side of the highway near the lake. The drive-in appears in the 1953 and 1970 topo maps.
By 1981, the drive-in was demolished and a mobile home park was in its place. Today, the mobile home park is gone and it is now the home of the New Johnsonville Flea Market. No trace of the drive-in remains.
https://tinyurl.com/yd2dpj9a
For the purposes of Google Maps, 5492 US-70 will map right across the street from the drive-in. I could not find an exact address that mapped correctly, but if the 5487 US-70 is the actual address, then I’m not trying to change it.
The projector booth/concession stand is long gone. A house sits on that spot with two car ports in front.
A proper address is Old U.S. 74 & Bird Cage Estate, Chadbourn, NC. This will map better on Google.
A 1951 aerial shows the drive-in being near to fully complete. Today, housing sits on the site with Bird Cage Estate road cutting through the middle of the property. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/ycxq8k2n
A closer address is TX-256 & Co Rd C, Memphis, TX. The drive-in was located about a ½ mile W/SW of the intersection indicated on the map on the south side.
Today, a private residence sits on the property with only the faint outlines of the ramps visible just to the west and south of the house.
https://tinyurl.com/ycvzm4co
The concession stand/projection booth is long gone. A 1966 aerial shows the drive-in still open. A 1996 shows the concession stand/projection booth gone along with the screen.
The building in the photo was not present in 1966 nor does it appear to be any type of projection booth/concession stand. The large garage doors on the ground floor indicate that this building was designed and built for another purpose.
You might want to check the link again as the movies being advertised for viewing occurred in the summer of 2016 which is over two years ago.
The question is whether this is an active drive-in which shows movies regularly to the public or an organization that occasionally shows movies primarily to its congregation. It certainly seems to be the latter. Plus, they haven’t shown movies recently at least according to their own website.
Could you be more specific about the location of the marquee?
Historical aerial photos show what might be the marquee located where the Naaman Road Business Park marquee is located today. However, in 1991/1992 aerials it is gone and was replaced years later by the current marquee.
So, is it somewhere else?
A closer address is 1580 U.S. 277G Business, Stamford, Texas.
There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/y7bm94u8
A closer address is 7349 US-40, Cumberland, IN.
Today, a housing edition sits on the property with no traces of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/y8kmdsez
A closer address is 2583 Chamberlin Drive, Denison, IA. The address is right next to the old entrance to the drive-in. A 1950 aerial shows the drive-in under construction.
Today, an RV park sits on the property with only a faint outline of the old drive-in.
https://tinyurl.com/ycnur69g
A closer address is 294 S 4th St, Huntingdon, PA, which is where the entrance and exit roads to the drive-in were located. It is the only part of the drive-in remaining.
A 1971 aerial shows the drive-in fully intact, but the aerial from 1972 shows the screen missing. It may have been replaced as topo maps up to 1989 show the drive-in still present.
Today, a large shopping center with several businesses sits on the property.
https://tinyurl.com/y928k5kr
I do not see any evidence of a marquee, even in the historic aerial photos from 1963 or 1969 when the drive-in existed. A lack of a separate marquee for a drive-in is not all that unusual as the back of the screen often held the marquee.
All I see is a billboard on the NW side of the parking lot that didn’t show up until the 1991 aerial, long after the drive-in was closed and demolished.
You can still see the outline, ramps, and the projector booth/concession stand is still present in a Google street view from 2013.
Entrance was on State Street. Today, all that is left is the outline, faded ramps, and the foundation to the projector booth/concession stand.
A closer address is 4377 TX-22, Hillsboro, TX. The drive-in sat west of the town and today it is the home to a few businesses, including the Warehouse Outlet of Texas.
You can still see the hint of ramps that were part of the drive-in between the businesses.
https://tinyurl.com/ybet7j56
A closer address is 968 US Hwy 271 S, Gilmer, TX. The site is now a Tractor Supply Company Store.
https://tinyurl.com/y9kgry3f
A closer address is US-283 and County Road 400, Seymour, TX. The drive-in is located on the west side of the intersection. Today, all that is left of the drive-in is part of the ramps. The rest of the drive-in is located under US-270.
https://tinyurl.com/yab6ypgm
A closer address is W 4th Street and Colorado Street, Monahans, TX.
https://tinyurl.com/y9f67t8h
A closer address is TX-115 and E Dallas Ave, Kermit, Texas. The drive-in was located on the east side of the town. It was built before 1968, but a 1996 aerial shows the screen was already down.
A 2013 Google street views shows the outline, ramps, and projection booth/concession stand are present.
https://tinyurl.com/y82ayj6d
I’m not sure if anything is left of the screen foundation. A 1958 aerial shows a pretty sizable screen for such a small drive-in. While subsequent aerial photos are rather blurry, the screen was definitely gone by 2007.
Thing is, the screen sat just to the east of where the rectangular object seen in the current photo sits. The screen was against the treeline where the two trails meet in a “V” shape.
So, whatever that thing is, it cannot be part of the screen foundation. And the area where the trails meet is clear.
A 1963 aerial shows a single screen as the drive-in just opened. A 1969, 1970, and 1990 aerial photo still shows a single screen.
A second screen does not appear until a 1997 aerial. There is no evidence of a third screen nor the additional projection booth needed to make a third screen work.
The drive-in appears in a 1951 aerial photo, indicating it was built at least by that year. It also appears intact in a 1969 aerial photo.
A 1993 aerial photo shows the drive-in to be totally demolished and empty, save for hints of the ramps.
Yup, 36 miles off. The pictures of the Chief Drive-In must be several years old at least because the screen today is in terrible shape.
It looks like the entire drive-in is now housing with nothing remaining.