Warner Park Drive-In
11 Vaughns Gap Road,
Nashville,
TN
37205
11 Vaughns Gap Road,
Nashville,
TN
37205
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The site is now a gym(Boost fitness).
Opened with “MGM’S Kartion Karnival” and “Picnic”.
Photo added. Nashville Then: A 1969 Highlight – Rehearsal for the first drive-in worship service in the city is being held May 29, 1969 by the Rev. Wayne Bell, center, minister of the Vine Street Christian Church, his assistant minister, the Rev. Danny Mosley, right, and David Booth, a layman, at the Warner Park Drive-In Theater at Highway 100 and Vaughn’s Gap Road in Nashville, Tennessee. Motorists have been invited to “come as you are.” Robert Johnson / The Tennessean
It looks like there possibly still the entrance(and/or the exit roads?), and the outline of the drive-in site(and possibly some of the ramps, used as the carparks?). Whats the buildings there now on the site?
June 2nd, 1956 grand opening ad in photo section.
The Warner Park Drive in operated into the early 70’s if memory serves me correctly. The land was cleared and a big gym was built there, but I don’t know what is there now. Very steep lot it was built on. Other drive ins in Nashville at the time, Bel Aire, Colonial, Montague, Lebanon Rd, Skyway, Crescent and maybe another one or two I can’t remember. There were actually two Colonials. The original was at the intersection of Old Hickory Blvd and Gallatin Rd, and was a single screen. The second was a twin closer towards Hendersonville.
Yes Mike there were many more, I think we lost some info when they updated Cinema Treasures.
Where are ALL of Nashville’s Drive-ins,only two listed,Strange.I counted a few more in 1956.
Been looking for this Drive-in,Thanks.
No Mike that was the CRESENT DRIVE-In and SKYVEIW DRive-In.THIS DRIVE-IN OPENED IN 1956 so it did not make your book.
TLSLOEWS,was this the Drive-in Robin was suppose to get on for you. I keep looking.
Hoped to have added some info,but did not make my 1956 Almanac.
This drive-in did not last too long.
You can see a newspaper ad for the Warner Park at the link below:
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