Penn Drive-In
13419 US-27,
Pennville,
GA
30753
13419 US-27,
Pennville,
GA
30753
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Located in Pennville, just outside Summerville. The Penn Drive-In was rather large for a small town drive-in, parking 400 cars. It was opened in the early-1960’s and was owned by J.S. Tankersley. It was closed in the 1970’s.
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Not open in 1967.
Anyone have an address, more info or photos?
Thanks guys.
Found it, was technically located in Pennville, just outside Summerville hence the name “Penn Drive-In”. Approximate address now is Underwood Dr & Martha Berry Hwy, Pennville GA 30753. It’s in a 1964 aerial and a 1968 topo but only ramp markings remained by 1981. Underwood drive didn’t exist when the drive-in was open. Now a vacant tree-filled lot however the cement base of the marquee may be the last thing left.
For a time it was operated by Luther and Beth Smith who owned the Tooga in nearby Summerville.
Boxoffice, Feb. 4, 1956: “J. S. Tankersley has sold his Penn Drive-In, Summerville, Ga., to L. Smith and D. L. McWhorter”
Underwood Drive runs through the old drive-in site across the highway from a Wal-Mart and a Wendys with the address 13419 US-27. The site was on the same side of the highway and north of a building with the address 13234 US-27.
The marquee was removed by 1981. You can still see its rectangular base until 1993.
Today, even the base is gone. A sign for the prison sits just a few feet away from where the marquee once stood.
The larger, square-like concrete base that is still present is not the marquee. That didn’t appear until 1993.