Bellevue Drive-In
2350 Elvis Presley Boulevard,
Memphis,
TN
38106
2350 Elvis Presley Boulevard,
Memphis,
TN
38106
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The Bellevue Drive-In was opened on September 22, 1950 with Dennis Morgan in “Pretty Baby & Jack Carson in "The Good Humor Man”. It was taken over by Malco Theatres in March 1955. It was closed in about 1984. It was a reportedly a favorite hangout of the young Elvis Presley in the 1950’s. He is said to have spent his last night before joining the Army at the Bellevue Drive-In. There is no trace of the Bellevue Drive-In today. A church now occupies the site.
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The Google map indicator is off by a mile or two. The Bellevue Drive-In was located near Guasco and 51/Bellevue/Elvis Presley
No trace of the Bellevue remains. For directional purposes, the address would now be 2350 Elvis Presley Blvd.
one of the largest in town parking 750 cars ,it was owned by Wilson,Weaver,and Assocs.in 1956.Elvis Time.
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A new photo has been uploaded from 1955 of the Bellevue in its early glory.
thanks for the photo
New research shows the Bellevue open as early as 1951.
Elvis supposedly went to see the movie, Sing Boy Sing, at a drive in a night or two before going into the Army. If that is indeed the movie he saw, it wasn’t at the Bellevue but instead at the Lamar Drive In, or so I think as I recall when I looked at newspaper microfilm for the ads.
The Bellevue Drive-In opened on September 22nd, 1950, with “Pretty baby and "Good Humor Man”. Grand opening ad posted.
Boxoffice, March 19, 1955: “Malco Theatres … has purchased the local Bellevue and Summer drive-ins from Kemmons Wilson and associates. The purchase, which gives Malco eight theatres in Memphis itself, was announced by M. A. Lightman jr., who is associated with his father in the operation of the circuit.”