Parkway Drive-In
5318 N. Memorial Parkway,
Huntsville,
AL
35810
5318 N. Memorial Parkway,
Huntsville,
AL
35810
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The Parkway Drive-In opened on May 5, 1955. The opening night attractions were William Holden in “Submarine Command” & Bob Hope in “Here Come the Girls”. The drive-in boasted a screen measuring 110' x 55'. Advertisement stated it was the world’s largest screen and also the worlds largest drive-in cafeteria. A note on this drive-in and the 231 Drive-In., the back of the drive-in lots butted up to each other. The Parkway Drive-In’s last day of operation was February 12, 1978. R.C. Cobb Inc. operated the drive-in from 1964 until its closing.
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This property is now empty of all the remains or ruins of the previous theater. Satellite and drive-by views show the parking lines for the two screen lots, but little else remains. The property is now fronted by a small used car dealership on Memorial Parkway.
By 1972 newspapers advertised both the Parkway and Woody’s Drive-In as Cobb Theatres.
Here’s a song I wrote based on my time spent at this particular theater… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rISysV0Rf0
Apart from the outline, the only thing that remains is part of the entrance road which the used car dealership uses as its entrance. You can still see the concrete road cut across the car lot. Also, the exit road on the south side of the property is still somewhat intact.
Also opened with Bob Hope in “Here Come The Girls” and a stage show by Slim Lay And His WHBS (now WLOR) Homefolks between both shows. Otherwise, no extras were added.