I accidentally added another Cinema Treasures page of this theater so I apologized!
Anyway, the Hi-Way 29 Drive-In opened its gates on August 2, 1948 with Robert Mitchum in “Pursued” along with a cartoon. It was the second drive-in to open in Anderson.
The theater remained its Hi-Way 29 Drive-In name until January 25, 1974. After closure for a few months, the theater reopened as the Viking Outdoor Cinema on April 15, 1974, which in my opinion is a very unique name for a drive-in.
The Viking Outdoor Cinema closed for the final time in 1986, leaving the theater abandoned for decades to come. Surprisingly, despite the projection booth being demolished in mid-2005, the screen tower remains standing until early 2012. The screen tower and the former traces near the gas station was a favorite for residents across the area for a time.
Unfortunately, the Hickory Point gas station that was outside the theater’s site since the early 1990s was demolished in 2020 and a 7-Eleven was built both at the Hickory Point gas station and in the theater’s site. Only a few traces remain as well as its faded shape of the former drive-in.
So the Fox Drive-In opened in May 1953 and closed at the end of the 1982 season. It was the third drive-in to open in Anderson, with the other two, the Skyway and the Hi-Way 29, both opening in 1948.
The Skyway Drive-In opened its gates on May 31, 1948 with Jack Haley in “George White’s Scandals” along with a cartoon, and was first operated by Bill Osteen (or W.E. Osteen).
The original screen before CinemaScope measures 45x45ft and features the original installation of Simplex’s four-star sound system with individual speakers in each car.
The Skyway closed at the end of the 1981 season. The theater itself was overgrown by trees, but was torn when Kmart was built in the theater’s site in 1995 and opened on March 14, 1996. In March of 2017, the Kmart closed and the building was divided into three different places. One is a Burlington Coat Factory, another a Sportsman’s Warehouse, and the other being a Golds Gym.
This was first opened as Cinemas I-II-III on June 3, 1976, and was operated by Fairlane-Litchfield. The theater opened with “Ode To Billy Joe” (just a day after it premiered at the Paramount Theatre in Jackson, Mississippi, and was one out of 550 theaters who ran the film the day after Jackson’s world premiere) at Screen 1, “Whale Of A Tale” at Screen 2 and “Eat My Dust” at Screen 3. A short time later, the theater was renamed the Market Place Cinemas to give full detail.
Three more screens were added in the early 1980s while remaining its ownership with Fairlane-Litchfield, bringing a total to six screens in total.
Taken over by United Artists in the late 1980s, United Artists successfully operated the theater for more than a decade until closure due to UA’s bankruptcy on June 4, 2000, and was last known as the UA Market Place 6.
It was originally named Cinema World State College 6 when it opened on September 28, 1991. It changed its name to just Cinema World 6 a couple of years later.
This theater was notable after surviving an attempted arson. On January 12, 2018, the manager of the AMC Oakbrook Center 12 was notified by a staff member of a suspicious individual walking around the area of Screen #5 according to prosecutors. The suspect escorted out of the theater and the property quickly by the manager after the suspect pulled out a cigarette and a lighter from his pocket and attempted to light a cigarette.
This led to an arrest of 33-year-old David Ferguson of Chicago, and an executed arrest warrant was issued later that July 2 against him who was being held at the Cook County Jail, and on November 29, 2022, Ferguson was sentenced to 15 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for pouring paint thinner on the floor inside Screen #5 of the theater as he pled guilty on a single count of attempted aggravated arson.
The Malco Sunset Cinema was first a twin from the 1970s until 1995, when seven more screens were added. It was now known as Malco Springdale Cinema Grill.
On November 26, 2022, Daytona Beach Police responded to a huge load of massive brawls and disturbances near the CMX’s building and at the parking lot. Around two people were taken into custody.
Actually, both of you are wrong. 1430 South Kings Highway was actually where the Myrtle Beach Drive-In (later the Myrtle Drive-In and back to Myrtle Beach Drive-In, now a Food Lion) is. The Flamingo Drive-In was actually located on 7651 N Kings Highway in Myrtle Beach.
First opened as the Highway 17 North Drive-In in 1952 before becoming the Flamingo Drive-In months later. The Flamingo was damaged by Hurricane Hazel on October 17, 1954, and reopened later on.
The Flamingo closed for the final time in 1962 and was left abandoned for more than two decades. The shape and the faded traces were left attached until the 1980s when a shopping center was built. Some of these nowadays include a Food Lion, The Fresh Market, Pizza Hut, Bank of America, Liberty Tap, and China Dragon (just to name a few) was built in the former Flamingo Drive-In’s site.
The Myrtle Beach Drive-In was the first out of two drive-ins to be opened in Myrtle Beach, and was located on 1430 S Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach, SC 29578, which a Food Lion now sits in the site as well as a RiteAid. It opened in 1949.
The Myrtle Beach Drive-In changed its name to the Myrtle Drive-In which was a shorten name of its original theater name, and reopened on September 23, 1961 with Walt Disney’s “The Parent Trap”. The theater went back to its original Myrtle Beach Drive-In name in 1968 for only a couple more seasons until closing down in 1969. It was demolished in the early 1970s.
The Route 35 Drive-In was first operated by Loews Inc. and opened its gates on June 29, 1956 with John Wayne in “The Searchers” and Jack Carson in “Magnificent Roughnecks” with no extra short subjects.
Last operated by National Amusements, the Route 35 Drive-In was a first-run theater throughout its history except on its final day. Unlike most drive-ins, the Route 35 Drive-In closed its gates for the final time on September 5, 1991 with a very special tribute and a traditional classic double-bill run of 1956’s “The Girl Can’t Help It” and 1958’s “The Fly”.
The theater was demolished in early 1992 to make way for the 12-screener.
Update: I just found out that the Portage Theatre was converted into a twin in December 1985 and became a triplex on May 1, 1987. It was converted into a 7-screen theater in 1996.
I accidentally added another Cinema Treasures page of this theater so I apologized!
Anyway, the Hi-Way 29 Drive-In opened its gates on August 2, 1948 with Robert Mitchum in “Pursued” along with a cartoon. It was the second drive-in to open in Anderson.
The theater remained its Hi-Way 29 Drive-In name until January 25, 1974. After closure for a few months, the theater reopened as the Viking Outdoor Cinema on April 15, 1974, which in my opinion is a very unique name for a drive-in.
The Viking Outdoor Cinema closed for the final time in 1986, leaving the theater abandoned for decades to come. Surprisingly, despite the projection booth being demolished in mid-2005, the screen tower remains standing until early 2012. The screen tower and the former traces near the gas station was a favorite for residents across the area for a time.
Unfortunately, the Hickory Point gas station that was outside the theater’s site since the early 1990s was demolished in 2020 and a 7-Eleven was built both at the Hickory Point gas station and in the theater’s site. Only a few traces remain as well as its faded shape of the former drive-in.
So the Fox Drive-In opened in May 1953 and closed at the end of the 1982 season. It was the third drive-in to open in Anderson, with the other two, the Skyway and the Hi-Way 29, both opening in 1948.
The Skyway Drive-In opened its gates on May 31, 1948 with Jack Haley in “George White’s Scandals” along with a cartoon, and was first operated by Bill Osteen (or W.E. Osteen).
The original screen before CinemaScope measures 45x45ft and features the original installation of Simplex’s four-star sound system with individual speakers in each car.
The Skyway closed at the end of the 1981 season. The theater itself was overgrown by trees, but was torn when Kmart was built in the theater’s site in 1995 and opened on March 14, 1996. In March of 2017, the Kmart closed and the building was divided into three different places. One is a Burlington Coat Factory, another a Sportsman’s Warehouse, and the other being a Golds Gym.
Its opening date was not found yet, but opened in the early 1950s. The Fox Drive-In closed at the end of the 1982 season.
This was first opened as Cinemas I-II-III on June 3, 1976, and was operated by Fairlane-Litchfield. The theater opened with “Ode To Billy Joe” (just a day after it premiered at the Paramount Theatre in Jackson, Mississippi, and was one out of 550 theaters who ran the film the day after Jackson’s world premiere) at Screen 1, “Whale Of A Tale” at Screen 2 and “Eat My Dust” at Screen 3. A short time later, the theater was renamed the Market Place Cinemas to give full detail.
Three more screens were added in the early 1980s while remaining its ownership with Fairlane-Litchfield, bringing a total to six screens in total.
Taken over by United Artists in the late 1980s, United Artists successfully operated the theater for more than a decade until closure due to UA’s bankruptcy on June 4, 2000, and was last known as the UA Market Place 6.
It was originally named Cinema World State College 6 when it opened on September 28, 1991. It changed its name to just Cinema World 6 a couple of years later.
Expanded to 12 screens in July 1987 with a seating capacity of 3,200.
This theater was notable after surviving an attempted arson. On January 12, 2018, the manager of the AMC Oakbrook Center 12 was notified by a staff member of a suspicious individual walking around the area of Screen #5 according to prosecutors. The suspect escorted out of the theater and the property quickly by the manager after the suspect pulled out a cigarette and a lighter from his pocket and attempted to light a cigarette.
This led to an arrest of 33-year-old David Ferguson of Chicago, and an executed arrest warrant was issued later that July 2 against him who was being held at the Cook County Jail, and on November 29, 2022, Ferguson was sentenced to 15 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for pouring paint thinner on the floor inside Screen #5 of the theater as he pled guilty on a single count of attempted aggravated arson.
The Malco Sunset Cinema was first a twin from the 1970s until 1995, when seven more screens were added. It was now known as Malco Springdale Cinema Grill.
Demolished in August 2022.
Yep, closed August 26, 2022.
On November 26, 2022, Daytona Beach Police responded to a huge load of massive brawls and disturbances near the CMX’s building and at the parking lot. Around two people were taken into custody.
It appears that it closed sometime in the mid or late 1980s.
Opened In June 1998.
Actually, both of you are wrong. 1430 South Kings Highway was actually where the Myrtle Beach Drive-In (later the Myrtle Drive-In and back to Myrtle Beach Drive-In, now a Food Lion) is. The Flamingo Drive-In was actually located on 7651 N Kings Highway in Myrtle Beach.
First opened as the Highway 17 North Drive-In in 1952 before becoming the Flamingo Drive-In months later. The Flamingo was damaged by Hurricane Hazel on October 17, 1954, and reopened later on.
The Flamingo closed for the final time in 1962 and was left abandoned for more than two decades. The shape and the faded traces were left attached until the 1980s when a shopping center was built. Some of these nowadays include a Food Lion, The Fresh Market, Pizza Hut, Bank of America, Liberty Tap, and China Dragon (just to name a few) was built in the former Flamingo Drive-In’s site.
Actually, that is the aerial for the Myrtle Beach Drive-In which operated from 1949 until 1969.
The Myrtle Beach Drive-In was the first out of two drive-ins to be opened in Myrtle Beach, and was located on 1430 S Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach, SC 29578, which a Food Lion now sits in the site as well as a RiteAid. It opened in 1949.
The Myrtle Beach Drive-In changed its name to the Myrtle Drive-In which was a shorten name of its original theater name, and reopened on September 23, 1961 with Walt Disney’s “The Parent Trap”. The theater went back to its original Myrtle Beach Drive-In name in 1968 for only a couple more seasons until closing down in 1969. It was demolished in the early 1970s.
So I’ll say that the aerial might be taken a month or two before opening.
Judging by the Evergreen Courant, it only operated for one single season. There were no advertisements after the 1956 season.
Opened in 2014.
The Southwest Drive-In dates early as the 1950s, but its opening date was lost though. The theater was demolished in 1979.
Opened as early as 1912, and closed in late 1919.
I’ll add those theaters as soon as possible. Otherwise, the Home Theatre dates as early as 1911.
The Route 35 Drive-In was first operated by Loews Inc. and opened its gates on June 29, 1956 with John Wayne in “The Searchers” and Jack Carson in “Magnificent Roughnecks” with no extra short subjects.
Last operated by National Amusements, the Route 35 Drive-In was a first-run theater throughout its history except on its final day. Unlike most drive-ins, the Route 35 Drive-In closed its gates for the final time on September 5, 1991 with a very special tribute and a traditional classic double-bill run of 1956’s “The Girl Can’t Help It” and 1958’s “The Fly”.
The theater was demolished in early 1992 to make way for the 12-screener.
Update: I just found out that the Portage Theatre was converted into a twin in December 1985 and became a triplex on May 1, 1987. It was converted into a 7-screen theater in 1996.