It appears that the screen was torn down shortly after the drive-in closed in 2002. The screen does not appear in a 2004 aerial photo.
A fence that existed near the roadside between the entrance and exit roads and light poles that lined the entrance were also removed sometime after 2008. They were gone by 2013.
The concession stand is overgrown with trees on the outside and possibly the inside.
An April, 2021 Google Street view shows the entire area has been cleared. A building has been constructed near the former location of the concession stand/projection booth. And a house has been built in the NW corner.
The screen and marquee still stands, although the marquee is still in relatively poor condition.
MichaelKilgore - Okay, I was confused by your March 22, 2021 post.
So, all of Yessler’s property was purchased, but the high school was built on the opposing side of the property away from the drive-in which continued to exist for some time in an operational state.
863 South Main Street, Fort Scott, KS is a good alternate address that works on Google Maps. The one with US-69 put the location east of Dallas, Texas for some reason when I entered it.
It should be noted that Hickory Road was the entrance road to the drive-in. At least the first 75 feet of it from US-69.
Today there is nothing left of the drive-in. It seems to be a parking area for a truck driving school.
I have a closer address to what was the old entrance road, 4695 BC-3A, Nelson, BC.
The marquee is still standing. It is located just east of the entrance to the Mini-Mall Storage. From the photo, the entrance road to the drive-in is now a private entrance.
I suspect given the location of the marquee and the photo of when the drive-in was still in operation, that the road now called Starlight Drive was probably the exit road from the drive-in.
Something is not right with the photos and/or the location of the drive-in. The photos show the screen next to the highway and what is clearly a sign with “Roth’s Drive-In”.
However, the drive-in at the 3052 S. Main Street location had a different marquee and the screen was well away from the road on the back of the property.
And despite some similarities in the background to the drive-in located north of the town (Harrisburg Drive-In), the photos do not appear to match that either. Especially since the screen sat well away from the highway.
My guess is that the photos are from another drive-in that was also called Roth’s Drive-In, but not in Harrisburg.
Looks like they repainted the marquee and took the top part that had the name “Skyline” off. Now “Skyline” appears under the arrow with “A1 Exterminating Co” on the sign below.
The land around the sign has been paved for a parking lot. And the bricks which hold a small garden under the sign appears to be restored.
I believe I found it. The address is 1801 West King Ave, Florence, SC.
The drive-in appears in a 1957 aerial. By 1983 it was totally gone. A large, empty building currently occupies most of the property. While the “Wash Tub” occupies the entrance road.
The projector booth/concession stand was still present as late as 2010. You can see it clearly in a 2008 Google street view. However, a house was then built nearby and the building was torn down. Today, you can only see the foundations.
The Caldwell Golf Course, that you noted is across the street, is listed in Medford. The small unincorporated town of Renfrow is closer than Medford, but I’m not seeing any Jefferson.
I have a possible location, 459 S. Ash, Nowata, OK
A 1959 entry in the Nowata Daily Star states that Chester Fleming, the owner of the now-defunct Park-Vu drive-in on US 169 leased the land for a trailer court to be constructed.
Given the description, that trailer court was opposite Jack Gordon Park. The article states that the trailer court would have gas, electric, water, and sewer service, so the location makes sense.
A 1971 aerial photo shows several trailers placed close together at that location, but no trace of a drive-in. Today, there are still a few trailers on the site.
Odd there is no address for the Parkvu when there is one for the Sky-Vu.
Nowata is a pretty small town, although there are three larger towns to the west, north, and east respectively. If you can find an address, that would make the confirmation a lot easier.
MichaelKilgore - If the County/No Name Drive-in was at 1100 S. Seventh Street, then what is sitting at the corner of W. Hines Avenue and S. 11th Street?
A closer address is 1807 Cherry Rd, Rock Hill, SC.
A 1965 aerial shows it in operation. By 1983 it had been demolished. Cherry Park Centre is currently on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A 1965 aerial shows a drive-in at that location with the screen no longer present. Today, a DDCSVC is present on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
I do not know why the 11th Street was closed from the end of 1959 to 1964. So, I’m not going to guess. Only that the Tulsa TV Memories site listed it as being “rebuilt” before opening in ‘64. But the screen was not changed. Our manager said it was the oldest standing screen in Tulsa at that time.
But I can say I remember that the 11th Street and Airview were owned by the same company and I believe they closed at roughly the same time. The Apache was owned by someone else, but I know they closed no later than the end of the ‘83 season.
In those days we opened in April or May and closed in September.
The Tulsa TV Memories site has the drive-in closing by end of 1983. I worked at the 11th Street drive-in the year before and both drive-ins along with the Airview closed within a year or so of each other.
Found it!
It was located at 172 US 183, Rufugio, TX.
The drive in can be see in aerial photos from 1951, 1952, and 1956. However, by 1972 the drive in had completely disappeared.
Today, Express Cash Loans sits on the site with a pond taking up a large part of the property. There is no trace of the drive in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/y3hzg4ez
It appears that the screen was torn down shortly after the drive-in closed in 2002. The screen does not appear in a 2004 aerial photo.
A fence that existed near the roadside between the entrance and exit roads and light poles that lined the entrance were also removed sometime after 2008. They were gone by 2013.
The concession stand is overgrown with trees on the outside and possibly the inside.
ROI Call Solutions sits on most of the property. You can still see the parch marks from some of the ramps just to the north of the building.
An April, 2021 Google Street view shows the entire area has been cleared. A building has been constructed near the former location of the concession stand/projection booth. And a house has been built in the NW corner.
The screen and marquee still stands, although the marquee is still in relatively poor condition.
MichaelKilgore - Okay, I was confused by your March 22, 2021 post.
So, all of Yessler’s property was purchased, but the high school was built on the opposing side of the property away from the drive-in which continued to exist for some time in an operational state.
A 2018 Google Street View shows the marquee has been taken down.
863 South Main Street, Fort Scott, KS is a good alternate address that works on Google Maps. The one with US-69 put the location east of Dallas, Texas for some reason when I entered it.
It should be noted that Hickory Road was the entrance road to the drive-in. At least the first 75 feet of it from US-69.
Today there is nothing left of the drive-in. It seems to be a parking area for a truck driving school.
I have a closer address to what was the old entrance road, 4695 BC-3A, Nelson, BC.
The marquee is still standing. It is located just east of the entrance to the Mini-Mall Storage. From the photo, the entrance road to the drive-in is now a private entrance.
I suspect given the location of the marquee and the photo of when the drive-in was still in operation, that the road now called Starlight Drive was probably the exit road from the drive-in.
A May 2021 Google Street View shows construction on the northern end of the property. It looks like duplexes, but could be something else.
Regardless, the new construction has wiped out the remnants of the drive-in.
Something is not right with the photos and/or the location of the drive-in. The photos show the screen next to the highway and what is clearly a sign with “Roth’s Drive-In”.
However, the drive-in at the 3052 S. Main Street location had a different marquee and the screen was well away from the road on the back of the property.
And despite some similarities in the background to the drive-in located north of the town (Harrisburg Drive-In), the photos do not appear to match that either. Especially since the screen sat well away from the highway.
My guess is that the photos are from another drive-in that was also called Roth’s Drive-In, but not in Harrisburg.
The concession stand was torn down. All that is left is the foundation.
Looks like they repainted the marquee and took the top part that had the name “Skyline” off. Now “Skyline” appears under the arrow with “A1 Exterminating Co” on the sign below.
The land around the sign has been paved for a parking lot. And the bricks which hold a small garden under the sign appears to be restored.
I believe I found it. The address is 1801 West King Ave, Florence, SC.
The drive-in appears in a 1957 aerial. By 1983 it was totally gone. A large, empty building currently occupies most of the property. While the “Wash Tub” occupies the entrance road.
There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/5y34kwz9
The projector booth/concession stand was still present as late as 2010. You can see it clearly in a 2008 Google street view. However, a house was then built nearby and the building was torn down. Today, you can only see the foundations.
jwmovies - Where do you get Jefferson from?
The Caldwell Golf Course, that you noted is across the street, is listed in Medford. The small unincorporated town of Renfrow is closer than Medford, but I’m not seeing any Jefferson.
MichaelKilgore - You might want to look at the 1972 aerial photo again. The very large screen present in the 1959 photo is clearly gone.
The concession stand/projector booth still seems to be intact in a 1980 aerial photo, but is gone by 1995.
I have a possible location, 459 S. Ash, Nowata, OK
A 1959 entry in the Nowata Daily Star states that Chester Fleming, the owner of the now-defunct Park-Vu drive-in on US 169 leased the land for a trailer court to be constructed.
Given the description, that trailer court was opposite Jack Gordon Park. The article states that the trailer court would have gas, electric, water, and sewer service, so the location makes sense.
A 1971 aerial photo shows several trailers placed close together at that location, but no trace of a drive-in. Today, there are still a few trailers on the site.
https://tinyurl.com/2mvzk8k3
Odd there is no address for the Parkvu when there is one for the Sky-Vu.
Nowata is a pretty small town, although there are three larger towns to the west, north, and east respectively. If you can find an address, that would make the confirmation a lot easier.
MichaelKilgore - If the County/No Name Drive-in was at 1100 S. Seventh Street, then what is sitting at the corner of W. Hines Avenue and S. 11th Street?
A closer address is 1807 Cherry Rd, Rock Hill, SC.
A 1965 aerial shows it in operation. By 1983 it had been demolished. Cherry Park Centre is currently on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/c9ddkt9p
Found It.
The address is 348 S Workman St, Rock Hill, SC.
A 1965 aerial shows a drive-in at that location with the screen no longer present. Today, a DDCSVC is present on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/3r46czm9
I do not know why the 11th Street was closed from the end of 1959 to 1964. So, I’m not going to guess. Only that the Tulsa TV Memories site listed it as being “rebuilt” before opening in ‘64. But the screen was not changed. Our manager said it was the oldest standing screen in Tulsa at that time.
But I can say I remember that the 11th Street and Airview were owned by the same company and I believe they closed at roughly the same time. The Apache was owned by someone else, but I know they closed no later than the end of the ‘83 season.
In those days we opened in April or May and closed in September.
The Tulsa TV Memories site has the drive-in closing by end of 1983. I worked at the 11th Street drive-in the year before and both drive-ins along with the Airview closed within a year or so of each other.
http://tulsatvmemories.com/aida.html
A 1980 aerial shows the screen has been removed. By 1995, the concession stand was removed as well.
You can still see the remnants of a few ramps behind the AutoNation dealership.