New website is https://www.frontierdriveinn.com/ Now called “Frontier Drive-Inn” it has a mix of yurts and shed rooms that can be stayed overnight in, films can be watched from these rooms as well.
There was a small drive-in located at the present address of 498 Courthouse Rd, Princeton, WV 24739 which is close to Bluefield, it appears in aerial photos from 1955 until 1961. A ford dealership now occupies the site, I wonder if this could be the actual location?
Most of the photos on this listing are from the Sunset which doesn’t appear to have its own listing here. The Sunset became the RV Park where the screen remained until it fell down in 2018, the Elk is now a bike park as mentioned above.
Opened on 18th of May 1950.
Was actually open as early as 1952.
Was possibly open between 1950-1974.
Opened in the summer of 1948.
According to a small article in the Decatur Daily Review, this was open as early as June 1950.
Opening films were “The 3rd Man” and “The Golden Stallion”.
Its the gravel used for the ramps, the sun reflecting off it makes it look blue.
The original name may have been spelt as “Autovue”.
Had a soft opening on August 5th 1949 with “California”, the formal grand opening was on August 14th.
1391 US Hwy 41, Sycamore, GA 31790. The derelict house at this address is where the entrance road was. Nothing appears to remain of the drive-in.
I’m pretty sure this is the place as this listing:
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/29232
Appears to have opened in the 1960’s and was open until at least the mid 1980’s.
As of July 2022 this location still remains as the abandoned drive-in, it hasn’t been redeveloped at all.
2495 Theatre Rd, Cranbrook. The screen was actually still there until mid 2019. It can also be seen on Google Street View.
1980 aerial photo added, the concession building was demolished sometime after 1990.
New website is https://www.frontierdriveinn.com/ Now called “Frontier Drive-Inn” it has a mix of yurts and shed rooms that can be stayed overnight in, films can be watched from these rooms as well.
Amazingly, the roadside marquee actually appears to remain.
There was a small drive-in located at the present address of 498 Courthouse Rd, Princeton, WV 24739 which is close to Bluefield, it appears in aerial photos from 1955 until 1961. A ford dealership now occupies the site, I wonder if this could be the actual location?
ha, it is a church, the “CMC” on the building stands for “Crossroads Multipurpose Center”.
Original name was apparently spelt “Vallee”.
Opened in August 1952.
Also this closed in the 1960’s not the 1980’s.
Most of the photos on this listing are from the Sunset which doesn’t appear to have its own listing here. The Sunset became the RV Park where the screen remained until it fell down in 2018, the Elk is now a bike park as mentioned above.
MichaelKilgore, the below page lists an “Enderby Drive-In Theatre” that operated for only one season in 1953. So maybe that was the original?
http://dukefilmography.com/british_columbia_movie_theatres_1945_to_1953.html
This was actually located further down Pemberton Ave with a current address of 221 Lloyd Ave, North Vancouver. The site is now a bus depot.
Approximate address is currently Cottonwood Crescent, Welland.