This is the address of Baldwin Self Storage and puts it right on the property, at least for Google Maps.
A 2020 aerial photo shows the screen intact along with a few ramps. Considering that this drive-in was certainly closed by 1999 and perhaps even before 1993, the screen is in remarkably good condition at least from the overhead and Google Street photos.
A closer address is 702 Bruce Hwy, Woree QLD 4868, Australia.
This puts it on the north side of the drive-in.
An October 2021 Google Street View shows the screen on the back of the property still standing. However, a small “roundabout” has been put in place where the property connects to the highway. That indicates that development may be soon arriving if it hasn’t started already.
I’m not understanding the “ … demolished in 1966 to make way for a highway” in the description because comparing the 1951 to 1980 aerials show no new highway or any construction along HWY 13 all the way down to where it turns east.
Things are not “demolished” until the crews arrive to build the highway. So, if there was never any highway construction, there would be no money allocated to tear it down. Unless it was torn down for another reason.
Plus, County Highway N which may be County Trunk N in the advert joins HWY 13 from the west, then both are the same for one mile until it branches off to the east. Which means that the drive-in could’ve been located on either road. “9 miles” in an advert is not going to be exact.
What I can say is a 1957 aerial that extends from Richfield Road south shows no indication of any drive-in. And that is from two/three miles south of County Highway N.
The excavated area is actually north of where the drive-in once stood.
Most of the property is home to two businesses, Smith’s Body Shop and Goffnett’s Transmission.
There is nothing left of the drive-in itself. However, the outline of the entrance/exit road is still present and you can just see it to the north of the American Legion Post 383 running northwest to southeast and connecting to Mission Road.
It’s basically the open field south of the diner. A 2009 aerial doesn’t show anything in the field.
The photo of the screen, which was bolted on a trailer, show it parallel to the road. So, I’m guessing that patrons got out of their vehicles and sat in the grass to watch the movies.
The drive-in appears intact in a 1957 aerial, but by 1965 the screen was gone. The projection booth/concession stand last appeared in a 1968 aerial, but was gone by 1983.
Today, the area is mostly private property with businesses that line its east side. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
There is no way the area was big enough to hold 100 cars, much less 150. Each ramp might have held 20 cars and there are three ramps in total. The one in the back is right next to the cemetery.
There might have been off-site parking for patrons to walk into the area and sit in the chair or benches.
I’m not sure that is the location of the drive-in. The fan-shaped feature shown in the photo looks like a softball field, not a drive-in.
There is no screen or projector booth, but there appears to be a backstop. A baseball field and softball field appear in roughly the same location in a 1983 aerial.
The advertisements on the NY Drive-In site confirms the entrance was next to the Stone Bridge which is at 1170 Main Street, Leeds, NY.
In addition, the information provided on the site says the open air theater opened in 1940 and became a drive-in in 1945. This is backed up by an advert described as the “Grand Opening” on July 26th, 1945.
At 53 Green Lake Road is a small foundation for what may have been the exit sign. There is pipe and conduit present, but I cannot confirm that it has anything to do with the drive-in.
There is an area that I thought was part of the cemetery which may be the drive-in. It looks like it could hold about 50 cars. The screen sat right on the bank with the projection booth bracketed by outdoor seats. The three ramps are unusual because they are parallel and all behind the booth. As if patrons were to get out of their vehicles and sit in the seats.
There is an access road that sits on Main Street which, as funny as it looks, appears to be the entrance. There is what appears to be a small exit road that runs on the north side of the cemetery. But that appears considerably smaller than the access road from Main Street.
Very little is left today. There is a large rock where the projection booth once sat. Faint hints of the parallel ramps, and a small structure on the north side next to the creek that may be the “refreshment stand”.
A 1952 and 1956 aerial does not reveal any area large enough to be a drive-in holding 150 vehicles. Of course, I could be missing something, but is there a more exact location other than Green Lake Road?
A closer address is 8335 M-37, Baldwin, MI.
This is the address of Baldwin Self Storage and puts it right on the property, at least for Google Maps.
A 2020 aerial photo shows the screen intact along with a few ramps. Considering that this drive-in was certainly closed by 1999 and perhaps even before 1993, the screen is in remarkably good condition at least from the overhead and Google Street photos.
https://tinyurl.com/2vhmrc2t
The current address of the property is 1100 Broadway Ave, Pasadena, TX.
However, Simmons Blvd was the entrance road at the time the drive-in was open.
The drive-in was intact in a 1983 aerial photo, but demolished by 1995. Most of the ramps remained visible in a 2004 aerial.
Today, JVIC sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A closer address is 4497 Roberts Pl NE, Moses Lake, WA.
Google Maps added the address which puts it right in the middle of the property.
Today, the property is still empty. You can still see the traces of the ramps and entrance/exit road.
A closer address is 969 TX-16, San Saba, TX.
This puts it right on the property. A 2008 Google Street View showed the screen mostly intact, but by the following year it had mostly disappeared.
The projection booth/concession stand is also intact and you can still see the outline and the ramps.
https://tinyurl.com/46wecvwf
A closer address is 702 Bruce Hwy, Woree QLD 4868, Australia.
This puts it on the north side of the drive-in.
An October 2021 Google Street View shows the screen on the back of the property still standing. However, a small “roundabout” has been put in place where the property connects to the highway. That indicates that development may be soon arriving if it hasn’t started already.
https://tinyurl.com/w4r9bzd9
A closer address is 2681 OH-3, Washington Court House, Ohio.
This puts it right on the property.
A 1956 aerial shows the drive-in intact, but a 1985 aerial shows it demolished.
Today, only the entrance and exit roads remain along with some of the outline of the drive-in. Also, the base of the marquee is still intact.
https://tinyurl.com/2hv3k34r
I’m not understanding the “ … demolished in 1966 to make way for a highway” in the description because comparing the 1951 to 1980 aerials show no new highway or any construction along HWY 13 all the way down to where it turns east.
Things are not “demolished” until the crews arrive to build the highway. So, if there was never any highway construction, there would be no money allocated to tear it down.
Unless it was torn down for another reason.
Plus, County Highway N which may be County Trunk N in the advert joins HWY 13 from the west, then both are the same for one mile until it branches off to the east. Which means that the drive-in could’ve been located on either road. “9 miles” in an advert is not going to be exact.
What I can say is a 1957 aerial that extends from Richfield Road south shows no indication of any drive-in. And that is from two/three miles south of County Highway N.
The excavated area is actually north of where the drive-in once stood. Most of the property is home to two businesses, Smith’s Body Shop and Goffnett’s Transmission.
There is nothing left of the drive-in itself. However, the outline of the entrance/exit road is still present and you can just see it to the north of the American Legion Post 383 running northwest to southeast and connecting to Mission Road.
Extremely short-lived.
It’s basically the open field south of the diner. A 2009 aerial doesn’t show anything in the field.
The photo of the screen, which was bolted on a trailer, show it parallel to the road. So, I’m guessing that patrons got out of their vehicles and sat in the grass to watch the movies.
The drive-in must’ve been constructed shortly after the highway as a 1952 aerial shows nothing but trees in the area.
A 1981 aerial shows the drive-in demolished with a business located near where the projection booth/concession stand probably stood.
Property is currently home to Fabick CAT. Only the outline and hint of where some of the ramps once existed is all that remains.
A closer address is 3613 S State Rd, Ionia, MI.
This is the address of Bill’s Fireworks which owns the property.
A 2019 Google Street View shows a stage platform where the screen was/is located. Was this an inflatable screen, perhaps?
I’m sorry to hear that the projector was stolen. But I’m wondering why well water issues would close a drive-in?
The concession stand/projection booth “still standing” looks more to be a technicality today. From the overhead view, the roof appears to be gone.
From an August 2022 Google Street View, bushes and trees have engulfed what’s left of the structure.
A closer address is 3777 Peters Mountain Rd, Halifax, PA.
Today, a Giant Food Store sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/5csvfyz4
Today, nothing remains of the drive-in. You would never know it was there.
Concession stand/projection booth was still present in a 2008 aerial, but was rubble in a 2009 aerial.
The screen was still present in 2011, but gone by 2013.
A March 2022 Google Street View shows the property to be an RV Park with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
The drive-in appears intact in a 1957 aerial, but by 1965 the screen was gone. The projection booth/concession stand last appeared in a 1968 aerial, but was gone by 1983.
Today, the area is mostly private property with businesses that line its east side. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A closer address is 1236 S Ralls Hwy, Floydada, TX.
The address places it right on the property. The drive-in was intact in a 1996 aerial, but was screen was gone by 2004.
Today, it appears to be private property with the projection booth/concession stand still intact. You can also clearly see the ramps.
There is no way the area was big enough to hold 100 cars, much less 150. Each ramp might have held 20 cars and there are three ramps in total. The one in the back is right next to the cemetery.
There might have been off-site parking for patrons to walk into the area and sit in the chair or benches.
I’m not sure that is the location of the drive-in. The fan-shaped feature shown in the photo looks like a softball field, not a drive-in.
There is no screen or projector booth, but there appears to be a backstop. A baseball field and softball field appear in roughly the same location in a 1983 aerial.
I’m not sure that is the drive-in. You can see the same shape in a 1953 aerial which is before the drive-in was built.
Plus, the object at the point or southern end of the shape is way too small to be a screen. You can see that in the 1953 aerial as well.
I don’t know what it is, but there is no screen or projection booth, so it doesn’t appear to be a drive-in at least not in the photo.
Considering that baseball fields were created in the same area as seen in a 1983 aerial, that’s what it may be.
The advertisements on the NY Drive-In site confirms the entrance was next to the Stone Bridge which is at 1170 Main Street, Leeds, NY.
In addition, the information provided on the site says the open air theater opened in 1940 and became a drive-in in 1945. This is backed up by an advert described as the “Grand Opening” on July 26th, 1945.
At 53 Green Lake Road is a small foundation for what may have been the exit sign. There is pipe and conduit present, but I cannot confirm that it has anything to do with the drive-in.
http://www.newyorkdriveins.com/catskillsregion/leeds/leeds.php
A possible address is 1170 Main St, Leeds, NY.
There is an area that I thought was part of the cemetery which may be the drive-in. It looks like it could hold about 50 cars. The screen sat right on the bank with the projection booth bracketed by outdoor seats. The three ramps are unusual because they are parallel and all behind the booth. As if patrons were to get out of their vehicles and sit in the seats.
There is an access road that sits on Main Street which, as funny as it looks, appears to be the entrance. There is what appears to be a small exit road that runs on the north side of the cemetery. But that appears considerably smaller than the access road from Main Street.
Very little is left today. There is a large rock where the projection booth once sat. Faint hints of the parallel ramps, and a small structure on the north side next to the creek that may be the “refreshment stand”.
https://tinyurl.com/3pvb2ps8
A 1952 and 1956 aerial does not reveal any area large enough to be a drive-in holding 150 vehicles. Of course, I could be missing something, but is there a more exact location other than Green Lake Road?
The marquee, which last appeared in an April 2019 Google Street View was removed by March 2021.