Smyrna Drive-In
2202 Atlanta Road SE,
Smyrna,
GA
30080
2202 Atlanta Road SE,
Smyrna,
GA
30080
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Previously operated by: Martin Theatres
Previous Names: Fair Oaks Drive-In
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The Fair Oaks Drive-In was opened prior to 1955, and was operated by Martin Theatres of Georgia. (Although located in Smyrna, it was listed as being in Marietta). Later renamed Smyrna Drive-In, it operated through the 1970’s. The Smyrna Drive-In was a single screen ozoner located off Atlanta Road, about half a mile north of the Belmont Hills shopping center and right behind Dobbins and Lockheed (which meant every so often the roar of jet plane engines would overpower the film soundtrack).
This drive-in showed a lot of monster fare. It was also the starting point of the Smyrna little league parade that rode down South Cobb Drive at the beginning of every baseball season.
Bulldozed in 1983, the drive-in site is now the home of the Smyrna GDOT.
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C. Martin Croker
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This DRIVE-IN was also called FAIR OAKS DRIVE-IN.
and it was one block north of Belmont Hills SHOPPING CENTER.
Here is a copy of a flyer with ELVIS PRESLEY.
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Here’s an aerial shot of it from 1970.
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As well as a Newspaper ad from “The Smyrna Neighbor” -the week of 4.25.73
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Are you the C. Martin Croker from Adult Swim? I love the Zorak voice.
Atlanta Rd SE & Coggins Dr S E, Smyrna, GA 30080
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in.
Here is a 1960 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of HistoricAerials.com.
This opened on April 27th, 1963. Ad posted here.
@Mike Rivest: That ad could have been for the opening of the 1963 season, and not their first season. Drive-ins would frequently have Grand Opening ads every season when they reopened in the spring.
HistoricAerials.com shows the drive-in open at that location as early as 1955.
You may be right. Someone should check the AJC microfilms.
Approx. address for this drive-in was 2202 Atlanta Road Southeast, Smyrna, GA 30080. Coggins was the driveway.
Boxoffice, April 29, 1963: “Effective Saturday (27), the Fair Oaks Drive-In, Marietta, will open after being remodeled and will have the new name of Smyrna Drive-In.”