Thunderbird Drive-In

3774 Konnoak Drive,
Winston-Salem, NC 27127

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Previously operated by: ABC Southern Theatres, B & B Theatres

Previous Names: Skyview Drive-In

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Thunderbird Drive-In

Located on S. Main Street at Konnoak Drive SW. The Skyview Drive-In was opened on April 9, 1948 with Robert Paige in “The Red Stallion”. It was first operated by American Theatres Inc. and from 1961 operated by B & B Theatres. On December 15, 1967 it was renamed Thunderbird Drive-In reopening with Don Knotts in “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken”, Mary Ann Mobley in “Get Yourself a College Girl” & Paul Newman in “Torn Curtain”. It had a car capacity listed at 600 cars. ABC Southeast Theatres operated the drive-in from 1975 until its closing.

The Thunderbird Drive-In closed on November 16, 1986 with Farrah Fawcett in “Extremities” & Linda Blair in “Savage Streets”. It has since been demolished. There is a new subdivision where the drive-in once stood.

Contributed by Chuck

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Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on December 27, 2010 at 7:23 pm

Charlotte also had a Thunderbird Drive-in.An ABC THEATRE too. I visted it after it closed very nice.

leeestrada
leeestrada on October 9, 2011 at 7:26 am

My mom lives across the street from where it was, yep all new small houses from $85K

Roger Katz
Roger Katz on March 9, 2014 at 8:03 pm

Previously called the Skyview from 1948 until 1966.

papa420
papa420 on January 10, 2016 at 4:50 pm

Roger Katz Skyview was on Highway 421
Winston Salem, NC 27101, ThunderBird theater was on Konnak Dr, they are not the same

papa420
papa420 on January 10, 2016 at 4:53 pm

Thunder Bird theater drive in
Closed down

3774 Konnoak Dr.
Winston Salem, NC 27127

Express Code: nctthu4 Status: closed Season:
Year Built:
Screens: 1 Car Capacity: 600 Acres:
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Site: torn down Details: Now occupied by houses

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on May 23, 2017 at 9:04 am

There’s a gorgeous aerial shot, circa 2000, of the forest reclaiming the old Thunderbird site.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/48793782@N08/5353603424/

The poster wrote that it was on Konnoak Drive right before it meets South Main Street.

rivest266
rivest266 on April 3, 2023 at 3:53 pm

Reopened as the all-new Thunderbird Drive-In on December 15th, 1967. Ad posted.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on April 4, 2023 at 5:56 am

Reopened as the all-new Thunderbird Drive-in on 15th December 1967 with “Ghost & Mr Chicken”, “Get yourself a college girl” and “Torn curtain”.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on September 18, 2024 at 11:30 am

Closed on November 16, 1986 with “Extremities” and “Savage Street”.

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