Air Base Drive-In
8370 Roosevelt Boulevard,
Jacksonville,
FL
32244
8370 Roosevelt Boulevard,
Jacksonville,
FL
32244
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Opened September 4, 1948 with Bob Steele in “The Big Calibre”. It was still open in 1970, but had closed by 1971 and was demolished.
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U.S. 17 & Baracoa St, Jacksonville, FL 32244
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which was on the west side of US 17.
Here is a 1960 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of HistoricAerials.com.
Went there. The drive way and original fence line is still there but now is a lumber company.
This drive-in is now U-Haul.
The address is now 8370 Roosevelt Blvd. Jacksonville Florida 32244.
Boxoffice, Feb. 8, 1960: “Carlton J. Carter has taken over operation of the local Ribault and Air Base drive-ins, which have been operated for the past several months by Irving Sochin. The Air Base shortly will be leased to Ernie Nolan, former manager of the Fernandina drive-in, Carter stated.”
Placed its first ad on August 17th, 1948 and held its official opening on September 5th, 1948. Grand opening ad posted.
The drive-in appears intact and operational in a 1960 and 1963 aerial.
However, by 1971 the screen was gone and a new building appears on the northeast corner of the property. By 1980, a go-kart track had been constructed on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.