The drive-in was located east of the town close to the intersection of US-212 & Durr Ln, Belle Fourche, SD. The drive-in is just to the east of that location on the south side of the road.
Today, it is private property. You can still see the ramps and general outline of the drive-in.
The Google Street view from October, 2016 shows the screen to be a skeleton frame. However, the ticket booth and concession stand/projection booth appear to be in decent condition.
The concession stand/projection booth appears to be in okay shape, at least from a Google street view in 2014. In the same photo, the screen appears to be in very good shape, almost as if it were recently painted.
The drive-in was well to the east of the town at 11777 US-180, Arenas Valley, NM.
Today, the New Mexico Pole Line Inc. occupies the eastern half of the property while the other half is empty. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining apart from the foundation of the projection booth/concession stand.
It appears that the projection booth/concession stand no longer exists and only the concrete foundation remains. A 2012 Google street view from US HWY 85 which runs along the east side of the property shows nothing is standing.
I appear to be mistaken about the screen still standing. While it does appear in a 2011 street view along Yellowstone HYW which is on the north side, a 2015 street view from HWY 25 on the south side shows the screen is gone.
So, it appears that between 2011 and 2015 the screen was taken down.
The drive-in sat east of town next to State HWY 76. I could not Google map an accurate address. However, an address that is next door is 6 Diamond Rd, Rawlins, WY. The drive-in sat just to the west of that location.
The drive-in appears to have been built in 1948 or early 1949 as it appears in a 1949 aerial, but not in a 1947 aerial. It also shows up on a 1976 topo map, but not a 1981 topo map, meaning it could have closed around that time.
Today, the property appears to be half-business, half-residential with no trace of the drive-remaining.
The Drive-In was located at 9 Yellowstone HWY, Douglas, WY. It’s on the west side of town across the river. The drive-in appears intact in a 1963 aerial, but by 1994 it was closed.
Today, a business sits on the property and even the ramps have faded to the point where they mostly cannot be seen.
Yet perhaps incredibly, the screen is still standing and looking in good shape.
The drive-in was located at 9842 Fort Worth Drive, Argyle, TX. A 1968 aerial photo shows the remnants of a demolished drive-in at that location on the west side of the road.
Today, the property is occupied by at least one business and a residence. You can still make out the vague outline of the drive-in.
jwmovies is right about the address. You can also use Union Road and 500 Ave, Herington, KS. The drive-in sat on the NE corner of the intersection. By 1971, the drive-in was demolished.
Today, it appears to be private property with little remaining save for the faint outline and what may be the foundation of the concession stand/projector booth.
Was the Sunset Drive-In located next to the South Twin Drive-In?
If so, the address would be Yarbro Lane and Abell Drive, Paducah, KY. The drive-in appears to have been built and opened before the South Twin, but it is clearly closed by 1968 as the screen is down.
Today, the property is split in half by Abell Drive and there is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
The drive-in was located at 8815 Cairo Rd, West Paducah, KY. It first appears in a 1957 aerial photo. At some point, the construction of HWY 60 wiped out the north side of the property where the screen sat.
Today, J.C. Cates Construction sits on the property along with a few private homes with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
To the east of the South Twin located at 3603 Clarks River Rd Paducah, Kentucky was another drive in. From the historic aerial photos, it was built and operational by 1952. By 1957, it was twinned.
By the 1981 aerial, the drive-in appears to be closed, but at least one screen is still standing. However, the best proof that this is the Starlite is that the entrance road is now named Starlite Drive. So, I believe this is the Starlite Drive-In.
Today, a business sits on the property and there is no indication of the drive-in visible.
A closer address is Oklahoma 9 and N4400 Road, Stigler, OK. The drive-in was located on the NE corner of the intersection.
A 1980 aerial shows the drive-in intact, but by a 1995 aerial, it had been demolished.
Today, the property is heavily overgrown with a cellphone tower on the NW tip. However, you can still see the ramps and perhaps some debris from the remains of the concession stand/projection booth.
It does appear that the base of the screen is standing. It appears to be made of cinder blocks and looks to be 18 to 20 feet tall.
I suppose it still stands because it would not be worth the effort to remove. Plus, it’ll probably last for quite a long time.
The address is TX-36 & Co Rd 251, Cross Plains, TX.
Today, it is private property with a small store on the front of the lot, but you can still see the ramps.
https://tinyurl.com/y72ml7f9
Wow, this is a tough drive-in to find. A 1951 aerial shows no sign of even a small drive-in on Third Street.
Which may mean that it was demolished almost immediately after it closed and turned into something that is simply not detectable as a drive-in.
The 1951 and 1954 aerial photos show no sign of anything at this location, so this cannot be the drive-in which closed in 1949.
Found It!
The drive-in was located east of the town close to the intersection of US-212 & Durr Ln, Belle Fourche, SD. The drive-in is just to the east of that location on the south side of the road.
Today, it is private property. You can still see the ramps and general outline of the drive-in.
https://tinyurl.com/y6uaelhh
The Google Street view from October, 2016 shows the screen to be a skeleton frame. However, the ticket booth and concession stand/projection booth appear to be in decent condition.
A closer address is 647 Hwy 70 W, Alamogordo, NM. The drive-in sat on the south side of the road.
Today, the property is empty, but you can easily see the ramps.
https://tinyurl.com/y74dunt9
The concession stand/projection booth appears to be in okay shape, at least from a Google street view in 2014. In the same photo, the screen appears to be in very good shape, almost as if it were recently painted.
Found It!
The drive-in was well to the east of the town at 11777 US-180, Arenas Valley, NM.
Today, the New Mexico Pole Line Inc. occupies the eastern half of the property while the other half is empty. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining apart from the foundation of the projection booth/concession stand.
https://tinyurl.com/y8x44wcn
It appears that the projection booth/concession stand no longer exists and only the concrete foundation remains. A 2012 Google street view from US HWY 85 which runs along the east side of the property shows nothing is standing.
I appear to be mistaken about the screen still standing. While it does appear in a 2011 street view along Yellowstone HYW which is on the north side, a 2015 street view from HWY 25 on the south side shows the screen is gone.
So, it appears that between 2011 and 2015 the screen was taken down.
Found It!
The drive-in sat east of town next to State HWY 76. I could not Google map an accurate address. However, an address that is next door is 6 Diamond Rd, Rawlins, WY. The drive-in sat just to the west of that location.
The drive-in appears to have been built in 1948 or early 1949 as it appears in a 1949 aerial, but not in a 1947 aerial. It also shows up on a 1976 topo map, but not a 1981 topo map, meaning it could have closed around that time.
Today, the property appears to be half-business, half-residential with no trace of the drive-remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/yc9o36ef
Found It!
The Drive-In was located at 9 Yellowstone HWY, Douglas, WY. It’s on the west side of town across the river. The drive-in appears intact in a 1963 aerial, but by 1994 it was closed.
Today, a business sits on the property and even the ramps have faded to the point where they mostly cannot be seen.
Yet perhaps incredibly, the screen is still standing and looking in good shape.
https://tinyurl.com/yb2refnn
A 1959 aerial shows the drive-in open while one taken two years later shows it to be demolished. So, closing in 1960 appears to be true.
That should be “east” side of the road, not “west”.
I believe I found it.
The drive-in was located at 9842 Fort Worth Drive, Argyle, TX. A 1968 aerial photo shows the remnants of a demolished drive-in at that location on the west side of the road.
Today, the property is occupied by at least one business and a residence. You can still make out the vague outline of the drive-in.
https://tinyurl.com/yartckwh
The property sat for years after the drive-in closed basically untouched until 2005 or so when everything was removed.
Today, the land is clear with no trace that a drive-in ever existed. Even the foundation for the concession stand has been removed.
jwmovies is right about the address. You can also use Union Road and 500 Ave, Herington, KS. The drive-in sat on the NE corner of the intersection. By 1971, the drive-in was demolished.
Today, it appears to be private property with little remaining save for the faint outline and what may be the foundation of the concession stand/projector booth.
https://tinyurl.com/y8n4882u
Was the Sunset Drive-In located next to the South Twin Drive-In?
If so, the address would be Yarbro Lane and Abell Drive, Paducah, KY. The drive-in appears to have been built and opened before the South Twin, but it is clearly closed by 1968 as the screen is down.
Today, the property is split in half by Abell Drive and there is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/yboyswe5
Found It!
The drive-in was located at 8815 Cairo Rd, West Paducah, KY. It first appears in a 1957 aerial photo. At some point, the construction of HWY 60 wiped out the north side of the property where the screen sat.
Today, J.C. Cates Construction sits on the property along with a few private homes with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/yb7ochln
I believe I’ve figured this one out.
To the east of the South Twin located at 3603 Clarks River Rd Paducah, Kentucky was another drive in. From the historic aerial photos, it was built and operational by 1952. By 1957, it was twinned.
By the 1981 aerial, the drive-in appears to be closed, but at least one screen is still standing. However, the best proof that this is the Starlite is that the entrance road is now named Starlite Drive. So, I believe this is the Starlite Drive-In.
Today, a business sits on the property and there is no indication of the drive-in visible.
https://tinyurl.com/y8wnd53v
The property was redeveloped into what appeared to be a motel (several single units surrounding an open space which was torn down years later.
Today, there appears to be a single, large residence that is being built on the property.
The overhead on Google Maps shows the remains of the drive-in at 300 Archerfield Road, Richlands, QLD 4077.
However, a street view from April, 2017 shows the property to be developed, leaving no trace of the drive-in behind.
https://tinyurl.com/y8c8h7zd
jwmovies is correct, the address is Oklahoma 56 and N3780 Road, Okemah, OK.
https://tinyurl.com/y73vjryb
A closer address is Oklahoma 9 and N4400 Road, Stigler, OK. The drive-in was located on the NE corner of the intersection.
A 1980 aerial shows the drive-in intact, but by a 1995 aerial, it had been demolished.
Today, the property is heavily overgrown with a cellphone tower on the NW tip. However, you can still see the ramps and perhaps some debris from the remains of the concession stand/projection booth.
https://tinyurl.com/ydgexuj7