Tri-County Drive-In

2490 US-19E,
Spruce Pine, NC 28777

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Previous Names: Spruce Pines Drive-In

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Tri-County Drive-In

The Spruce Pines Drive-In was opened by 1952 when it was operated by Tom Cooper. By 1953/1954 it had been renamed Tri-County Drive-In, still operated by Tom Cooper and was still open in 1955.

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kennerado
kennerado on May 29, 2024 at 7:32 pm

Looks like it was located at the current address of 2490 US-19E, Spruce Pine, NC 28777. However Kenmore might be able to find a better address.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on May 29, 2024 at 7:59 pm

My guess is that this was always known as the Tri-County Drive-In.

The Exhibitor, May 9, 1951: “The Tri-County Drive-In, Spruce Pines, N. C., opened. Owner is Tom Cooper.”

Boxoffice, Feb. 3, 1975: “Exhibitors visiting on (Charlotte) Filmrow recently were Tom Cooper and Rogers Garland, Carolina Tri-County Drive-In, Spruce Pines”

Kenmore
Kenmore on May 29, 2024 at 8:29 pm

The address looks good to me.

The screen lasted until at least 2016 along the remnants of the drive-in which was covered in undergrowth for quite some time.

The screen has been removed and the entire area was razed so that it is now unrecognizable.

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