Kings Road & Pierce Johnson Road Southeast, Milledgville, GA is a closer address for Google Maps since Union Point is over an hour’s drive away.
A 1955 aerial shows the drive in operational.
The Old River Bridge Road is where the entrance road to the drive in connected, but that cannot be mapped on Google Maps at this time. The entire area has been developed for residential housing. There is no trace of the drive in remaining.
After comparing old aerial photos to the most recent Google overhead view, the “ramp” on the east side is really a ditch that was put in sometime between 1956 and 1968. A building was added to the property during that time along with the ditch which reduced the number of ramps.
It does appear that the foundations of the projector booth/concession stand and the screen are still there.
The property is now occupied by a housing edition. The only remaining item from the drive in is part of the entrance road that sits between the housing edition and a gas station.
784 Quinebaug Road, Quinebaug, CT is a better address.
The drive in was located right on the border with Massachusetts. Today, housing exists on the site with no trace of the drive in remaining. The entrance road was just west of where Leo Circle is today.
US 75 & E1150 Road, Weleetka, OK is a possible address.
It is one half mile north of Weleetka on US 75. A 1980 aerial reveals nothing special about the property on the west side, save for what may be a faint outline of a drive in. Today, more homes are on the property.
Again, this is not proof, but that location does fit the description of the property.
The Sheridan Drive In was the first in the Tulsa area to close I believe. Development along Sheridan was exploding in the 1960s and a housing edition took over the property by 1967.
The Madill Drive In did not last very long. A 1956 aerial shows the drive in intact. But a 1960 aerial shows it to be demolished with buildings where the screen was located.
By 1981, you would never know a drive in was located on that property.
There is virtually nothing left of the drive in. Just an empty field with faint indications of ramps and the entrance road which is the only discernable item left.
However, it does appear from a December, 2021 Google Street View that there may be a few speaker poles remaining. It’s rather hard to believe since the foundations of the screen and projection booth/concession stand are gone, but it sure looks like a few speaker poles are still there.
A May 2012 Google Street View showed the screen still standing. But it was gone by the 2014 Google Street View.
The large earthen support for the screen was still present in a 2018 Google Street View, but I do not see it in the overhead. It appears to have been removed.
A 1962 aerial shows the remains of the drive in on the south side of the highway. Today, a house sits about where the projection booth/concession stand would’ve been. There is no trace of the drive in remaining.
As I posted on the Pettit’s Drive In site, a comparison of the drive in location between the 1955 and 1983 aerial shows virtually no change. Even the screen appears to be the same size.
This is not to say that changes did not occur. But if the information is accurate, the Pettit’s Drive In shut down and was left intact. New ownership took over, added speaker poles which would not be seen, and perhaps “widened” the screen, but the overall size didn’t change much at all. For all I can tell, they may have simply shaved off the top part of the screen to change its shape from square to rectangular.
Information and even topo maps can be inaccurate, but the aerial photos have, to my knowledge, been far more reliable in accuracy in terms of when they were taken.
I can find no trace of any drive in around the Goodhope area from a 1955 aerial photo. It’s possible that the drive in was only an open field with no ramps.
However, if flying lessons were also being given, I would expect to see a grass airstrip. And I see no trace of that nor of any buildings large enough to shelter a plane.
I’m not doubting the drive in or air strip existed, but a more accurate address will be needed for confirmation. Especially since a 1955 aerial of good quality should show something.
In comparing the 1955 and 1983 aerial photos, the drive in appears virtually to be the same. The screen appears to be the same size. Perhaps it is slightly wider, but if so, it’s not by much.
Seems more likely that the drive in closed in 1954 and was left basically intact when speaker posts were added and maybe the screen slightly widened before it was reopened in 1959.
A closer address is 11106 PA-18, Conneaut Lake, PA.
The drive in remained intact until at least 1993. Today, most of the property is now a housing site. But the entrance is occupied by a State Farm Insurance agency.
The marquee was still present in a 2012 Google street view. By 2018, it had been removed. The metal posts which served as the foundation for the marquee are all that remain.
An aerial from 1955 shows the remains of a drive in at the 4161 Old Chapel Hill Road location. It looks demolished with no structures, only ramps. I’d say that this does not fit the description of a drive in that closed sometime in the 1960’s.
Probably closed by the mid to late 1970s. By 1982, South York Street was extended which divided the property in two. The screen was torn down by 1994 while the concession stand/projection booth remained until at least 1997.
The property has been dissected by Benson Drive. The southern half of the old drive in along with the screen are now H&R AgriPower. Just on the north side of Benson Drive, you can see the parch marks of some of the ramps.
A closer address is 223023 Derby Keppel Townline, Owen Sound, ON, Canada.
This address will take you to the old entrance where the ticket booths once stood. Although the new entrance to the property is a little east of this location.
Kings Road & Pierce Johnson Road Southeast, Milledgville, GA is a closer address for Google Maps since Union Point is over an hour’s drive away.
A 1955 aerial shows the drive in operational.
The Old River Bridge Road is where the entrance road to the drive in connected, but that cannot be mapped on Google Maps at this time. The entire area has been developed for residential housing. There is no trace of the drive in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/2p8cnnmd
After comparing old aerial photos to the most recent Google overhead view, the “ramp” on the east side is really a ditch that was put in sometime between 1956 and 1968. A building was added to the property during that time along with the ditch which reduced the number of ramps.
It does appear that the foundations of the projector booth/concession stand and the screen are still there.
The property is now occupied by a housing edition. The only remaining item from the drive in is part of the entrance road that sits between the housing edition and a gas station.
784 Quinebaug Road, Quinebaug, CT is a better address.
The drive in was located right on the border with Massachusetts. Today, housing exists on the site with no trace of the drive in remaining. The entrance road was just west of where Leo Circle is today.
https://tinyurl.com/yj6bx2tb
US 75 & E1150 Road, Weleetka, OK is a possible address.
It is one half mile north of Weleetka on US 75. A 1980 aerial reveals nothing special about the property on the west side, save for what may be a faint outline of a drive in. Today, more homes are on the property.
Again, this is not proof, but that location does fit the description of the property.
A 1981 aerial shows the drive in demolished.
Today, apart from a faint outline, there is no trace of the drive in remaining.
While the car lot was still open in 2008, it had closed by 2013. As of 2019, the property still has the empty buildings of the former car lot.
The Sheridan Drive In was the first in the Tulsa area to close I believe. Development along Sheridan was exploding in the 1960s and a housing edition took over the property by 1967.
The Madill Drive In did not last very long. A 1956 aerial shows the drive in intact. But a 1960 aerial shows it to be demolished with buildings where the screen was located.
By 1981, you would never know a drive in was located on that property.
There is virtually nothing left of the drive in. Just an empty field with faint indications of ramps and the entrance road which is the only discernable item left.
However, it does appear from a December, 2021 Google Street View that there may be a few speaker poles remaining. It’s rather hard to believe since the foundations of the screen and projection booth/concession stand are gone, but it sure looks like a few speaker poles are still there.
A May 2012 Google Street View showed the screen still standing. But it was gone by the 2014 Google Street View.
The large earthen support for the screen was still present in a 2018 Google Street View, but I do not see it in the overhead. It appears to have been removed.
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The address is 4600 US-59, Grove, OK.
A 1962 aerial shows the remains of the drive in on the south side of the highway. Today, a house sits about where the projection booth/concession stand would’ve been. There is no trace of the drive in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/mw47ahrd
Was still intact in a 1981 aerial photo, but demolished by 1995.
Today, only the faint parch marks of the ramps remain.
A closer address is U.S. 75 & Whitt Road, OK.
I couldn’t get “Coalgate” to stick on the address. But the drive in is 500 feet to the northwest of the intersection on the south side of US 75.
Today, it is an empty field with a shed in the middle. There is no trace of the drive in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/2p8zhb6k
As I posted on the Pettit’s Drive In site, a comparison of the drive in location between the 1955 and 1983 aerial shows virtually no change. Even the screen appears to be the same size.
This is not to say that changes did not occur. But if the information is accurate, the Pettit’s Drive In shut down and was left intact. New ownership took over, added speaker poles which would not be seen, and perhaps “widened” the screen, but the overall size didn’t change much at all. For all I can tell, they may have simply shaved off the top part of the screen to change its shape from square to rectangular.
Information and even topo maps can be inaccurate, but the aerial photos have, to my knowledge, been far more reliable in accuracy in terms of when they were taken.
I can find no trace of any drive in around the Goodhope area from a 1955 aerial photo. It’s possible that the drive in was only an open field with no ramps.
However, if flying lessons were also being given, I would expect to see a grass airstrip. And I see no trace of that nor of any buildings large enough to shelter a plane.
I’m not doubting the drive in or air strip existed, but a more accurate address will be needed for confirmation. Especially since a 1955 aerial of good quality should show something.
In comparing the 1955 and 1983 aerial photos, the drive in appears virtually to be the same. The screen appears to be the same size. Perhaps it is slightly wider, but if so, it’s not by much.
Seems more likely that the drive in closed in 1954 and was left basically intact when speaker posts were added and maybe the screen slightly widened before it was reopened in 1959.
A closer address is 11106 PA-18, Conneaut Lake, PA.
The drive in remained intact until at least 1993. Today, most of the property is now a housing site. But the entrance is occupied by a State Farm Insurance agency.
The marquee was still present in a 2012 Google street view. By 2018, it had been removed. The metal posts which served as the foundation for the marquee are all that remain.
An aerial from 1955 shows the remains of a drive in at the 4161 Old Chapel Hill Road location. It looks demolished with no structures, only ramps. I’d say that this does not fit the description of a drive in that closed sometime in the 1960’s.
Probably closed by the mid to late 1970s. By 1982, South York Street was extended which divided the property in two. The screen was torn down by 1994 while the concession stand/projection booth remained until at least 1997.
The property has been dissected by Benson Drive. The southern half of the old drive in along with the screen are now H&R AgriPower. Just on the north side of Benson Drive, you can see the parch marks of some of the ramps.
A closer address is 223023 Derby Keppel Townline, Owen Sound, ON, Canada.
This address will take you to the old entrance where the ticket booths once stood. Although the new entrance to the property is a little east of this location.
https://tinyurl.com/2p88j7v5
The drive in was intact in a 1993 aerial, but demolished by 1997.
A closer address is 5521 E Rosedale Street, Fort Worth, TX.
The drive in appears intact and perhaps operational in a 1957 aerial. But by 1963 it had been demolished.
Today, several businesses occupy the property with no trace of the drive in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/y7ahnxks