Showtown USA Drive-In

1900 Hope Street,
Vicksburg, MS 39180

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Previously operated by: Gulf States Theatres

Previous Names: Rivoli Drive-In

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Showtown USA Drive-In

The Rivoli Drive-In was opened in 1952. It was initially operated by Max Connett and had a 300-car capacity. Later operated by Gulf States Theatres. In February 1968 it was renovated and renamed Showtown USA Drive-In from May 30, 1968. Since demolished it is now Circle Lake Apartments.

Contributed by James Monroe

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MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on May 5, 2021 at 2:18 pm

This drive-in spent most of its life as the Rivoli Drive-In. The first reference that I could find in The Exhibitor was 1952. In February 1963, Gulf States Theatres sold it to W. A. Porter. Five years later in February 1968, Gulf States reacquired the Rivoli and announced that it would be renovated and renamed Showtown U.S.A.

kennerado
kennerado on May 6, 2021 at 9:49 pm

August 25, 1955 from the Clarion-Ledger:

Picketed Drive-in Theater Wrecked Damage Set At $20,000. VICKSBURG: A drive-in theatre involved in a controversy with union projectionist here was wrecked Tuesday night, and Wednesday the head of the union offered his services to the police in an effort to bring the guilty parties to justice. Police Capt. James Abies estimated damage at the Rivoli Drive In at $20,000. It was entered after closing time Tuesday night and its projection equipment battered to bits. In addition more than a hundred speakers were taken, Capt. Abies said. The Union official Lloyd Ledbet, executive vice president and chairman of the Board of Local 589. International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Operators, said the union had picketed the theatre after a controversy over wages. He said he had volunteered his services to police in “clearing up this unfortunate incident and bringing the guilty parties to justice.”

rivest266
rivest266 on December 21, 2023 at 12:44 pm

Reopened as Showtown USA Drive-In on May 30th, 1968. Ad posted.

rivest266
rivest266 on December 21, 2023 at 3:50 pm

Last season: 1980.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on December 21, 2023 at 9:58 pm

Reopened as Showtown USA Drive-in on 30th May 1968 with “Bonnie and Clyde” and “The Naked runner”.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on December 24, 2023 at 8:34 am

This opened earlier than 1952. Vicksburg had another drive-in theater at the time located south of then-Highway 61 called the Vicksburg Drive-In, which will have its own page soon.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on March 27, 2024 at 4:49 pm

Closed after the 1980 season.

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