Poplar Drive-In
1079 Concord Parkway N,
Concord,
NC
28027
1079 Concord Parkway N,
Concord,
NC
28027
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Previous Names: Concord Drive-In, Willis Drive-In
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The Concord Drive-In opened on February 17, 1948 with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in “Road to Utopia”, It was operated by J.O. Willis. It was renamed Willis Drive-In on April 29, 1955 screening Edgar Buchanan in “Silver Star” & The Bowry Boys in “High Society”. It was renamed Poplar Drive-In on May 16, 1975 screening George C. Scott in “The Flim Flan Man” & John Wayne in “The Undefeated”. It was closed on September 6, 1981.
A K-Mart was built on the site by August 1994. That closed on March 19, 2017 and the building hasbeen used for storage, a bowling alley, and achurch.
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The venue originally opened on February 17, 1948, as the Concord Drive-In before being renamed the Willis Drive-In on April 29, 1955. After later reopening as the Poplar Drive-In on May 16, 1975, it permanently closed its doors on September 6, 1981. Grand opening ads posted.