Today, the Bahamas Faith Ministries International and the Oasis Bookstore & Club sit on part of the property. But you can clearly see the outline of the drive-in, the ramps, and entrance/exit road.
Although Specialty Food Distribution covers almost the entire property that the drive-in once stood, the foundation of the screen is still present. You can see it next to “Theater Road” which was probably in honor of the drive-in.
The snack bar/bio box were demolished and a new structure was built in that area by 2004. The T-shaped sidewalk between the structure and where the screen once stood appears to be a recent addition as well.
The newer structure has been razed and most likely the transmission site which may include a tower has been or is being installed.
The entire site is now Lenape Park. It has been landscaped with some structures added to the property.
All evidence that a drive-in existed there is gone. Save for one small section of the original entrance road that extends about 20 feet from the main road into the property before it disappears. Also, the Nescopeck Township sign could have been the original marquee.
The screen lasted for quite some time after the drive-in was demolished. It became engulfed in the trees and stood intact until at least 2001. And perhaps partially intact up to 2013.
Today, you can just see part of the screen foundation through the trees. Whether it was demolished or simply fell apart over time I cannot say.
A closer address is 4991 Old Louisville Rd, Bardstown, KY.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
The old screen is standing. There appears to be some framework indicated a widescreen had been placed on the frontside, but now it is basically gone. The projection booth/concession stand is also just a shell of its former self.
The large building on the south side of the property barely gets into the ramps. So, it’s possible that the drive-in could be restored. However, it would take some work.
A closer address is 3265 Northeast Expy Access, Chamblee, GA.
Today, the Regal Hollywood Theater Complex sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining. Although the general shape of the property still retains the fan-shaped look of the drive-in.
I looked at the 1957 aerial and it’s there. At that time, the drive-in had an exit road on the south side that connected to Isaac Drive which was on the west side of the property.
By 1975, the exit road was removed although you can still see the outline. By 1986, the drive-in was closed and a house was built where the projection booth/concession stand once stood.
Today, the property is owned by Miller’s Construction. But you can still barely see the outline and some of the ramps of the drive-in along with the foundation of the screen. The entrance road is roughly the same, but was altered around the 2006.
And, while I cannot be sure, the ticket booth may still be standing as well. A small structure stands next to a light in the same place that the ticket booth once stood on the old aerials.
Today, Sigmon’s Bark - Mulch business sits on the property. There are no remnants remaining save perhaps for the east side of the property. You can see the trees are formed along the back two to three rows of the drive-in.
The drive-in sat on the SE corner of HWY 114 and HWY 70. It first appears intact in a 1951 aerial. And remains intact and apparently open in 1984. By 1998, the drive-in had been demolished with a gas station built on the north side of the property.
Today, the rest of the property is totally overgrown with no visible remnants using Google Maps.
It didn’t last very long it seems. A 1940 aerial shows it to be demolished. The outline and ramps are present, but there is no screen or projector booth.
A 1981 aerial shows only one screen. The entrance at that time was on the north side of the property. You can see the remnants of the old entrance road behind the north screen.
There is also a tower near the projection booth/concession stand with its own access road. It’s a relatively recent addition to the property.
The entrance road leads to a waste management center. You can still see the ramps and outline of the northern part of the drive-in. The marquee is also still in place.
Although the lot is still mostly empty with the outline and ramps of the drive-in remaining. That may not last long as a sign near where the old entrance was once located states “Future building site for Burton School District”.
The 51 Drive-In closed in 1993, not 1994. A tornado took out the screen in May of 1993.
According to TulsaTVMemories.com, the owner had passed away just a few months earlier. When the screen was destroyed, his widow decided not to rebuild the screen or sell the property despite getting several offers.
She closed it down and it remains closed. Despite what Google Maps says about being “temporarily closed”. I’d say any business that had been closed for 30 years and counting could safely be called “permanently closed”.
Using the 1962 aerial, I found a drive-in three miles east of Spearman which fits the description of the stories that MichaelKilgore has put in the comments about the Wagon Wheel Drive-In.
It is three miles east of Spearman.
There is a landing strip about ¼ mile to the east of the drive-in.
And you can see (barely) small train-tracks that run around the perimeter of the drive-in and the station at the back of the property.
I can’t get an exact address, but it is located to the east of 10850 FM759, Spearman, TX. Across Co Rd 28 on the south side of HWY 759.
By 1971, the drive-in had been totally demolished with only faint parch marks of the ramps and outline. That disappeared rather quickly and today there is no trace of the drive-in.
As for the drive-in at the 13020 County Road 24, Spearman, TX address. I’d submit it is the Corral Drive-In. Freshly built in 1962, but perhaps not ready to open, the drive-in was still intact in 1985, but had been demolished by 1991.
Looking at Google Maps, you’d never know a drive-in existed on the property. The grass air strip is gone and virtually all traces of the drive-in as well.
Today, there is a house that sits about where the screen was located. About the only remnant remaining is the foundation of the ticket booth/concession stand located at the end of the entrance road.
The concession stand/projection booth has been consumed by the trees in the latest Google Street View from May 2023. In fact, a May 2013 view from 40th Street shows little, if anything left of the structure.
Interestingly enough, the ticket booth survived until at least May 2013 on Google Street View. And perhaps 2018 when viewing the aerials. But it is gone now.
The drive-in sat on the SE corner of the intersection. The original entrance is gone thanks to the highway being expanded.
Today, you can still see parch marks from the ramps on the property. You can still see part of the foundation for the concession stand/projection booth. It partially sits under another building that was constructed on top.
A closer address is 5771 Provincial Trunk Hwy 9, Lockport, MB R1A 2R2, Canada.
This places it right on the property. You can clearly see the outline and some of the ramps from the drive-in.
It appears that this property became “Midway Homes” at least according to the sign that still stands on the property, but now it is empty and for sale.
A 1981 aerial shows the original Sage Drive-In demolished. There is no screen, no projection booth, nor any indication that it was ever expanded into a four-screen drive-in.
However, about a half-mile to the south of the original drive-in is a four-screen drive-in on the same side of the road. It’s address is approximately 1092 S 24th St W, Billings, Montana. Enterprise Avenue is where the entrance to the four-screen drive-in was located.
It’s pretty clear that the Sage 4 was a NEW drive-in. The original Sage Drive-In was probably closed sometime in the 1970s.
I believe I’ve found it.
The address is 2JHM+32Q, Nassau, The Bahamas.
It sits about one mile west of Baillou Hill Road.
Today, the Bahamas Faith Ministries International and the Oasis Bookstore & Club sit on part of the property. But you can clearly see the outline of the drive-in, the ramps, and entrance/exit road.
https://tinyurl.com/8phy2vpj
Although Specialty Food Distribution covers almost the entire property that the drive-in once stood, the foundation of the screen is still present. You can see it next to “Theater Road” which was probably in honor of the drive-in.
The snack bar/bio box were demolished and a new structure was built in that area by 2004. The T-shaped sidewalk between the structure and where the screen once stood appears to be a recent addition as well.
The newer structure has been razed and most likely the transmission site which may include a tower has been or is being installed.
The entire site is now Lenape Park. It has been landscaped with some structures added to the property.
All evidence that a drive-in existed there is gone. Save for one small section of the original entrance road that extends about 20 feet from the main road into the property before it disappears. Also, the Nescopeck Township sign could have been the original marquee.
The screen lasted for quite some time after the drive-in was demolished. It became engulfed in the trees and stood intact until at least 2001. And perhaps partially intact up to 2013.
Today, you can just see part of the screen foundation through the trees. Whether it was demolished or simply fell apart over time I cannot say.
A closer address is 4991 Old Louisville Rd, Bardstown, KY.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
The old screen is standing. There appears to be some framework indicated a widescreen had been placed on the frontside, but now it is basically gone. The projection booth/concession stand is also just a shell of its former self.
The large building on the south side of the property barely gets into the ramps. So, it’s possible that the drive-in could be restored. However, it would take some work.
https://tinyurl.com/yc46upey
A closer address is 3265 Northeast Expy Access, Chamblee, GA.
Today, the Regal Hollywood Theater Complex sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining. Although the general shape of the property still retains the fan-shaped look of the drive-in.
https://tinyurl.com/mss8az9x
I looked at the 1957 aerial and it’s there. At that time, the drive-in had an exit road on the south side that connected to Isaac Drive which was on the west side of the property.
By 1975, the exit road was removed although you can still see the outline. By 1986, the drive-in was closed and a house was built where the projection booth/concession stand once stood.
Today, the property is owned by Miller’s Construction. But you can still barely see the outline and some of the ramps of the drive-in along with the foundation of the screen. The entrance road is roughly the same, but was altered around the 2006.
And, while I cannot be sure, the ticket booth may still be standing as well. A small structure stands next to a light in the same place that the ticket booth once stood on the old aerials.
Today, Sigmon’s Bark - Mulch business sits on the property. There are no remnants remaining save perhaps for the east side of the property. You can see the trees are formed along the back two to three rows of the drive-in.
A closer address is 1595 US-70, Valdese, NC.
The drive-in sat on the SE corner of HWY 114 and HWY 70. It first appears intact in a 1951 aerial. And remains intact and apparently open in 1984. By 1998, the drive-in had been demolished with a gas station built on the north side of the property.
Today, the rest of the property is totally overgrown with no visible remnants using Google Maps.
https://tinyurl.com/5n6mpu8y
It didn’t last very long it seems. A 1940 aerial shows it to be demolished. The outline and ramps are present, but there is no screen or projector booth.
A 1981 aerial shows only one screen. The entrance at that time was on the north side of the property. You can see the remnants of the old entrance road behind the north screen.
There is also a tower near the projection booth/concession stand with its own access road. It’s a relatively recent addition to the property.
A closer address is 1570 U.S. Rt. 66, Grants, NM.
The entrance road leads to a waste management center. You can still see the ramps and outline of the northern part of the drive-in. The marquee is also still in place.
https://tinyurl.com/39us6myj
A closer address is 2544 X Rd, Sabetha, KS.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
Today, the outline can barely be seen, but it does appear the foundation of the projection booth/concession stand still exists.
https://tinyurl.com/ytbpr78j
A closer address is 343 Starlite Dr, Henderson, KY.
Yes, I know that “Starlite Dr” didn’t exist when the drive-in did. But it is the entrance road and accurately indicates its location on Google Maps.
The property is now occupied by a few businesses and the fire department.
https://tinyurl.com/42t9644k
Although the lot is still mostly empty with the outline and ramps of the drive-in remaining. That may not last long as a sign near where the old entrance was once located states “Future building site for Burton School District”.
The 51 Drive-In closed in 1993, not 1994. A tornado took out the screen in May of 1993.
According to TulsaTVMemories.com, the owner had passed away just a few months earlier. When the screen was destroyed, his widow decided not to rebuild the screen or sell the property despite getting several offers.
She closed it down and it remains closed. Despite what Google Maps says about being “temporarily closed”. I’d say any business that had been closed for 30 years and counting could safely be called “permanently closed”.
A closer address is 13801 83, Ballinger, TX 76821.
This puts it near where the old entrance to the drive-in was present. Today, there is only faint parch marks of the outline and ramps remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/4be7yew6
Using the 1962 aerial, I found a drive-in three miles east of Spearman which fits the description of the stories that MichaelKilgore has put in the comments about the Wagon Wheel Drive-In.
It is three miles east of Spearman. There is a landing strip about ¼ mile to the east of the drive-in. And you can see (barely) small train-tracks that run around the perimeter of the drive-in and the station at the back of the property.
I can’t get an exact address, but it is located to the east of 10850 FM759, Spearman, TX. Across Co Rd 28 on the south side of HWY 759.
By 1971, the drive-in had been totally demolished with only faint parch marks of the ramps and outline. That disappeared rather quickly and today there is no trace of the drive-in.
As for the drive-in at the 13020 County Road 24, Spearman, TX address. I’d submit it is the Corral Drive-In. Freshly built in 1962, but perhaps not ready to open, the drive-in was still intact in 1985, but had been demolished by 1991.
Looking at Google Maps, you’d never know a drive-in existed on the property. The grass air strip is gone and virtually all traces of the drive-in as well.
Today, there is a house that sits about where the screen was located. About the only remnant remaining is the foundation of the ticket booth/concession stand located at the end of the entrance road.
The concession stand/projection booth has been consumed by the trees in the latest Google Street View from May 2023. In fact, a May 2013 view from 40th Street shows little, if anything left of the structure.
Interestingly enough, the ticket booth survived until at least May 2013 on Google Street View. And perhaps 2018 when viewing the aerials. But it is gone now.
The drive-in sat on the SE corner of the intersection. The original entrance is gone thanks to the highway being expanded.
Today, you can still see parch marks from the ramps on the property. You can still see part of the foundation for the concession stand/projection booth. It partially sits under another building that was constructed on top.
A closer address is 5771 Provincial Trunk Hwy 9, Lockport, MB R1A 2R2, Canada.
This places it right on the property. You can clearly see the outline and some of the ramps from the drive-in.
It appears that this property became “Midway Homes” at least according to the sign that still stands on the property, but now it is empty and for sale.
https://tinyurl.com/4t6hsrh9
A 1981 aerial shows the original Sage Drive-In demolished. There is no screen, no projection booth, nor any indication that it was ever expanded into a four-screen drive-in.
However, about a half-mile to the south of the original drive-in is a four-screen drive-in on the same side of the road. It’s address is approximately 1092 S 24th St W, Billings, Montana. Enterprise Avenue is where the entrance to the four-screen drive-in was located.
It’s pretty clear that the Sage 4 was a NEW drive-in. The original Sage Drive-In was probably closed sometime in the 1970s.
Looks like the parch marks are all gone now, no trace of the drive-in remaining.