I got together with another friend who grew up in Newberry and is older than me. We all knew about the Cloverleaf and I had a vague memory of the Newberry Drive-In. This guy confirmed that it was out past the national guard armory and he said that he believed that it was owned by the Whitaker family.
I have a vague memory of the Newberry Drive-In. I seem to remember that it was on US 76 toward the National Guard Armory. I checked with a friend who also lives in Newberry and he didn’t remember it. He then checked with another guy and this guy said that it was near the old REA building on Hwy 76. He said that the drive-in backed up to property that his grandmother owned.
I was checking some old newspapers and found an ad for the Newberry Drive-In Theatre. It was in the Newberry Observer dated February 22, 1952. “Red Canyon” starring Ann Blyth, Howard Duff, and George Brent was playing on Friday and Saturday. Sunday’s movie was “Katie Did It” starring Ann Blyth and Mark Stevens. When I checked a 1961 edition of the Observer, there was no ad for the Newberry Drive-In.
I used to go to the Ritz as a child. You could get in for a dime. When you turned 12, you had to pay the adult admission price which was 50 cents. You could get around that if you had an “in-between” card. The card had your photo on it and would get you in for a quarter. It was good until you turned 14.
Popcorn was a nickel a bag and a drink was a dime. Most candy bars were also a nickel. Of course later inflation drove the price up.
I remember dating during college days. Adult price was still 50 cents so the whole date was less than two dollars.
219 and Main Street co-exist only to where SC 34 runs into Main Street. It’s only a couple of blocks. The Cloverleaf was out near Haile’s Restaurant, at the intersection of SC 121 and US 76. The Cloverleaf was never on Main Street.
The Cloverleaf Drive-In was located on the US 76 by-pass at SC 121 in Newberry. I saw many a movie there. The US 76 by-pass is also known as Wilson Road. This was about 2 miles from the downtown area. Today the city has expanded all the way out to that intersection along Wilson Road. In the 1950’s and ‘60’s, that was considered out in the country. There was never a drive-in at SC 219 and Wilson Rd.
It was a favorite place of Newberry College students. They would put two people in the car and several in the trunk. After paying admission for the two, they would drive down near the front and let the others out.
I was present when the Wells Theater burned. It was around 1967 or 1968. It had been closed for a number of years. One unique feature of the theater was a room that mothers could take small children into if they became fussy. The mothers could still hear and see the movie but the audience could not hear the children. Popcorn and drinks were sold at the entrance and there was a candy machine directly in front of you when you entered. There was also a “lovers seat” – a seat for two – on the back row of the theater.
I was talking to my mother who was born and raised in Newberry. She said that Fulmer Wells designed and built the Wells Theater.
I got together with another friend who grew up in Newberry and is older than me. We all knew about the Cloverleaf and I had a vague memory of the Newberry Drive-In. This guy confirmed that it was out past the national guard armory and he said that he believed that it was owned by the Whitaker family.
I have a vague memory of the Newberry Drive-In. I seem to remember that it was on US 76 toward the National Guard Armory. I checked with a friend who also lives in Newberry and he didn’t remember it. He then checked with another guy and this guy said that it was near the old REA building on Hwy 76. He said that the drive-in backed up to property that his grandmother owned.
I was checking some old newspapers and found an ad for the Newberry Drive-In Theatre. It was in the Newberry Observer dated February 22, 1952. “Red Canyon” starring Ann Blyth, Howard Duff, and George Brent was playing on Friday and Saturday. Sunday’s movie was “Katie Did It” starring Ann Blyth and Mark Stevens. When I checked a 1961 edition of the Observer, there was no ad for the Newberry Drive-In.
I used to go to the Ritz as a child. You could get in for a dime. When you turned 12, you had to pay the adult admission price which was 50 cents. You could get around that if you had an “in-between” card. The card had your photo on it and would get you in for a quarter. It was good until you turned 14.
Popcorn was a nickel a bag and a drink was a dime. Most candy bars were also a nickel. Of course later inflation drove the price up.
I remember dating during college days. Adult price was still 50 cents so the whole date was less than two dollars.
219 and Main Street co-exist only to where SC 34 runs into Main Street. It’s only a couple of blocks. The Cloverleaf was out near Haile’s Restaurant, at the intersection of SC 121 and US 76. The Cloverleaf was never on Main Street.
The Cloverleaf Drive-In was located on the US 76 by-pass at SC 121 in Newberry. I saw many a movie there. The US 76 by-pass is also known as Wilson Road. This was about 2 miles from the downtown area. Today the city has expanded all the way out to that intersection along Wilson Road. In the 1950’s and ‘60’s, that was considered out in the country. There was never a drive-in at SC 219 and Wilson Rd.
It was a favorite place of Newberry College students. They would put two people in the car and several in the trunk. After paying admission for the two, they would drive down near the front and let the others out.
I was present when the Wells Theater burned. It was around 1967 or 1968. It had been closed for a number of years. One unique feature of the theater was a room that mothers could take small children into if they became fussy. The mothers could still hear and see the movie but the audience could not hear the children. Popcorn and drinks were sold at the entrance and there was a candy machine directly in front of you when you entered. There was also a “lovers seat” – a seat for two – on the back row of the theater.