Southland 68 Auto Theatre

170 Bellerive Boulevard,
Nicholasville, KY 40356

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Opened on August 16, 1961 with Michael Gough in “Konga” & Derek Bond in “The Hand”. The Southland 68 Auto Theatre was built just off of Highway 68 for $250,000 by J.M. Mahaffey and A.J. Hughes. Much as was the case for land speculation, the drive-in served its usefulness as the land use and population shifts occurred. It was closed on October 27, 1985 with Don Ameche in “Cocoon” & Michael Keaton in “Johnny Dangerously”.

The o-zoner has been replaced by a Kroger grocery store.

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rivest266
rivest266 on November 17, 2020 at 1:42 pm

The Southland 68 Auto Theatre opened on August 16th, 1961 with “World’s Largest Movie Screen”. Grand opening ad posted.

Southland 68 Drive-In openingSouthland 68 Drive-In opening Tue, Aug 15, 1961 – 9 · Lexington Leader (Lexington, Kentucky) · Newspapers.com

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on August 24, 2025 at 4:34 pm

Opened on August 16, 1961.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on May 2, 2026 at 10:07 am

Closed on October 27, 1985 with “Cocoon” and “Johnny Dangerously”.

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