@Chuck: Earth Explorer has quality aerial imagery available for 1955 and 1972. Both those years showed the drive-in as being on what is now N Park St & Old Bremen Rd.
50 years ago that might have meant 471 Linda Lane. Who knows?
Neither of those years (1955 and 1972) showed any other drive-ins, or residual hints of previous drive-in activity.
Here is a 1955 aerial photo of the drive-in and surrounding area, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
Here is a 1972 aerial photo of the drive-in and surrounding area, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is currently occupied by Stewart Wood Craft.
Here is a 1968 aerial photo of the remains of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
The drive-in was already long gone when the 1968 image was captured, but the faded parking ramps are still visible on the east side of Morris Road where the drive-in used to be.
Despite the availability of quality 1960 aerial imagery for Buford on HistoricAerials.com, I was unable to locate anything resembling a drive-in on the road mentioned in the heading, Peachtree Industrial Boulevard.
As a matter of fact, that road did not even exist in 1960, so I have to question the validity of that information. It would not come as a shock to learn that it originated from Drive-ins.com, which contains the identical information as what is posted here.
On the bright side, I did locate a drive-in about 3.5 miles southwest of Buford, on Buford-Cumming Hwy.
5648 Cumming Hwy NE, Buford, GA 30518
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is visible on Google Earth using historic aerial imagery.
Here is a 1960 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of HistoricAerials.com.
There probably are people in Athens with pictures, they just don’t know what to do with them or how to get them into the right hands.
One way to accomplish that is to contact the local paper, talk to a reporter and explain that you are researching local drive-ins for a book, talk about the names and locations of the drive-ins, and explain that you need their help in locating people who might have photos.
There’s no guarantees that they will put a story in, but more often than not they will, and you have a pretty good shot of coming up with some photos.
Another avenue is the local historical society, although those are very hit and miss since most historians were more interested in old school houses, downtown theatres, and churches, than they were in drive-in theares.
Golden Isles Hwy E & Industrial Park Dr, Baxley, GA 31513
The above address will map to the location of the drive-in, which was less than a quarter mile west of the intersection. The drive-in is visible on Google Earth using present day imagery.
@Chuck: Earth Explorer has quality aerial imagery available for 1955 and 1972. Both those years showed the drive-in as being on what is now N Park St & Old Bremen Rd.
50 years ago that might have meant 471 Linda Lane. Who knows?
Neither of those years (1955 and 1972) showed any other drive-ins, or residual hints of previous drive-in activity.
Here is a 1955 aerial photo of the drive-in and surrounding area, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
Here is a 1972 aerial photo of the drive-in and surrounding area, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
Victory Dr & Leslie Dr, Columbus, GA 31903
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is visible on Google Earth using historic aerial imagery.
Here is a 1968 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
983 Manchester Expy, Columbus, GA 31904
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in.
Here is a 1968 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
854 Morris Rd, Columbus, GA 31906
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is currently occupied by Stewart Wood Craft.
Here is a 1968 aerial photo of the remains of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
The drive-in was already long gone when the 1968 image was captured, but the faded parking ramps are still visible on the east side of Morris Road where the drive-in used to be.
Macon Rd & Giddens Rd, Columbus, GA 31907
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is visible on Google Earth using present day imagery.
996 Fort Benning Rd, Columbus, GA 31903
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is visible on Google Earth using present day imagery.
N Duval St & E Long St, Claxton, GA 30417
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is visible on Google Earth using present day imagery.
Here is a 1955 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of HistoricAerials.com.
Looks like the drive-in site is now occupied by a soccer field. The name of the new road that leads to the former drive-in site is:
Atlanta Silverbacks Way, Chamblee, GA 30340
Here is a 1968 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of HistoricAerials.com.
Rockmart Hwy & Blankenship Rd, Cedartown, GA 30125
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in.
Here is a 1964 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
N Park St & Old Bremen Rd, Carrollton, GA 30117
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is visible on Google Earth using present day imagery.
My previous post regarding the M& T Drive-In is not correct, that post refers to the address of another Canton drive-in, Howell’s Drive-In.
I was able to locate the second drive-in for Canton, the M & T Drive-In, to the east of town, located at:
Canton Hwy & Keith Dr, Canton, GA 30114
Here is a 1956 aerial photo of the the M & T Drive-In, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
580 Newton Rd, Camilla, GA 31730
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is visible on Google Earth using historic aerial imagery.
U.S. 41 & Old Field Rd SW, Dalton, GA 30721
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in.
Despite the availability of quality 1960 aerial imagery for Buford on HistoricAerials.com, I was unable to locate anything resembling a drive-in on the road mentioned in the heading, Peachtree Industrial Boulevard.
As a matter of fact, that road did not even exist in 1960, so I have to question the validity of that information. It would not come as a shock to learn that it originated from Drive-ins.com, which contains the identical information as what is posted here.
On the bright side, I did locate a drive-in about 3.5 miles southwest of Buford, on Buford-Cumming Hwy.
5648 Cumming Hwy NE, Buford, GA 30518
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is visible on Google Earth using historic aerial imagery.
Here is a 1960 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of HistoricAerials.com.
U.S. 84 & 8th Ave NE, Cairo, GA 39828
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is currently occupied by a Walmart.
Here is a 1952 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
Here is a 1951 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
U.S. 17 & Carrie St, Brunswick, GA 31520
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which was on the west side of US 17.
Here is a 1951 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
U.S. 25 & Ross Rd, Brunswick, GA 31520
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is visible on Google Earth using historic aerial imagery.
There probably are people in Athens with pictures, they just don’t know what to do with them or how to get them into the right hands.
One way to accomplish that is to contact the local paper, talk to a reporter and explain that you are researching local drive-ins for a book, talk about the names and locations of the drive-ins, and explain that you need their help in locating people who might have photos.
There’s no guarantees that they will put a story in, but more often than not they will, and you have a pretty good shot of coming up with some photos.
Another avenue is the local historical society, although those are very hit and miss since most historians were more interested in old school houses, downtown theatres, and churches, than they were in drive-in theares.
Here is a 1972 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
N Main St & Malone Rd, Blakely, GA 39823
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, on the northeast corner of the intersection.
Here is a USGS topo map which notes the location of the drive-in, courtesy of MSRMaps.com.
Golden Isles Hwy E & Industrial Park Dr, Baxley, GA 31513
The above address will map to the location of the drive-in, which was less than a quarter mile west of the intersection. The drive-in is visible on Google Earth using present day imagery.
1912 Dothan Rd, Bainbridge, GA 39817
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which was on the north side of Dothan Rd, just west of the Highway interchange.
Here is a 1952 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
Found the Cloverleaf, on Atomic Rd ½ mile south of US 1. The drive-in is on the west side of Atomic Rd.
Difficult to get an exact address, since there is no nearby intersection or an existing business to pull road numbers from.
Atomic Rd ½ mile south of US 1, North Augusta, SC 29842 is the best address I can provide at this time.
Here is a 1964 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.