Sanford Drive-In
2231 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Sanford,
NC
27330
2231 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Sanford,
NC
27330
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Located in Tramway, 3-miles south of Sanford, NC. The Drive-In opened on October 20, 1947 with Robert Walker in “Till the Clouds Roll By”. Car capacity was listed at 300 cars. In 1951 it was renamed Sanford Drive-In. The Sanford Drive-In closed on April 22, 1967 with Paul Ford in “Never Too Late”.
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There’s no way this operated into the 1970’s, it looks practically demolished in a 1965 aerial photo.
The Drive-In Theatre opened under that name with its first ad appearing on October 20, 1947 with “Till the Clouds Roll By” in Tramway, just three miles south of Sanford. Beginning in 1951, it changed to the Sanford Drive-In Theatre - likely due to two new ozoners operning. The last shows are in the 1967 season indicating the expiry of a 20-year leasing agreement - perhaps going with “Never Too Late” on April 22, 1967.
Despite being close to the intersection, the theater itself was actually located on 2231-2239 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Sanford, NC 27330.