Lincoln Drive-In

1770 Cincinnati Road,
Memphis, TN 38106

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Aerial view of Lincoln Drive-In

The Lincoln Drive-In was opened on June 7, 1952 and operated thru to at least 1961. It was an African-American drive-in. Now demolished, the site was diagonally across from Lincoln Park.

Contributed by Vincent Astor

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Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on February 2, 2012 at 10:39 am

My 1956 almanac backs up Vincent’s 410 on parking.It was run by Cook and Abernathy.

vastor
vastor on November 24, 2012 at 2:06 pm

Much of the area has been developed into residences.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on April 17, 2021 at 6:25 pm

Motion Picture Herald, June 14, 1952: “Lincoln drive-in, the first Negro drive-in theatre in this section, opened at 1770 Cincinnati with the Beale Street Elks Club sponsoring the opening. The 500 car drive-in is owned by N. A. Cook and F. L. Abernathy.”

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on March 5, 2023 at 6:15 am

Opened on June 7, 1952.

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