Clanton Drive-In
3404 7th Street N,
Clanton,
AL
35045
3404 7th Street N,
Clanton,
AL
35045
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Frank B. Clark in addition to being the builder, owner, and operator of this drive in was also the President of the Possum Growers and Breeders Association of America Inc. The point of this outfit was to breed possum for sale as a protein rich staple for the dinner table. The headquarters was The Big C Possum Ranch which shared this property with the Clanton Drive In. In those days long before the unofficial Chik-Fil-A slogan, the motto of the ranch was “Eat More Possum” which adorned license plates available for purchase. Most of the actual breeding was done on area farms using registered stud possums.
A 1975 article from the Atlanta Constitution is in the photo section.
The Apple Map has been corrected.
A September 2023 Google Street View shows the drive-in being used as a gravel dump.
The screen has been consumed by vines.
The theater was still operating in the late-1980s but was already closed either by or in the 1990s. The screen still stands as of 2025 despite the panels being missing.
The screen still stands with panels missing.
The Clanton Drive-In Opened Its Gates On October 15th, 1949 With The Pride Of The Yankees. The Clanton Was Still In Operation In 1963.
Address for this drive-in was 3404 7th St N.
The Clanton Drive-In was reopened as S&H Mobile Homes. That business closed in 2010. The projection house and snack box was torn down and all the speakers/posts are gone. See article – http://jj-maccrimmon.livejournal.com/811164.html
I can’t determine an address, but here are its coordinates: 32.872667,-86.650651
Pic of the Clanton Drive-In. Last Pic.
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