White's Drive-In

4905 Wendell Boulevard,
Wendell, NC 27591

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on April 11, 2026 at 3:59 am

E.A. White, its operator of the White’s Drive-In, also operated his own drive-in in nearby Nashville, which opened on June 23, 1949 (it’ll have its own CT page soon).

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on April 11, 2026 at 3:45 am

Edited from my November 3, 2024 (8:29 AM) comment:

The White’s Drive-In opened its gates on April 8, 1949 with Walt Disney’s “Bambi” along with an unnamed cartoon and unnamed comedy. Also, is it just me or did I just find a different drive-in at the exact address? Just for the look of 4905 Wendell Boulevard, I think the White’s Drive-In and the Wen-Lon Drive-In are two separate drive-ins. The White’s Drive-In closed on Christmas Day 1981.

kennerado
kennerado on May 23, 2021 at 2:41 pm

Looks like it closed in 1981.

Kenmore
Kenmore on May 25, 2020 at 3:56 pm

Found It!

The address is 4905 Wendell Boulevard, Wendell, NC. The drive-in was located just to the northeast of the town on the north side of Wendell Blvd near where it connects with Old Zebulon Road.

A 1964 aerial shows the drive-in intact, although it is difficult to tell if it was still in operation.

Today, the area is overgrown with no trace of the drive-in remaining save for the entrance road which has been renamed “Drive In Lane”.

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