Summer Quartet Drive-In
5310 Summer Avenue,
Memphis,
TN
38122
5310 Summer Avenue,
Memphis,
TN
38122
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Malco Theatres (Official)
Additional Info
Previously operated by: Malco Theatres Inc.
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: Summer Twin Drive-In, Summer Avenue Drive-In, Summer Drive-In
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The Summer Twin Drive-In was opened by Malco Theatres Inc. on September 1, 1966, with a capacity for 1,600 cars. It replaced Malco Theatres earlier Summer Drive-In which has its own page on Cinema Treasures.
It became a 3-screen drive-in on April 25, 1986 and the 4-screen Summer Avenue Drive-In on March 13, 1987. This drive-in had a capacity for 2,000 cars. It was closed by Malco Theatres on May 18, 2025.
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Both of the drive-ins in this neighborhood now have photos and pages of their own.
Nice pictures vastor!!
The Summer Drive-In is fully digital.
I remember my mom and dad taking us to go see THE KARATE KID II and TOP GUN in 1986. Good times..
I haven’t seen a car on to of a drive-in sign(possibly unique?)!!
Three screens on April 25th, 1986, and four screens on March 13th, 1987. Small opening ads.
Currently listed on Malco’s website as the Summer Quartet Drive-In
The theater is for sale, but is planning to reopen in April:
Memphis, TN: Malco Summer Drive-In For Sale, Still Plans to Reopen in April [Mar 28, 2025]
More direct link.. https://www.malco.com/cinemas/summer-drive-in/ That is until the sale…
The theater is closing May 18, 2025:
Memphis, TN: Dating to 1966, Malco's Drive-In Closing [May 14, 2025]