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50sSNIPES commented about Highway 10 Outdoor Theatre on Sep 24, 2022 at 4:19 pm

Demolished in the 1980s due to a second lane being constructed on the former screen’s site.

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50sSNIPES commented about Twilight Drive-In on Sep 23, 2022 at 3:52 pm

The Twilight Drive-In closed in 1979 and was demolished immediately afterward. The Walmart that was located in the theater’s spot opened on July 25, 1980.

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50sSNIPES commented about Skyline Drive-In on Sep 23, 2022 at 3:16 pm

It originally had 67 cars when it opened in 1952, but it expanded to either 175 or 200 cars in 1956. A 1951 aerial view shows the theater under construction, and a 1955 aerial view shows the construction of the extended traces.

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50sSNIPES commented about Skyline Drive-In on Sep 23, 2022 at 2:59 pm

It appears that it opened in either 1953 or 1954, and was gone in the 1980s. Stacey Lane wasn’t even extended until after the demolition of the Skyline, as the closest address to the entrance was located on 6380 KY-38.

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50sSNIPES commented about Rosa Drive-In on Sep 23, 2022 at 2:54 pm

Opened in (or around) 1950, demolished in the late 1990s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Richmond Drive-In on Sep 23, 2022 at 2:41 pm

The Richmond Drive-In opened in 1951. I just recently found a 1950 aerial view showing the theater under construction.

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50sSNIPES commented about Morehead Drive-In on Sep 23, 2022 at 2:26 pm

A 1995 aerial view shows that the theater was completely gone, so it may be demolished in the early 1990s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Hilltop Drive-In on Sep 23, 2022 at 1:43 pm

It appears that the Hilltop opened as early as 1956 and was demolished in the late 1990s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Elinda Ann Drive-In on Sep 23, 2022 at 1:39 pm

Probably the owner. It opened as early as 1952 and closed in the 1960s it looks like.

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50sSNIPES commented about Dixie Drive-In on Sep 23, 2022 at 1:38 pm

The Dixie Drive-In only operated for not even close to a decade. It was demolished in the 1960s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Corral Drive-In on Sep 23, 2022 at 1:36 pm

It was built in 1960. I just recently saw an aerial view of the theater being constructed. It probably opened in 1960 or 1961. It was demolished during the second quarter of the 1990s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Breaks Drive-In on Sep 23, 2022 at 1:31 pm

Demolished in the early 1980s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Airport Drive-In on Sep 23, 2022 at 1:15 pm

The Airport probably opened in 1953. It looks like the theater is short-lived, closed in the late 1950s. It was immediately demolished in the early 1960s it looks like.

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50sSNIPES commented about Center Drive-In on Sep 23, 2022 at 12:43 pm

It looks like that the screen was completely removed in 1972, so it may’ve closed in the late 1960s.

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50sSNIPES commented about York Drive-In on Sep 22, 2022 at 8:34 am

The Pines opened on June 25, 1949 with the 1937 film “God’s Country and the Woman”, along with a Bugs Bunny cartoon. The original screen sizes 40x46ft.

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50sSNIPES commented about Lakeland Drive-In on Sep 21, 2022 at 12:49 pm

The Lakeland Drive-In’s final attraction is a “triple-and-a-half” feature marathon, with “The Trouble With Girls”, a couple of Three Stooges shorts, “Vanishing Point”, and “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia” as its last features.

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50sSNIPES commented about Imperial Cinemas on Sep 21, 2022 at 11:45 am

Opened on June 30, 1972 with “Last of the Red Hot Lovers” at Screen 1 and “Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes” at Screen 2, and closed on August 27, 1992 with “Pinocchio” (yes the Disney one as a matinee) and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” at Screen 1, and Lethal Weapon 3 at Screen 2 as its last films.

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50sSNIPES commented about Lakeland Mall Twin on Sep 21, 2022 at 11:32 am

Opened on April 14, 1972 with “The French Connection” at Screen 1 and “Summer of ‘42” at Screen 2, and closed on January 28, 1985 with “Protocol” at Screen 1 and Micki & Maude at Screen 2. During its last couple of years in operation, it was named “Lakeland Mall Twin”.

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50sSNIPES commented about Holiday Drive-In on Sep 20, 2022 at 8:39 am

It looks like the theater was immediately demolished after closure. A 1982 aerial view looks like the entire theater is almost gone except for the entrance trails.

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50sSNIPES commented about Starlite Drive-In on Sep 20, 2022 at 8:35 am

The Starlite closed at the end of the 1979 season. It was demolished the following year to make way for the site of the Chicago Ridge Mall which also housed the Chicago Ridge 1-2-3 (now known as AMC Chicago Ridge 6) which opened on July 31, 1981.

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50sSNIPES commented about AMC Chicago Ridge 6 on Sep 20, 2022 at 8:34 am

The entire mall including the Chicago Ridge 1-2-3 did replace Oak Lawn’s Starlite Drive-In, which closed at the end of the 1979 season.

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50sSNIPES commented about Kay Drive-In on Sep 20, 2022 at 8:24 am

Demolished in the late 1980s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Midway Drive-In on Sep 18, 2022 at 10:09 am

The theater closed in the 1980s probably. After closure, the theater was left abandoned for many many years until being completely faded sometime after 2007.

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50sSNIPES commented about Kingston Cinema Triplex on Sep 18, 2022 at 9:13 am

The triplex was located on 1122 Ulster Avenue in Kingston according to the original guy who took the photo. A Home Depot location now sits in the former triplex’s site. The triplex was demolished in the late 1990s, and the Home Depot was built afterward.

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50sSNIPES commented about ABC Drive-In on Sep 18, 2022 at 8:54 am

Closed in the mid-1960s, and was demolished in 1967 due to extension of Interstate 57.