Southside Drive-In

5515 Phillips Highway,
Jacksonville, FL 32216

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rivest266
rivest266 on June 22, 2024 at 12:00 am

Listings ended in 1978 for this drive-in.

rivest266
rivest266 on May 21, 2024 at 5:55 pm

Opened June 17th, 1954. Grand opening ad posted.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on October 27, 2023 at 11:01 pm

Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “The large new Southside drive-in, owned by Joe Ripley and leased to Fred Kent, is expected to open in May under the supervision of Bob Anderson, manager of the Main Street drive-in.”

jwmovies
jwmovies on January 22, 2023 at 3:40 pm

Now 5515 Philips Hwy, Jacksonville FL 32207. Please update.

Kenmore
Kenmore on July 11, 2020 at 4:14 pm

Surprisingly enough, much of the property is still an open field located behind a law office.

However, there is no hint of the drive-in remaining, not even any indication of ramps.

jwmovies
jwmovies on December 4, 2012 at 11:38 pm

Approx. address for this drive-in was 5515 U.S. 1, Jacksonville, FL 32207.

NYozoner
NYozoner on January 26, 2011 at 7:36 am

Here is a 1960 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of HistoricAerials.com.

shoeshoe14
shoeshoe14 on March 17, 2007 at 10:37 pm

Owned by Clark Film and had a capacity for 600 cars.