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Kenmore commented about Grand Island Drive-In on Aug 8, 2025 at 4:15 pm

A closer address is 282 N Webb Rd, Grand Island, NE.

This puts it right on the only surviving remnant of the drive-in, where the entrance road connected to North Webb Road.

The drive-in was demolished by 1993 and the property sat undeveloped until just before 2006.

https://tinyurl.com/yc4aypbm

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Kenmore commented about Don Drive-In on Aug 7, 2025 at 1:22 pm

A closer address is 2318 N MacArthur Drive, Alexandria, LA.

Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.

By 1962, the drive-in had been demolished as the screen and projection booth/concession stand are gone. It appears the the drive-in closed at least a couple years earlier. The drive-in was long gone by the time the Showtown Drive-In opened, which was a quarter-mile to the north.

Over the decades, the area has been used to park trailers and other items.

Today, the property is still open and you can see the outline and ramps. However, building a new drive-in there would be problematic given the number of power poles and power lines that crisscross the property.

https://tinyurl.com/ksrj9mhc

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Kenmore commented about Showtown Drive-In on Aug 6, 2025 at 3:14 pm

From Google Street View of 2025, the marquee and both screens are still standing. From overhead, you can see the foundation of the projection booth/concession stand.

In addition, you can see remnants of the entrance and exit roads. The address points to the exit road. The entrance road is next to the marquee which is further to the southeast.

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Kenmore commented about Sky Blue Drive-In on Aug 6, 2025 at 9:56 am

A closer address is 10116 Carey Ln, Garrison, MN.

I understand that Carey Lane didn’t exist when the drive-in did, but this address is right on the property. I was not able to use HWY-169 and get close.

A 1984 aerial still shows the drive-in intact. By 1991, the drive-in had been demolished and the trailer park put in.

It appears, though I cannot be sure, that a second story was added to the projection booth/concession stand to make it a office/house. It sits in the same location and has two small windows much like a projection booth.

https://tinyurl.com/4t9vzjm8

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Kenmore commented about Waco Drive-In on Aug 4, 2025 at 4:34 am

The Candlewood Suites have been built on the property, wiping out all remaining traces of the drive-in.

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Kenmore commented about Prairie Drive-in on Aug 1, 2025 at 6:13 pm

All that remains is the outline, ramps, remnants of the entrance road, the foundation of the ticket booth, and the bottom part of the marquee.

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Kenmore commented about Douglas Auto Theatre on Jul 21, 2025 at 1:47 pm

A closer address is 1800 Douglas Ave, Kalamazoo, MI.

This puts it right on the property.

The drive-in was still mostly intact in 1999, but by 2005 it had been completely demolished.

Today, IHS Distributing sits on the front (west) part of the property while the rest is undeveloped. However, there is no trace of the drive-in remaining.

The marquee for the distributing company sits at the same location as the drive-in marquee. But the old base for the drive-in marquee was fully removed.

https://tinyurl.com/yc4apyuj

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Kenmore commented about Capitol Drive-In on Jul 20, 2025 at 1:57 pm

It may be that parts of the marquee base survive. It’s in the same position and seems to have been modified for the church that now sits on the property.

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Kenmore commented about Slappey Drive-In on Jul 20, 2025 at 1:49 pm

A slightly closer address is 3005 N Slappey Blvd, Albany, GA.

This puts it on the property. The problem is that the entrance road connected to where Ledo Road is today. So, the new address puts it near where the screen once stood.

Today, a Dollar General, Wendy’s and a self-storage business sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.

https://tinyurl.com/7b8m9uy5

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Kenmore commented about Galaxy Drive-In on Jul 19, 2025 at 9:13 am

Even the ramps are now gone, there is no trace of the drive-in remaining.

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Kenmore commented about Bright Leaf Drive-In on Jul 18, 2025 at 9:14 am

A slightly closer address is 3362 W Palmetto St, Florence, SC.

This puts it right at the old entrance of the drive-in.

The drive-in is intact and operational in a 1957 aerial, but had been totally demolished by 1977.

Today, a small strip mall straddles what was the entrance and exit roads. South Stanly Drive cuts through the east side of the property. While most of what was the drive-in is covered in trees.

There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.

https://tinyurl.com/78wbym8k

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Kenmore commented about Farmville Drive-In on Jul 16, 2025 at 5:20 am

A closer address is 2108 S. Main St, Farmville, VA. As previously stated by jwmovies.

This is where the entrance and exit roads were located as revealed by the 1955, 1959, and 1967 aerials.

Having said that, a 1984 aerial shows the drive-in with entrance and exit roads on Clark Street. It appears the addition of the on/off-ramps to Prince Edward Highway caused the drive-in to move their entrance/exit roads before it closed.

Today, a Quality Inn and two other businesses sit on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.

https://tinyurl.com/3etkfck4

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Kenmore commented about Antigo Drive-In on Jul 12, 2025 at 6:40 am

A slightly closer address, at least for Google Maps, is 103 North Ave, Antigo, WI.

The marker on the map is exactly where the entrance road of the drive-in connected to North Street. The entrance road ran parallel to the track for about half its length until reaching the ticket booth.

The drive-in appears intact in a 1986 aerial, though I cannot say if it was open or not. By 1998, it had been completely demolished with no trace remaining.

https://tinyurl.com/mr3nxyma

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Kenmore commented about Terang Drive-In on Jul 11, 2025 at 11:19 am

A closer address is 59 Bend Rd, Terang VIC 3264, Australia.

This assumes that the Alliance Timber Group is located on the same property. It does have the general shape, so hopefully this is it.

https://tinyurl.com/58hjvrbd

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Kenmore commented about Bolero Drive-In on Jul 8, 2025 at 5:31 pm

A closer address is 1308 Junction Hwy, Kerrville, TX.

This is the address of a McDonald’s that sits where the entrance road once stood. A strip mall now present where the ramps, projection booth, and concession stand once stood.

A 1995 aerial shows the drive-in without the screen and projection booth. By 2004, it was totally gone with no trace remaining.

https://tinyurl.com/3nem3b3s

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Kenmore commented about 52 Drive-In on Jul 8, 2025 at 10:21 am

A 1958 aerial shows no screen in place. Perhaps the screen was getting replaced, but it is clearly not there.

A 1984 aerial also does not show a screen, but there are cars on the ramps which may mean it was used as a flea market after it closed as a drive-in. By 1997, it had been completely demolished.

There is one remnant of the drive-in remaining today, the entrance road. Which runs parallel to Clark Street on the north side as it connects to Price Lane.

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Kenmore commented about Front Royal Drive-In on Jul 2, 2025 at 10:48 am

A closer address is 1465 Strasburg Rd, Front Royal, VA.

The screen and most of the drive-in had been demolished by 1997, save for the projection booth/concession stand. It lasted until at least 2007, but by the following year had been demolished as well.

Today, Blue Ridge Storage sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.

https://tinyurl.com/ywmukut5

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Kenmore commented about Mustang Drive-In on Jul 2, 2025 at 10:41 am

A closer address is 430 Remount Rd, Front Royal, VA. As mentioned previously by jwmovies.

By 1984, the drive-in had been demolished. Today, a bowling alley along with a few other businesses occupy the property.

The only hint that the drive-in existed is the trees which form a triangle to the north of the bowling alley. The trees cover the ramps and it retains the outline of that part of the drive-in.

https://tinyurl.com/3wf9jhr2

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Kenmore commented about Fiesta Drive-In on Jul 2, 2025 at 4:15 am

A somewhat closer address is 3338 S Park Ave, Tucson, AZ.

This lines up with the old entrance road to the drive-in, which is now an entrance road for a hotel and storage center.

There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.

https://tinyurl.com/mvajyk96

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Kenmore commented about 22nd Street Drive-In on Jun 30, 2025 at 8:56 pm

A closer address is 1380 S Belvedere Ave, Tucson, AZ.

Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.

In addition to the outline and ramps, the screen foundation is still there.

https://tinyurl.com/2puhthxb

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Kenmore commented about Fort Cochise Drive-In on Jun 30, 2025 at 8:53 pm

A closer address is 2324 N County Hospital Rd, Douglas, AZ.

Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.

In addition to the outline, ramps, and entrance/exit roads, the foundations of the screen and projection booth/concession stand still remain.

https://tinyurl.com/4bjzxc9d

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Kenmore commented about Piedmont Drive-In on Jun 30, 2025 at 11:45 am

A closer address is 1240 US-278, Piedmont, AL.

This puts it right on the property where the house sits on the back of the lot.

https://tinyurl.com/bdcnz9ej

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Kenmore commented about Shelby Drive-In on Jun 27, 2025 at 6:24 pm

I have scoured the 1956/1960 aerials and the only drive-in anywhere near Millington is clearly the 51 Drive-In, which was twinned in the late 1970s.

Could the Ellis/Shelby and 51 Twin Drive-In all be the same? Because if not, I’d like to know where the Ellis/Shelby Drive-In was located.

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Kenmore commented about Illiana Drive-In on Jun 25, 2025 at 2:27 pm

A closer address is 3247 E Main St, Danville, IL.

This puts it in front of the entrance/exit roads.

https://tinyurl.com/9cv5z92a

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Kenmore commented about Pioneer Drive-In on Jun 19, 2025 at 6:58 am

A closer address is 8278 N Allen Rd, Peoria, IL.

The very roads have changed in this area since the drive-in was closed. This puts it right about where the entrance road was present.

Today, several businesses sit on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.

https://tinyurl.com/yck59snp