Fountain Drive-In
569 U.S. 129,
Lakeland,
GA
31635
569 U.S. 129,
Lakeland,
GA
31635
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This small town drive-in located in Lakeland, Georgia was called the Fountain Drive-In, named after the owners C.&E. Fountain. The Fountain Drive-In parked 200 cars.
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Not open in 1967.
Need an address, more info, and photos.
There was something carved out of the forest west of town on US-129 / GA-11 in a 1967 aerial photo, on the south side of the highway at about today’s 280 State Hwy 11. The only signs that it had been a drive-in were two driveways and a lot of unusually pale ground.
Boxoffice, April 25, 1960: “C. H. Fountain is reopening his Fountain Drive-In at Lakeland April 29 for the season … Fountain is putting his drive-in, including 17 acres located on U. S. 129, on the market for $6,000.”
For being 17 acres and holding up to 200 cars, that’s a substantial piece of property. I do not believe the small rectangular cutout is large enough to hold 50 cars, much less 200.
A possible location is further west on HWY 129 just past Boyette Road where in 1967 it was an auto salvage yard. It was abandoned by 1971 and today is a residential area. It has the size and general shape to qualify. Plus, drive-ins becoming auto salvage yards is common enough, especially well outside of town.
Kenmore has it right. Historic Aerials 1956 aerial view shows a drive in at 569 US-129 west of town on the south side of the road.