Southland Drive-In

3130 S. Westwood Boulevard,
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

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Kenmore
Kenmore on May 11, 2023 at 2:53 pm

A closer address is 3130 S Westwood Blvd, Poplar Bluff, MO.

A 1975 aerial shows the drive-in (what can be seen in the photo) intact and apparently operational. By 1984, the screen had been torn down and most of the property demolished save for the projection booth/concession stand which may still be standing today.

Today, the property is occupied by Rightway Homes. It is less than a half-mile from where the Poplar Bluff Drive-In was located.

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rivest266
rivest266 on May 11, 2023 at 2:03 am

Last season: 1978.

Former Southland Drive-InFormer Southland Drive-In 09 Oct 1979, Tue Daily American Republic (Poplar Bluff, Missouri) Newspapers.com

rivest266
rivest266 on May 11, 2023 at 1:57 am

Opened October 14th, 1965. Grand opening ad posted.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on May 16, 2020 at 1:24 pm

An Associated Press story, carried in the Sedalia Democrat on Dec. 19, 1966, said that two of the theaters that Kerasotes Theatres of Springfield IL had purchased from Rodgers Theatres of Cairo IL were the Rodgers indoor and Rodgers Drive-In in Poplar Bluff.