A closer address is 28580 Old Hwy 18, Edgemont, SD.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right in the middle of the property.
Today, it is an auto salvage yard that has greatly expanded on the original outline of the drive-in. To the point where all traces of the drive-in are no longer visible. Apart perhaps from the entrance/exit road.
The box office was removed between October 2021 and August 2022. The entrance road was repaved. But the screen and projection booth/concession stand is still standing.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
The drive-in is present in a 1957 aerial, so it may have opened before 1960. It was still intact and well-maintained in 1984. But by 1994 the screen was removed.
Today, it is home of The Venue on Lake Grant. Trees have filled most of the property, but you can see the ramps, outline, and entrance/exit roads of the drive-in. Plus, the concession stand/projector booth seems to still be standing.
The drive-in may not have lasted that long. A 1960 aerial shows a new building on the east side towards the back of the property. With cars parked haphazardly around it and the projection booth.
It may be that the service station, which is just SE of the drive-in in the 1955 aerial, was demolished and rebuilt on the back of the drive-in. Because the service station no longer appears in the 1960 aerial. But that is just a guess.
A closer address is 1180 N Main St, Lillington, NC.
A 1955 aerial shows the screen and projection booth of the drive-in. The screen stood quite close, seemingly dangerously close to Main Street on the east side. By 1973, it was completely demolished.
Today, a strip mall stands on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A closer address is 1808 Wallace Airport Rd, Wallace, NC.
A small section of the original entrance road is on the residential property. Which is the source of the address for the theater.
The drive-in appears complete and operational in a 1951 aerial. By 1977, it had been completely demolished.
Today, it is mostly an open field with the trees and Henderson Road bordering the property. It is next to a small airfield with a Moose Lodge occupying part of the property.
There was never a drive-in at the church location, aerial photos confirm that. The drive-in was further south at the junction of US-41 & US-19, putting it closer to Palmetto.
However, this drive-in was built before 1957 as it appears in the aerial. It is located behind the Little Palm Inn which existed at that time. So, perhaps this drive-in was under previous ownership, maybe part of the inn?
What’s interesting is that the 1969 aerial may show the drive-in closed, but I cannot be sure.
The drive-in was intact in 1984, but was demolished by 1995. Today, it is North Manatee RV & Storage with no trace of the drive-in remaining. Save perhaps for the pillars of the marquee which appears to have once held the sign for the drive-in on top.
A 1956 aerial photo makes me question if this is the right location for the drive-in. The land is clearly overgrown and no indication that anything was on the property just two to four years earlier.
Save for what appears to be tiny entrance and exit roads of a few feet located on the SE side. But that appears to be prep work for housing that would be constructed on the property. And quite insufficient to handle 8 cars, much less 80.
Even a temporary drive-in would leave behind more than that. And I know what the ad says, but addresses change.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property. Despite mostly being an open field, there is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
Despite being plowed innumerable times, you can still see the parch marks of the outline and ramps of the drive-in. But the only remnants left are where the entrance and exit roads attach to the OH-296.
A closer address is 1523 E 3rd St, Burkburnett, TX.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
There is only the foundation of the projection booth/concession stand left.
https://tinyurl.com/4u3dkdzz
The screen is in exceptionally good shape. Its cinder-block construction will keep it that way barring a direct hit from a tornado.
A 1984 aerial shows the drive-in intact, but I cannot tell if it is operational. Probably not given that the grounds look somewhat unkempt.
Not only completely demolished, but no trace of the drive-in remains. Not even parch marks in the field.
A closer address is 28580 Old Hwy 18, Edgemont, SD.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right in the middle of the property.
Today, it is an auto salvage yard that has greatly expanded on the original outline of the drive-in. To the point where all traces of the drive-in are no longer visible. Apart perhaps from the entrance/exit road.
https://tinyurl.com/2tvbk87e
The property is now a turnpike maintenance facility for the New Hampshire Department of Transportation.
Unfortunately, Google Maps still does not have an accurate address for it. There is also no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A better address is 48 Poland Spring Rd, Auburn, ME.
Google Maps has updated their addresses. This lines up with the entrance of the drive-in.
Today, the property has three residential homes with a large open portion covered by trees. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/y4fpur3f
By 2018, the marquee had been removed.
The ramps have almost fully faded away.
The box office was removed between October 2021 and August 2022. The entrance road was repaved. But the screen and projection booth/concession stand is still standing.
A closer address is 13257 US-68, Mt Orab, OH.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
The drive-in is present in a 1957 aerial, so it may have opened before 1960. It was still intact and well-maintained in 1984. But by 1994 the screen was removed.
Today, it is home of The Venue on Lake Grant. Trees have filled most of the property, but you can see the ramps, outline, and entrance/exit roads of the drive-in. Plus, the concession stand/projector booth seems to still be standing.
https://tinyurl.com/3r3e4sz8
A slightly closer address is 1051 Drive in Rd, Nathalie, VA.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right in the middle of the property.
Apart from the outline and entrance, there is not much left. The box office may or may not be there.
https://tinyurl.com/mtue8k6n
A closer address is 108 Brooks Rd, Belhaven, NC.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right in the middle of the property.
https://tinyurl.com/35x5t9mk
The address looks good to me.
The screen lasted until at least 2016 along the remnants of the drive-in which was covered in undergrowth for quite some time.
The screen has been removed and the entire area was razed so that it is now unrecognizable.
The drive-in may not have lasted that long. A 1960 aerial shows a new building on the east side towards the back of the property. With cars parked haphazardly around it and the projection booth.
It may be that the service station, which is just SE of the drive-in in the 1955 aerial, was demolished and rebuilt on the back of the drive-in. Because the service station no longer appears in the 1960 aerial. But that is just a guess.
A closer address is 1180 N Main St, Lillington, NC.
A 1955 aerial shows the screen and projection booth of the drive-in. The screen stood quite close, seemingly dangerously close to Main Street on the east side. By 1973, it was completely demolished.
Today, a strip mall stands on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/3kcym3wk
A closer address is 1808 Wallace Airport Rd, Wallace, NC.
A small section of the original entrance road is on the residential property. Which is the source of the address for the theater.
The drive-in appears complete and operational in a 1951 aerial. By 1977, it had been completely demolished.
Today, it is mostly an open field with the trees and Henderson Road bordering the property. It is next to a small airfield with a Moose Lodge occupying part of the property.
https://tinyurl.com/wj7wttvw
Found It!
The address is 2729 NC-41, Chinquapin, NC.
The drive-in appears intact and operational in a 1958 aerial. By 1977, it was demolished and the property overgrown with trees.
Today, it’s still overgrown with trees with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/4x7kmk5n
A closer address is 3522 US-41, Palmetto, FL.
There was never a drive-in at the church location, aerial photos confirm that. The drive-in was further south at the junction of US-41 & US-19, putting it closer to Palmetto.
However, this drive-in was built before 1957 as it appears in the aerial. It is located behind the Little Palm Inn which existed at that time. So, perhaps this drive-in was under previous ownership, maybe part of the inn?
What’s interesting is that the 1969 aerial may show the drive-in closed, but I cannot be sure.
The drive-in was intact in 1984, but was demolished by 1995. Today, it is North Manatee RV & Storage with no trace of the drive-in remaining. Save perhaps for the pillars of the marquee which appears to have once held the sign for the drive-in on top.
https://tinyurl.com/5n7vbk6e
A 1956 aerial photo makes me question if this is the right location for the drive-in. The land is clearly overgrown and no indication that anything was on the property just two to four years earlier.
Save for what appears to be tiny entrance and exit roads of a few feet located on the SE side. But that appears to be prep work for housing that would be constructed on the property. And quite insufficient to handle 8 cars, much less 80.
Even a temporary drive-in would leave behind more than that. And I know what the ad says, but addresses change.
In addition, part of the old entrance road still exists as well.
Although most of the property is occupied by what looks like a retirement villa, you can still see some of the ramps on the western side.
A closer address is 2599 NJ-35, Manasquan, NJ.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property. Despite mostly being an open field, there is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
The drive-in was still intact in 1979, but appears closed. By 1995, it had been demolished.
Today, it is a driving range with no trace of it on the property. But the marquee is still standing.
Despite being plowed innumerable times, you can still see the parch marks of the outline and ramps of the drive-in. But the only remnants left are where the entrance and exit roads attach to the OH-296.
Almost the entire area that the drive-in sat on is a baseball field and soccer pitch. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.