Sundown Drive-In

22331 NC-903,
Robersonville, NC 27871

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Kris4077
Kris4077 on May 5, 2019 at 2:40 pm

This drive in theater wad located right off exit 502 to the right some of it was swallowed by exit 502 and the rest was taken over by Corey and sons farms sweet potatoes.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on May 5, 2019 at 12:40 pm

As suggested above, the Sundown’s first appearance in the Motion Picture Almanacs was the 1952-53 edition.

The 1977-82 MPAs listed the Sundown with J. Highsmith but the capacity down to 150. The 1983-84 MPAs showed the owner as T. B. Leggett. The Sundown dropped off the MPA drive-in list in 1985.

Kenmore
Kenmore on May 4, 2019 at 11:48 am

The address, at least according to Google Maps, is 22331 NC-903, Robersonville, NC 27871. This is the location of Corey and Sons Farms.

The drive-in was located north of the town on the east side of the road. It appears intact and operational in a 1957 aerial. It may have lasted into the 1980s, but by 1993 it was closed and demolished.

Today, no trace of the drive-in remains.

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