Starlite Drive-In
1906 Jacksboro Pike,
La Follette,
TN
37766
1906 Jacksboro Pike,
La Follette,
TN
37766
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Before you hit the mountains heading into Kentucky, La Follette, Tennessee is your last town of any size. Summer vacationers would catch a movie at the Starlite Drive-In. It was one of two drive-in’s in that East Tennessee town and the first to close once Knoxville’s television signals hit that small town. It closed in the late-1950’s.
It seemed the late-1950’s and early-1960’s saw a lot of smaller drive-ins closed. The Starlite Drive-in parked 300 cars, 3 more than the other drive-in in town, the Skyway Drive-In. The Starlite Drive-In was owned by Tim Smith.
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I know there are a lot of Tenn. folks on Ct maybe you can add to this Drive-in.
Was open from ABOUT 1955-1975?
THE FILM DAILY YEAR BOOK OF MOTION PICTURES, 1967
Drive-In, Tennessee, La Follette, lists the Starlite, so it must have been open around 1967. Does anyone have any better info on dates or it’s address?
I spent quite a bit of time in La Follette growing up.I sure thought it was gone way before 1975.It must have been located off the main drag,because,The SKYWAY Drive-in,in that city was clearly on the road leading to 1-75. I wish i had the time and money to just hit the road and clear up about these Drive-ins I submitted.
Yes, an address would be nice to have!
Approx. address for this drive-in was 1906 Jacksboro Pike.
Had the Cherokee Theatre on CT,but no longer see it here.
jwmovies gave the Starlite DI and the Skyway DI the same address.
NY is the address of 1906 Jacksboro Pike for this drive-in?
The concession stand was removed in 1982, otherwise the theater itself was almost attached, but I am not sure if the screen was standing at that time.