Loch Haven Drive-In
6930 Woodhaven Road,
Roanoke,
VA
24109
6930 Woodhaven Road,
Roanoke,
VA
24109
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Previous Names: Booker T. Washington Drive-In
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The Booker T. Washinton Drive-In opened as the first African-American drive-in in Virginia on August 31, 1952. It was operated by R.E. Perdue. By 1955 it had reopened as the Loch Haven Drive-In, operated by Sink & Lovell. It was closed in 1958.
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Grand opening ads posted. Kenmore, the North 11 Drive-In was at the auto mall location with the Loch Haven nearby.
rivest266, was it east/west of the North 11? Did it make it until 1960 when it would’ve appeared on the aerial?
I’m more than happy to take down my post since I appear to have the wrong drive-in. I’m not finding the North 11 listed on this site, at least in Roanoke. So, that was the cause for my error.
But it would help to know more than simply the “Airport Road” as topo maps from that time show the roads were considerably different compared to today.
Reopened as the Loch Haven Drive-in for “White Only” on May 3rd, 1953. Grand opening ad posted
Closed in 1958.
It was at 6930 Wood Haven Rd, where the Cornerstone church now stands. Source: http://www.driveins.org/va-roanoke-lochhaven.htm