Pilot Drive-In

615 E 52 Bypass,
Pilot Mountain, NC 27041

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on March 7, 2025 at 11:25 am

The Pilot Drive-In opened its gates on May 1, 1950 with Gloria Jean in “There’s A Girl In My Heart” (unknown if extras added), and closed on September 28, 1986 with “Club Paradise” and “Wildcats”.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on May 2, 2020 at 1:47 am

I bet people are dying to go to this place now!?

Element02
Element02 on May 1, 2020 at 4:52 pm

I’ve found newspaper ads from the summer of 1986 that it was still going strong. I’ll try to find the correct close date.

dixonwh
dixonwh on September 27, 2013 at 10:51 am

There’s an episode of “The Andy Griffith Show” in which Barney can be heard on the phone to Juanita at the diner, asking her out to the drive-in at Mt. Pilot.

Kris4077
Kris4077 on September 27, 2013 at 9:32 am

So what your saying here is after it died a funeral home came in and buried it, I guess thats fitting. Its alot better than being buried by a walmart!!!!