Princess Drive-In

20822 SE 19 Highway,
Old Town, FL 32680

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Functions: Swap Meet

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Opened by 1968, the Princess Drive-In served the rather isolated Dixie County communities. The theater has been demolished for a number of years. The marquee is still standing and being used by the flea market on the property. There is a building in the center of the lot that may or may not have been the concession stand/projection booth.

While the theater was more closely related to Cross City, the county seat, Google Maps says it is in Old Town.

Contributed by Andy

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Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois on October 21, 2010 at 8:05 am

Great aerial view of the remains of the Drive-In on the Map.

Held 200 cars.

Open in ~1969? Care to verify the exact dates?

Anyone have more info or photos?

AndyCallahanMajorMajor
AndyCallahanMajorMajor on October 21, 2010 at 8:43 am

I’ll swing down there in the next few months and get some pictures of this one, the Graves in Perry, and the Chief in Chiefland.

AndyCallahanMajorMajor
AndyCallahanMajorMajor on January 18, 2011 at 10:22 am

Here’s all that’s left of the Princess. Note the painting on the marquee.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on January 18, 2011 at 11:45 am

Thanks Andy.i enjoy your finds and pictures.Our friend Nick in Tampa I bet has Hundreds of pictures of Flordia Drive-ins.I have stacks of them.hope one day he can put a lot of them on.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on January 20, 2011 at 12:40 pm

Thanks for the photo Andy.

JackCoursey
JackCoursey on December 26, 2022 at 8:00 pm

The Princess was at one time a hard-top theatre which opened in 1926 with a seating capacity of 200. It was later expanded to accommodate 330 in 1934. The theater was destroyed by fire on April 13, 1965. The Princess Drive-In came into being at a later date.

Kenmore
Kenmore on December 27, 2022 at 6:29 am

Sometime between October 2018 and April 2021 the marquees were taken down. In fact, most of the items on the property were removed.

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