King Drive-In

18478 Highway 43,
Russellville, AL 35653

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Kings Drive-In

The King Drive-In opened on June 6, 1949 with Esther Williams in “This Time for Keeps” and was closed in the 2010’s. It has a listed capacity for 200 cars.

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Chris1982
Chris1982 on September 18, 2014 at 11:47 pm

The name should be just King Drive-In, it is not plural according to their facebook page. The King Drive-In, which opened just a month after Hatfield, lays claim to being the oldest continually operating drive-in theater in Alabama and still operates today. The King Drive-In is still open on Highway 43 in Russellville. For more than 40 years, it was operated by the original owner, A.L. King, or his son, Morgan King.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on May 19, 2025 at 10:03 am

The King’s most recent Facebook post was in July 2023. Although I can’t find any stories about a change, Google Maps marks it as permanently closed. :(

driveinfan
driveinfan on May 20, 2025 at 7:32 am

This drive in is definitely closed.

Kenmore
Kenmore on May 20, 2025 at 8:07 am

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.

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