Mission Hills Drive runs through the centre of where the ramps were and part of it does appear to be the exit road which is gated off from Mar Vista Drive.
It appears intact in a 1980 aerial, might of still been open then? Also the concession building stood until at least 2013, it can be seen on Google street view.
Approximate address is 337 Magnolia Drive, Raleigh, MS 39153. The snack-bar may still exist as the building in the middle of the lot. Was also closed by 1966. Looks like the site is used as storage for school buses.
The site is still being maintained because the grass is still mowed, also if you look on Google St view you can still see the ORIGINAL screen in ruins behind the trees. So they never removed the original screen.
Yep the ticket booth was still standing as of 2012 on Google Street View also back in 2008 the shelter over the ticket booth was there but gone by 2012. Also the snackbar appears to still exist and is being used as the office for the Budget Homes business on the site.
The site is now advertised as a storage space with a mix of warehouses, covered storage (which is probably what the above person thinks are trailers) and open area. The ramps, snackbar, screen and roadside marquee still exist as of June 2019. The screen looks like it could display a film tomorrow, it’s in great condition.
Some more info: it opened on June 22nd 1951 with “Connecticut Yankee and King Arthur’s Court”, two unnamed cartoons and a short called “Unusual Occupation”. It also had a walk-in area with seats and a children’s playground. Seems to have closed after the 1965 season.
Historic Aerials shows a small drive-in there in 1956 at the address of 633 US-90, Defuniak Springs, FL 32433. It’s now Consolidated Ace Hardware, could this be the site?
Approximate address is actually 2083 Naco Hwy, Bisbee. Remains of the ramps can still be seen along with the partial foundation of the concession building and what appears to be the screen base. Site is vacant and for sale, see link of the listing below:
Mission Hills Drive runs through the centre of where the ramps were and part of it does appear to be the exit road which is gated off from Mar Vista Drive.
The streets where the drive-in was are named after golden age actors like Hepburn, Garbo, Bogart etc.
The 4 screen layout was one of the weirdest I’ve seen, uneven fields and screens in strange positions.
It’s not an empty field, the decaying ramps still exist along with the trees on the outline of the site. The entry/exit still exists as well.
Was still intact in 1993, also looks like its now farm land however the concession building is still there.
A 1992 aerial shows it still intact with screen and by 1998 it was levelled with no trace left. Probably closed between 1994 and 1998.
It looks like the roadside sign may still exist and is now used for the Route Self Storage business on the site.
This was a huge single screen site, could’ve easily been twinned. Anyway it looks like the giant concession building still exists on the site.
It appears intact in a 1980 aerial, might of still been open then? Also the concession building stood until at least 2013, it can be seen on Google street view.
The base of the roadside marquee may still exist.
It’s kind of hard to tell from the aerial photos but the snack bar may also still exist on the site.
Approximate address is 337 Magnolia Drive, Raleigh, MS 39153. The snack-bar may still exist as the building in the middle of the lot. Was also closed by 1966. Looks like the site is used as storage for school buses.
The site is still being maintained because the grass is still mowed, also if you look on Google St view you can still see the ORIGINAL screen in ruins behind the trees. So they never removed the original screen.
Yep the ticket booth was still standing as of 2012 on Google Street View also back in 2008 the shelter over the ticket booth was there but gone by 2012. Also the snackbar appears to still exist and is being used as the office for the Budget Homes business on the site.
The site is now advertised as a storage space with a mix of warehouses, covered storage (which is probably what the above person thinks are trailers) and open area. The ramps, snackbar, screen and roadside marquee still exist as of June 2019. The screen looks like it could display a film tomorrow, it’s in great condition.
Looks like the snackbar has been demolished but the screen and marquee are still there. The site is now Perks Auto Parts and Salvage.
For some reason that street number doesn’t work on google maps, if you use 3038 instead it goes to the site.
Some more info: it opened on June 22nd 1951 with “Connecticut Yankee and King Arthur’s Court”, two unnamed cartoons and a short called “Unusual Occupation”. It also had a walk-in area with seats and a children’s playground. Seems to have closed after the 1965 season.
Historic Aerials shows a small drive-in there in 1956 at the address of 633 US-90, Defuniak Springs, FL 32433. It’s now Consolidated Ace Hardware, could this be the site?
Midway Motion & Fitness is the approximate location of where the drive-in was.
The site is still vacant and for sale, listing below:
https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/1395-Meriden-Rd-Wolcott-CT/3918320/
Florence Way is actually the name of the old entrance/exit roads used for the condo development, that’s a more accurate address IMO.
A 1980 aerial shows it as closed with the only ramps left, it was closed before 1981.
Approximate address is actually 2083 Naco Hwy, Bisbee. Remains of the ramps can still be seen along with the partial foundation of the concession building and what appears to be the screen base. Site is vacant and for sale, see link of the listing below:
http://southeastarizona.cevadoidx.com/listing.php?site_id=270&mls=166550&sid=1187737&index=1
Looks like it was closed by 1963, it appears derelict in an aerial photo from that year.