The drive-in’s entrance connected to both Pedal Car Drive and Winchester Avenue, but the current address is just fine.
A 1964 aerial taken two years after it closed shows the drive-in intact, but not in the best of shape. By 1971, it had been completely demolished. And 11 years after that, all traces of the drive-in had disappeared.
It does appear from a August 2025 Google Street View that the drive-in did re-open. It’s marquee lists “Weapons” as one of the films which was released on August 8th, 2025.
The main screen has not been rebuilt, but the two screens on the back of the property are standing. So, I’d say the status can be changed to “open”.
Although the building that supports the marquee appears to be a concession stand, it’s a strange one for sure.
The building did not exist in 1956 or 1960. And while today there is open ground between the building and the drive-in, a 1968 aerial shows a thick line of trees which would make walking to the building somewhat difficult. Especially since you would have to cross the entrance road (assuming it is the entrance road as both roads have what appear to be ticket booths).
And given that the projection booth appears large enough to have a concession stand, it makes identifying the building under the marquee even more difficult.
Although overgrown with grass today, the aerials show the area around the building was bare which might indicate parking. It could be that it was designed to sell items/concessions/whatever during the day.
Bottom line, I don’t know. But if it was a concession stand for the drive-in, they didn’t make it easy to walk to during the movie.
The ticket booth was still there in 2012, but gone by 2015. The support poles for the marquee which were still there in 2015 was reduced to one by 2022. And gone by 2024.
The screen is in tatters, but still standing along with the projection booth.
Based on the 1960 aerial, the cemetery was already being put into place. You can see the distinctive “roundabout” end to the road in the 1960 aerial that is still part of the cemetery today.
So, it seems that the property was purchased with the cemetery in mind.
A 1997 aerial shows the drive-in intact, but overgrown. It had to have been closed for several years given the amount of vegetation.
Apart from the screen, entrance/exit roads, and general outline, the marquee and the building which supports it still exists, which is a rather unique combination.
This puts it directly across the street from where the drive-in once stood. For some bizarre reason, Google Maps added the address to an empty field, but left the private residence on the property without one.
The drive-in shows up intact and operational in a 1957 aerial. And is completely gone by 1981.
The original location was across the street at 433 Craigsville Rd, Craigsville, WV.
A 1956 aerial does not show the new location, but the 1957 one does. It appears they built a new screen instead of moving the old one (perhaps to convert to widescreen).
Today, Gauley River Pharmacy sits on most of the property with no trace of the old drive-in remaining.
As of July 2024, the marquee is still standing and all things considered, it is in remarkably good condition. So, despite being engulfed by trees, it is clearly being maintained.
The driving range that occupies the south field closed sometime after September 2017. By September 2022 the driving range was overgrown. It has now been torn down and the field is empty.
The north field is completely overgrown with trees. Although there is a rather curious parking lot that occupies a good size section of the property. Unless the restaurant, which has its own parking area, has a far larger capacity than its building size indicates, then I have no idea what the parking lot serves.
Given the condition of the land, the drive-in had been razed well before 1965.
While taking down the structures is understandable, it’s unusual to totally raze and erase the outline and ramps unless something was going to be built on the property.
And in this case, the store and parking lot were built just to the west. So, it may be that something else was planned, but fell through.
The drive-in’s entrance connected to both Pedal Car Drive and Winchester Avenue, but the current address is just fine.
A 1964 aerial taken two years after it closed shows the drive-in intact, but not in the best of shape. By 1971, it had been completely demolished. And 11 years after that, all traces of the drive-in had disappeared.
A closer address is 2174 Millville Rd, Harpers Ferry, WV.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
A 1988 aerial shows the drive-in had been turned into a flea market and the screen is no longer there.
Today, the Flea Market is gone and the property is abandoned. But the entrance, outline, ramps, and concession stand/projector booth still remains.
https://tinyurl.com/mr2tue6h
A closer address is 1550 S Florida St, Borger, TX.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right where the entrance was once located.
The drive-in was up and running in 1951, so it appears to have been completed and opened before then.
A 1959 aerial shows it demolished save for the screen. So it appears to have closed at least a year or so before then.
Today, most of the property is occupied by Pride Trailer Village. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/4fwjz6f3
Found it, the address is 1213 N Mildred St, Ranson, WV.
The drive-in was located just on the north side of Charles Town, but Google Maps lists it in Ranson.
The drive-in appears intact and operational in a 1955 aerial. But by 1974 it was totally demolished and turned into a trailer park.
Today, it is a small housing edition with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/2pex5cn9
A closer address is 7590 Staunton Parkersburg Turnpike, Bartow, WV.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right across the street from where the drive-in once stood.
https://tinyurl.com/npzhk33t
The outline, ramps, entrance road, and foundation of the projection booth/concession stand remain.
The building that sits where the original screen used to be was constructed sometime after June of 2013 and before June 2016.
A closer address is 5860 Memorial Blvd, Port Arthur, TX.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the entrance road.
https://tinyurl.com/y4bcajjn
Today, a building sits on the property.
The only trace of the drive-in remaining is the entrance road, which snakes up the small rise to the parking area on the north side of the building.
The latest Google Map shows the property to be a cornfield. The only trace of the drive-in remaining is a few feet of the entrance road.
It does appear from a August 2025 Google Street View that the drive-in did re-open. It’s marquee lists “Weapons” as one of the films which was released on August 8th, 2025.
The main screen has not been rebuilt, but the two screens on the back of the property are standing. So, I’d say the status can be changed to “open”.
Although the building that supports the marquee appears to be a concession stand, it’s a strange one for sure.
The building did not exist in 1956 or 1960. And while today there is open ground between the building and the drive-in, a 1968 aerial shows a thick line of trees which would make walking to the building somewhat difficult. Especially since you would have to cross the entrance road (assuming it is the entrance road as both roads have what appear to be ticket booths).
And given that the projection booth appears large enough to have a concession stand, it makes identifying the building under the marquee even more difficult.
Although overgrown with grass today, the aerials show the area around the building was bare which might indicate parking. It could be that it was designed to sell items/concessions/whatever during the day.
Bottom line, I don’t know. But if it was a concession stand for the drive-in, they didn’t make it easy to walk to during the movie.
Drive-in was still intact and perhaps operational in 1983.
By 1997, it was totally demolished with a truck stop now on the property.
There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
The ticket booth was still there in 2012, but gone by 2015. The support poles for the marquee which were still there in 2015 was reduced to one by 2022. And gone by 2024.
The screen is in tatters, but still standing along with the projection booth.
Based on the 1960 aerial, the cemetery was already being put into place. You can see the distinctive “roundabout” end to the road in the 1960 aerial that is still part of the cemetery today.
So, it seems that the property was purchased with the cemetery in mind.
A 1997 aerial shows the drive-in intact, but overgrown. It had to have been closed for several years given the amount of vegetation.
Apart from the screen, entrance/exit roads, and general outline, the marquee and the building which supports it still exists, which is a rather unique combination.
A closer address is 3636 US-180, Breckenridge, TX.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right next to the entrance road.
https://tinyurl.com/3m9ndmm3
The drive-in sat in what is now an open field to the east of the Farmer’s Insurance building.
It was totally demolished by 1965. By 1968, the construction of the Southern Tier Expressway cut right through the middle of the property.
Today, the only trace remaining is the outline on the southern part of the property below the highway.
A closer address is 785 US-281, Hoisington, KS.
This puts it directly across the street from where the drive-in once stood. For some bizarre reason, Google Maps added the address to an empty field, but left the private residence on the property without one.
The drive-in shows up intact and operational in a 1957 aerial. And is completely gone by 1981.
https://tinyurl.com/ycxr2a7a
The original location was across the street at 433 Craigsville Rd, Craigsville, WV.
A 1956 aerial does not show the new location, but the 1957 one does. It appears they built a new screen instead of moving the old one (perhaps to convert to widescreen).
Today, Gauley River Pharmacy sits on most of the property with no trace of the old drive-in remaining.
As of July 2024, the marquee is still standing and all things considered, it is in remarkably good condition. So, despite being engulfed by trees, it is clearly being maintained.
The driving range that occupies the south field closed sometime after September 2017. By September 2022 the driving range was overgrown. It has now been torn down and the field is empty.
The north field is completely overgrown with trees. Although there is a rather curious parking lot that occupies a good size section of the property. Unless the restaurant, which has its own parking area, has a far larger capacity than its building size indicates, then I have no idea what the parking lot serves.
Given the condition of the land, the drive-in had been razed well before 1965.
While taking down the structures is understandable, it’s unusual to totally raze and erase the outline and ramps unless something was going to be built on the property.
And in this case, the store and parking lot were built just to the west. So, it may be that something else was planned, but fell through.
A closer address is 1012 Speedway Dr, East Bend, NC.
As mentioned before, it appears to be gone.
https://tinyurl.com/ys8dym5d
A closer address is 900 E Main St, Yadkinville, NC.
This puts it right across the street from the old drive-in.
https://tinyurl.com/52x7t9xd
A 1959 aerial shows the drive-in completely demolished. By 1970, a housing edition was in place. Today, no trace of the drive-in remains.