Myrtle Beach Drive-In
1430 S. Kings Highway,
Myrtle Beach,
SC
29578
1430 S. Kings Highway,
Myrtle Beach,
SC
29578
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Previously operated by: Anderson Theater Company
Previous Names: Myrtle Drive-In
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The Myrtle Beach Drive-In was opened in 1949. By 1955 it was operated by Howard Anderson of the Anderson Theatre Co. On September 23, 1961 it was renamed Myrtle Drive-In. In 1966 it reverted back to its original name and was closed in 1969. It was demolished in the early-1970’s.
Contributed by
Don Lewis/ Billy Smith / Billy Holcomb
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From 1959 a movie calendar from the Myrtle Drive-In in Myrtle Beach.
There were two drive-in theatres in Myrtle Beach…..
One was the Myrtle Drive-In Theatre….
The other was the Highway 17 North Drive-In Theatre
Raysson,I have a Flamingo Drive-in in Myrtle Beach in 1956 owned by B.R.and w.w. Hucks. Name change again? This one parked 200 cars.
Thanks Don for the movie program.
Open ~1950 to at least ~1959 approximate? Anyone care to verify the exact dates?
Owned by Anderson Theater Company.
Need an address, more info, and photos.
The Myrtle Beach Drive-In was the first out of two drive-ins to be opened in Myrtle Beach, and was located on 1430 S Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach, SC 29578, which a Food Lion now sits in the site as well as a RiteAid. It opened in 1949.
The Myrtle Beach Drive-In changed its name to the Myrtle Drive-In which was a shorten name of its original theater name, and reopened on September 23, 1961 with Walt Disney’s “The Parent Trap”. The theater went back to its original Myrtle Beach Drive-In name in 1968 for only a couple more seasons until closing down in 1969. It was demolished in the early 1970s.