Google Maps has updated their addresses and this put it on a building immediately to the west of the property.
Today, the property is still empty with power lines running across the middle of it. Although somewhat overgrown, you can still barely make out the ramps and outline.
A May 2023 Google Street View shows the property with a building next to the road and the business apparently closed. The grounds appear to be a dump for dirt. And cinder blocks are being stored there as well.
The only remnant of the drive-in remaining is the screen, which appears in pretty decent shape all things considered.
The drive-in was located on the north side of the property. The screen sat rather unusually on the northeast corner and faced southwest into the setting sun (at least part of the year).
By 1985, the entire drive-in was demolished and by 1996 all traces had disappeared, even the entrance road which is odd for a property that was never developed.
A 1981 aerial shows the drive-in intact, but it appeared to have been closed for some time. There is debris present and trails cutting into the ramps which is a sure sign of closure.
At some point between 1986 and 1997, the projection booth/concession stand was torn down and the screen knocked over. The skeletal remains of the screen still exist on the property today.
A closer address is 34W160 Montgomery Rd, Aurora, IL.
This puts it right on the house which was on the property before the drive-in was constructed. Along with the entrance and exit roads, it is the only remaining remnant from the drive-in.
By 2007, the drive-in was fully razed, removing all traces. However, it was never developed into housing, but a large retention pond was built which sits on the east side of where the ramps were once present.
Looks like I will have to take back my belief that the foundation of the projection booth/concession stand is still present. A February 2025 Google Street View does not show it.
I’ll add that the trailer park has seen better days.
Google Street Views from the time the RV park had been built until the most recent one have never shows movies advertised on the Corral Drive-In marquee.
It does seem strange that they have never covered the sign in order not to mislead those from outside of Guymon, but it’s clear that they haven’t shown movies there for quite some time.
A December 2024 Google Street View shows the drive-in appears to have been closed for some time. While the structure of the screen still stands, most of the screen itself is missing. Part of the fence is down. And there is debris scattered across the drive-in, including a washer and drying in front of the concession stand.
I’d say this drive-in has been closed for some time.
Given that two drive-ins existed in nearby Radcliff during the 1950s, it makes sense that the Meade Drive-In would be on the west side of Vine Grove.
Unfortunately, I can see no indication of a small drive-in anywhere in or near Vine Grove using the 1955 & 1960 aerials. Either it’s there and I’m not seeing it (a good possibility if it only held 60 vehicles) or perhaps it was not built until 1961 and by the 1982 aerial had disappeared.
The address is problematic because of several large trees on the southern half of the property in the 1955 aerial. It would take a good decade or more for trees to grow that size, which would rule it out as being a possible location for the drive-in.
Admittedly, my search of the 1955 aerial doesn’t find anything resembling a drive-in either in or near the town that I could find. If the drive-in was still standing in 1961 as the description states, then more information is needed to locate it.
NETR Online has put up a 1947 aerial, which makes it 2 years before the drive-in opened. Obviously to compliment their 1951 aerial which is two years after the drive-in closed.
After a thorough comparison, it was no help at all. Very little changed in the area in which the drive-in should be located.
The fact that it is called the West Park Drive-In and West Park Avenue is one mile due west of the fairgrounds would seemingly provide a clue, but I’ve found nothing. There was no real development along that road save for a lone house.
Almost four years since my last post and I’m no closer to its real location. All I can say is that it is not on 3rd SW Avenue or West Park Avenue.
The South Irving Bridge crosses Station Camp Creek, not the Kentucky River. The address is too far north.
Plus, a 1950 aerial shows an open, undeveloped field at the 98 Richmond Road address.
Further south next to the South Irving Bridge shows what appears to be a couple of small buildings, but nothing that indicated a drive-in sat in that location.
Now, this could have been a temporary drive-in with all the structures removed after the 1948 season. Given that the property appears to be a fairgrounds, that’s a possibility.
The address is 3009 E Nettleton Ave, Jonesboro, AR.
A 1957 aerial shows the drive-in intact, but looking closed. It had a long entrance & exit road that connected to E Nettleton Avenue.
Today, the entire property has radically changed. Most of where the drive-in once sat is now a housing edition. The area around the entrance/exit roads is now a strip mall.
In looking at the 1951 aerial, the property behind the screen which may seem like ramps at first has the same characteristics to the east of the property as well.
In other words, this looks like the natural contours of the ground and not something that was created. Or it could be the result of plowing to plant crops. I’m not seeing any indication of construction, especially since the 1951 aerial was taken a year or less after the drive-in opened.
By 1985, the drive-in was completely razed with no trace remaining.
A 1982 aerial reveals the drive-in to be demolished, but the outline, ramps, and entrance/exit roads intact.
The following year, the entire property was razed and removed all traces of the drive-in. With Prairie Farms Dairy occupying the western half, while the eastern half of the property remains undeveloped.
It should be noted, though I’m not suggesting a change, that the entrance road to the drive-in was on Hopkinsville Road or South Main Street.
The current entrance to the property was (in part) the exit road to the drive-in.
A closer address is 8150 Hwy 6, Cisco, TX.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this put it on a building immediately to the west of the property.
Today, the property is still empty with power lines running across the middle of it. Although somewhat overgrown, you can still barely make out the ramps and outline.
https://tinyurl.com/s9retms4
A May 2023 Google Street View shows the property with a building next to the road and the business apparently closed. The grounds appear to be a dump for dirt. And cinder blocks are being stored there as well.
The only remnant of the drive-in remaining is the screen, which appears in pretty decent shape all things considered.
A September 2023 Google Street View shows no change to the screen or the property.
The drive-in was located on the north side of the property. The screen sat rather unusually on the northeast corner and faced southwest into the setting sun (at least part of the year).
By 1985, the entire drive-in was demolished and by 1996 all traces had disappeared, even the entrance road which is odd for a property that was never developed.
A 1981 aerial shows the drive-in intact, but it appeared to have been closed for some time. There is debris present and trails cutting into the ramps which is a sure sign of closure.
At some point between 1986 and 1997, the projection booth/concession stand was torn down and the screen knocked over. The skeletal remains of the screen still exist on the property today.
A closer address is 33RF+RQ, Copperas Cove, TX.
This puts it right next to the entrance road, which is now Renee Street.
The old marquee is still there, but not in very good shape.
https://tinyurl.com/3ufxt695
A closer address is 34W160 Montgomery Rd, Aurora, IL.
This puts it right on the house which was on the property before the drive-in was constructed. Along with the entrance and exit roads, it is the only remaining remnant from the drive-in.
By 2007, the drive-in was fully razed, removing all traces. However, it was never developed into housing, but a large retention pond was built which sits on the east side of where the ramps were once present.
https://tinyurl.com/y3b5frrn
A closer address is 901 MO-77, Charleston, MO.
This puts it right at the entrance.
Looks like I will have to take back my belief that the foundation of the projection booth/concession stand is still present. A February 2025 Google Street View does not show it.
I’ll add that the trailer park has seen better days.
https://tinyurl.com/4zdy5mcz
A closer address is 1889 US-127, Maria Stein, OH.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
https://tinyurl.com/74m9wkbd
Google Street Views from the time the RV park had been built until the most recent one have never shows movies advertised on the Corral Drive-In marquee.
It does seem strange that they have never covered the sign in order not to mislead those from outside of Guymon, but it’s clear that they haven’t shown movies there for quite some time.
From at least 1985 to 1997, the property seemed to be an auto salvage yard given the number of vehicles on it.
Sometime between 1987 and 1997, the concession stand/projection booth was shifted off its foundation where it continues to sit to this day.
The screen itself is made of brick, but seems to have lost the top part before 2008.
Not that after 47 years someone might re-open it, but it would take a great deal of work to do so.
A December 2024 Google Street View shows the drive-in appears to have been closed for some time. While the structure of the screen still stands, most of the screen itself is missing. Part of the fence is down. And there is debris scattered across the drive-in, including a washer and drying in front of the concession stand.
I’d say this drive-in has been closed for some time.
Given that two drive-ins existed in nearby Radcliff during the 1950s, it makes sense that the Meade Drive-In would be on the west side of Vine Grove.
Unfortunately, I can see no indication of a small drive-in anywhere in or near Vine Grove using the 1955 & 1960 aerials. Either it’s there and I’m not seeing it (a good possibility if it only held 60 vehicles) or perhaps it was not built until 1961 and by the 1982 aerial had disappeared.
By 1982, the drive-in had been completely demolished.
Today, there are no traces visible anymore.
A closer address is 8094 IN-13, Syracuse, IN.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
It was still intact in 1986, but not sure if it was still operational. The drive-in had been demolished by 1998.
Today, Tranter Graphics sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/3apxubcd
A August 2024 Google Street View shows the entire property has been razed and a new building constructed. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A closer address is 1683 U.S. Hwy 40, Vernal, UT.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right next to the entrance road on the same side of the highway.
The property is now empty and spotted with trees.
https://tinyurl.com/mw5wtmem
The address is problematic because of several large trees on the southern half of the property in the 1955 aerial. It would take a good decade or more for trees to grow that size, which would rule it out as being a possible location for the drive-in.
Admittedly, my search of the 1955 aerial doesn’t find anything resembling a drive-in either in or near the town that I could find. If the drive-in was still standing in 1961 as the description states, then more information is needed to locate it.
A closer address is 1036 US-69, Frontenac, KS.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right in the middle of the property.
The drive-in was still intact in 1991, although it was clearly closed for some time. By 2006, it had been completely demolished.
https://tinyurl.com/28ucrcwk
NETR Online has put up a 1947 aerial, which makes it 2 years before the drive-in opened. Obviously to compliment their 1951 aerial which is two years after the drive-in closed.
After a thorough comparison, it was no help at all. Very little changed in the area in which the drive-in should be located.
The fact that it is called the West Park Drive-In and West Park Avenue is one mile due west of the fairgrounds would seemingly provide a clue, but I’ve found nothing. There was no real development along that road save for a lone house.
Almost four years since my last post and I’m no closer to its real location. All I can say is that it is not on 3rd SW Avenue or West Park Avenue.
The South Irving Bridge crosses Station Camp Creek, not the Kentucky River. The address is too far north.
Plus, a 1950 aerial shows an open, undeveloped field at the 98 Richmond Road address.
Further south next to the South Irving Bridge shows what appears to be a couple of small buildings, but nothing that indicated a drive-in sat in that location.
Now, this could have been a temporary drive-in with all the structures removed after the 1948 season. Given that the property appears to be a fairgrounds, that’s a possibility.
Found It!
The address is 3009 E Nettleton Ave, Jonesboro, AR.
A 1957 aerial shows the drive-in intact, but looking closed. It had a long entrance & exit road that connected to E Nettleton Avenue.
Today, the entire property has radically changed. Most of where the drive-in once sat is now a housing edition. The area around the entrance/exit roads is now a strip mall.
There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/mm2y5bps
In looking at the 1951 aerial, the property behind the screen which may seem like ramps at first has the same characteristics to the east of the property as well.
In other words, this looks like the natural contours of the ground and not something that was created. Or it could be the result of plowing to plant crops. I’m not seeing any indication of construction, especially since the 1951 aerial was taken a year or less after the drive-in opened.
By 1985, the drive-in was completely razed with no trace remaining.
A 1982 aerial reveals the drive-in to be demolished, but the outline, ramps, and entrance/exit roads intact.
The following year, the entire property was razed and removed all traces of the drive-in. With Prairie Farms Dairy occupying the western half, while the eastern half of the property remains undeveloped.
It should be noted, though I’m not suggesting a change, that the entrance road to the drive-in was on Hopkinsville Road or South Main Street.
The current entrance to the property was (in part) the exit road to the drive-in.
B & B Concrete currently sits on the property. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining that I can confirm.
However, in the Google Maps overhead it may show the foundation of the screen. It’s in about the same location, but I cannot be positive.