Pilot Drive-In
615 E 52 Bypass,
Pilot Mountain,
NC
27041
615 E 52 Bypass,
Pilot Mountain,
NC
27041
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The Pilot Drive-In opened its gates on May 1, 1950 with Gloria Jean in “There’s A Girl In My Heart” (unknown if extras added), and closed on September 28, 1986 with “Club Paradise” and “Wildcats”.
I bet people are dying to go to this place now!?
I’ve found newspaper ads from the summer of 1986 that it was still going strong. I’ll try to find the correct close date.
There’s an episode of “The Andy Griffith Show” in which Barney can be heard on the phone to Juanita at the diner, asking her out to the drive-in at Mt. Pilot.
So what your saying here is after it died a funeral home came in and buried it, I guess thats fitting. Its alot better than being buried by a walmart!!!!