The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is on the north side of Sandbar Ferry Rd between Courthland Dr and Faithhope St.
Here is a 1951 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
Tell me about it. It’s most frustrating for me when I read a post from someone on here stating “I visited the site today and took pictures…” but then they don’t leave any further information about the address, such as what part of town it was in, what side of the street, nearby intersections, nearby existing businesses.
The historic aerial photos can very easily document these locations, very quickly, if you know roughly where to look and during what years.
I’m just taking the clues you guys put on here, and turning them into detailed addresses which can be used with mapping programs such as Google Earth. I feel it’s also valuable to provide an aerial photo image to verify the address. It is good to get these places documented before they fall completely out of memory, as many locations already have.
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is now occupied by Homewood Shopping Center. Prince Avenue becomes Jefferson Road when it crosses the Athens Perimeter Hwy.
Here is a 1962 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
@Mike: Yep, I spotted it. Nice story, but not my definition of what qualifies for a drive-in. For a little town out in the boonies, I’m sure it was a fun thing to do at the time. More of a lawn gathering.
In my book, if they didn’t have a permanently constructed projection booth and screen tower with a ramped parking area, it was not a real drive-in.
@Andy: Drive-ins.com has a 1958 aerial of the 28th Street Drive-In, which apparently used to be where I-4 intersects 28th St.
E 12th Ave & N 28th St, Tampa, FL 33605 will map to just south of the location where the drive-in used to be. I would have liked to view a larger aerial photo with more surrounding features, in order to positively identify the location, but unfortunately Earth Explorer does not have the 1958 aerial set available.
There is another drive-in about 1 mile east of the 28th Street Drive-In, at E 10th Ave & N 42nd St, Tampa, FL 33605, which Drive-ins.com also has a 1958 aerial of. Using that aerial photo, I have been able to positively match up the location to the address, but I do not yet have a name for that particular drive-in. Drive-ins.com mentions 6th Avenue Drive-In as a possible name, but it would be nice for someone local to Tampa to confirm this.
Both drive-ins were short-lived inner city drive-ins which I am sure were advertised in the newspaper, and would have been open in the mid-late 1950s.
<A href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/58299528@N05/5397615597/in/set-72157625894591780/>Here is a 1957 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
The drive-in is visible on Google Earth using historic aerial imagery.
There is another drive-in nearby at W 10th St & Avenue U, Riviera Beach, FL 33404 which I have not been able to name as yet.
Here is a 1968 aerial photo of the unnamed drive-in, courtesy of HistoricAerials.com.
Possible names are Riviera Drive-In and Roosevelt Drive-Ins, from Mike Rivest’s site, but I have no way of knowing which is the correct name for that location. Hopefully, someone local to Riviera Beach can provide the answer, or one of the Florida guys can hit up the library and dig it up from newspaper microfilm.
E Martintown Rd & E Buena Vista Ave, North Augusta, SC 29841
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which was actually in South Carolina across the river.
Here is a 1971 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
Was this drive-in located in Georgia or South Carolina?
Sandbar Ferry Rd & Lovers Ln, Augusta, GA 30901
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is on the north side of Sandbar Ferry Rd between Courthland Dr and Faithhope St.
Here is a 1951 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
Eddie Murphy double feature on screen one, and James bond double feature on screen two.
One of my person favorite “inside joke” double features was “Great Balls of Fire” the Jerry Lee Lewis Movie, showing with “Cousins.”
Tell me about it. It’s most frustrating for me when I read a post from someone on here stating “I visited the site today and took pictures…” but then they don’t leave any further information about the address, such as what part of town it was in, what side of the street, nearby intersections, nearby existing businesses.
The historic aerial photos can very easily document these locations, very quickly, if you know roughly where to look and during what years.
Awesome history page! Great photos!
I’m just taking the clues you guys put on here, and turning them into detailed addresses which can be used with mapping programs such as Google Earth. I feel it’s also valuable to provide an aerial photo image to verify the address. It is good to get these places documented before they fall completely out of memory, as many locations already have.
U.S. 25 & Phinizy Rd, Augusta, GA 30906
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is visible on Google Earth using present day imagery.
1714 Olive Rd, Augusta, GA 30904
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is currently occupied by Good Shepherd Baptist Church.
The drive-in is visible on Google Earth using historic aerial imagery.
Wrightsboro Rd & Jackson Rd, Augusta, GA 30909
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.
3338 Wrightsboro Rd, Augusta, GA 30909
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.
2435 Jefferson Road, Athens, GA 30607
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is now occupied by Homewood Shopping Center. Prince Avenue becomes Jefferson Road when it crosses the Athens Perimeter Hwy.
Here is a 1962 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
3190 Atlanta Hwy, Athens, GA 30606
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is now occupied by a shopping plaza.
Here is a USGS topo map which notes the location of the drive-in, courtesy of MSRMaps.com.
Alps Rd & Baxter St, Athens, GA 30606
The above address will map accurately the location of the drive-in, which is now occupied by Alps Shopping Center.
Here is a 1962 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
Marietta Hwy & Univeter Rd, Canton, GA 30114
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is visible on Google Earth using historic aerial imagery.
E Race Ave & Llama Dr, Searcy, AR 72143
The above address will map more accurately to the entrance of the drive-in, which is visible on Google Earth using historic aerial imagery.
@Mike: The 67 Drive-In was on US 67 on the Arkansas side, and the Loop Drive-In was on US 71 on the Texas side.
6872 Hampton Rd, Texarkana, TX 75503
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is visible on Google using present day imagery.
Here is a 1964 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
@Mike: Yep, I spotted it. Nice story, but not my definition of what qualifies for a drive-in. For a little town out in the boonies, I’m sure it was a fun thing to do at the time. More of a lawn gathering.
In my book, if they didn’t have a permanently constructed projection booth and screen tower with a ramped parking area, it was not a real drive-in.
@Andy: Drive-ins.com has a 1958 aerial of the 28th Street Drive-In, which apparently used to be where I-4 intersects 28th St.
E 12th Ave & N 28th St, Tampa, FL 33605 will map to just south of the location where the drive-in used to be. I would have liked to view a larger aerial photo with more surrounding features, in order to positively identify the location, but unfortunately Earth Explorer does not have the 1958 aerial set available.
There is another drive-in about 1 mile east of the 28th Street Drive-In, at E 10th Ave & N 42nd St, Tampa, FL 33605, which Drive-ins.com also has a 1958 aerial of. Using that aerial photo, I have been able to positively match up the location to the address, but I do not yet have a name for that particular drive-in. Drive-ins.com mentions 6th Avenue Drive-In as a possible name, but it would be nice for someone local to Tampa to confirm this.
Both drive-ins were short-lived inner city drive-ins which I am sure were advertised in the newspaper, and would have been open in the mid-late 1950s.
Here is a 1957 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
<A href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/58299528@N05/5397615597/in/set-72157625894591780/>Here is a 1957 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
The drive-in is visible on Google Earth using historic aerial imagery.
There is another drive-in nearby at W 10th St & Avenue U, Riviera Beach, FL 33404 which I have not been able to name as yet.
Here is a 1968 aerial photo of the unnamed drive-in, courtesy of HistoricAerials.com.
Possible names are Riviera Drive-In and Roosevelt Drive-Ins, from Mike Rivest’s site, but I have no way of knowing which is the correct name for that location. Hopefully, someone local to Riviera Beach can provide the answer, or one of the Florida guys can hit up the library and dig it up from newspaper microfilm.
Havendale Blvd NW & 19th St NW, Winter Haven, FL 33881
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is visible on Google Earth using historic aerial imagery.
The drive-in is currently the site of a drainage retention pond.