This was located at 2410 US-43, Lawrenceburg. Its present in a 1958 aerial, but by 1981 it appears (partially?) dismantled. A gas station/truck stop was built in the lower west corner, the rest of the site is a vacant lot.
Found it, approximate address is now 820 St Joseph St, Arnaudville. It’s present in a 1958 aerial photo but completely demolished and replaced by houses in a 1969 aerial photo.
This was located at the current address of 659 Graves Station Rd SW, Dawson. It’s present in a 1956 aerial photo but by 1972 its been demolished and replaced by a house, possibly the beginning of the entrance road may remain.
1957 and 1964 aerial photos show no sign of a drive-in at the address in the above comment, either the address is wrong or this was possibly a portable job? The address points to an empty field, which looks like its been that way ever since the ‘57 aerial.
An approximate address is Elmore Road & Bellingrath Road, Elmore. A 1974 topo map indicates there was a drive-in at this location, a 1972 aerial shows faint markings but if it was closed in the late 50’s I wouldn’t expect much left at that point. Houses have now been built on the site.
new photos confirm Kenmore’s excellent spotting, it’s there in a 1957 aerial and almost fully demolished/partially overgrown by 1974 with the remains of the concession building remaining.
Found it, the approximate address was 1700 N Duncan Ave, Amite City. Newspaper ads date back to June 1945 so it was open as early as then. The drive-in is present in a 1959 aerial photo but completely demolished by 1974. Today a private residence occupies the property. Also of note is that it was advetised as “Mixon Drive-In Theatre” in that 1945 ad.
Update: the site was actually cleared as of 2003 apart from the screen which remained standing until 2005, then sometime between then and 2008 it fell down and can be seen in a Google Street View image. By 2010, the entire site was cleared and remains vacant.
This has now been demolished, warehouses appear to have been built on the site, the screen is the last thing left, or at least it was in August 2022 when the most recent Google aerial image was taken.
There’s now a 1957 and 1959 aerial photo available, the drive-in looks active in 1957 however in 1959 its derelict, safe to assume it closed in the late 50’s.
As an update to this, there is now a 1958 aerial photo on Historic Aerials which shows the remains of the drive-in. Looks like it didn’t last very long.
Approximate address is 1424 Coeburn Rd, Clintwood.
Looks like it was operating until the mid-80’s, Southwood Inn now occupies the site.
This was located at 2410 US-43, Lawrenceburg. Its present in a 1958 aerial, but by 1981 it appears (partially?) dismantled. A gas station/truck stop was built in the lower west corner, the rest of the site is a vacant lot.
Approximate address is Middleton Lane, Saluda. Nothing remains of the drive-in, now trailers and a business.
I believe this one was located at 800 Market St, Cheraw. Present in 1957, completely demolished by 1968.
Found it, approximate address is now 820 St Joseph St, Arnaudville. It’s present in a 1958 aerial photo but completely demolished and replaced by houses in a 1969 aerial photo.
This was located at the current address of 659 Graves Station Rd SW, Dawson. It’s present in a 1956 aerial photo but by 1972 its been demolished and replaced by a house, possibly the beginning of the entrance road may remain.
The screen was gone by 1960, looks like it didn’t last very long at all.
1957 and 1964 aerial photos show no sign of a drive-in at the address in the above comment, either the address is wrong or this was possibly a portable job? The address points to an empty field, which looks like its been that way ever since the ‘57 aerial.
An approximate address is Elmore Road & Bellingrath Road, Elmore. A 1974 topo map indicates there was a drive-in at this location, a 1972 aerial shows faint markings but if it was closed in the late 50’s I wouldn’t expect much left at that point. Houses have now been built on the site.
Michael, the Kentwood Commercial newspaper had an ad dated 1945 however this is probably a mistake from newspapers.com
new photos confirm Kenmore’s excellent spotting, it’s there in a 1957 aerial and almost fully demolished/partially overgrown by 1974 with the remains of the concession building remaining.
Found it, the approximate address was 1700 N Duncan Ave, Amite City. Newspaper ads date back to June 1945 so it was open as early as then. The drive-in is present in a 1959 aerial photo but completely demolished by 1974. Today a private residence occupies the property. Also of note is that it was advetised as “Mixon Drive-In Theatre” in that 1945 ad.
The concession building still exists as one of the buildings in the trailer park.
The 1997 aerial photo seems to show a go cart track was constructed on part of the ramps.
Update: the site was actually cleared as of 2003 apart from the screen which remained standing until 2005, then sometime between then and 2008 it fell down and can be seen in a Google Street View image. By 2010, the entire site was cleared and remains vacant.
The site is now a trailer park however the concession building appears to still stand.
This has now been demolished, warehouses appear to have been built on the site, the screen is the last thing left, or at least it was in August 2022 when the most recent Google aerial image was taken.
This actually appears to now be open, also looks like its now called Cine Drive-In. Website address is https://cinecity.nc/drive-in
The street number can now be changed to 1151 - It looks like the site now has a number on Google maps.
The screen still stands, looks like it was a very small drive-in as well.
There’s now a 1957 and 1959 aerial photo available, the drive-in looks active in 1957 however in 1959 its derelict, safe to assume it closed in the late 50’s.
There are now aerial photos from 1957 and 1973 available and show this drive-in, so it was there for at least that period of time.
As an update to this, there is now a 1958 aerial photo on Historic Aerials which shows the remains of the drive-in. Looks like it didn’t last very long.
Was possibly a temporary/mobile operation?