Auto Cinema Drive-In
605 Bessemer Super Highway,
Midfield,
AL
35228
605 Bessemer Super Highway,
Midfield,
AL
35228
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Previous Names: Auto Movies #1 Drive-In
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The Auto Movies Drive-In was opened on July 7, 1939 with Frederic March in “There Goes My Heat”. By 1955 it was operated by Louis C. Worthington. In March 1971 it was renamed Auto Cinema Drive-In and began screening adult movies. It was closed on July 17, 1984.
Now Octapharma Plasma. This location used to be Birmingham. The health center next to it is still listed as Birmingham.
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This opened on October 26th, 1939 as the first drive-in in the area. Tiny opening ad posted.
Opened with selected short subjects(not named), and “Romance of the Limberlost”.
In March 1971, it was renamed the Auto Cinema Drive-In and began screening adult movies. The theater closed on July 17, 1984.
Grand opening ad July 7, 1939 of Auto Movies No. 1 with Frederic March in “There Goes My Heart” is in photos.