Riverside Drive-In

MichaelKilgore on March 6, 2022 at 9:57 pm

Boxoffice, Aug. 11, 1958: “Roanoke, Va. - Mr. and Mrs. Atkins, formerly owners and operators of the Lee Drive-In in Lexington, have purchased the Riverside Drive-In here from Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Pence for $25,000. The new owners will install new sound equipment and improve concessions equipment at the theatre located at 1942 Bennington St., S.E.”

Now that I know which Roanoke drive-in was the Riverside (it was the one by the river), I can check the aerial photos. They indicate that the Riverside was still intact in 1969, but long gone in 1982. It was still in the 1973 topo map but replaced by housing in the 1978 map.