This did open as the North 21 Drive-In on August 4th, 1949 with “San Francisco” with Clark Gable. In 1950 it was listed as the Statesville Drive-In and reopened as the Queen Drive-In on December 21st, 1962 with Elvis Presley in “Girls!, Girls!, Girls!”.
Grand opening ads uploaded.
Renamed West 16 Drive-In on April 22nd, 1962 and closed in 1969.
The Viking Drive-In opened on September 10th, 1969 by Consolidated Theatres. Grand opening ad posted.
The Thunderbird Drive-In opened on July 10th, 1969 with “The Man from Nowhere”. Grand opening ad posted.
Opening ad:
Cinema I & II at Charlotteville SC opening Tue, Nov 5, 1963 – 29 · The Charlotte News (Charlotte, North Carolina) · Newspapers.com
Grand opening ad uploaded.
Reopened as the Astor Art on May 1st, 1964 with “Her Bikini never got wet” and “Adam & Six Eves”.
The Thrift Drive-In opened on June 23rd, 1950 with “Night Time in Nevada” and “White Savage”. Grand opening ad posted. More to come.
The Diane 29 Drive-In opened on June 21st, 1951 and the 2nd screen opened on June 20th, 1956, the first twin drive-in in the state. Grand opening ads posted.
Diane 29 Drive-In in Gastonia opening Wed, Jun 20, 1951 – Page 14 · The Gastonia Gazette (Gastonia, North Carolina) · Newspapers.com
The Center theatre opened with “The Saxon Charm” on October 7th, 1948 by the Meiselman theatre chain.
Center Theatre opening Thu, Oct 7, 1948 – 15 · The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina) · Newspapers.com
Reposted the grand opening ad with better image.
Belvedere theatre opening Sun, Dec 24, 1950 – 13 · The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina) · Newspapers.com
The York Drive-In opened on April 28th, 1949 with “THe Doctor takes a Wife”. Grand opening ad posted.
The Plaza theatre opened on September 18th. 1941
Plaza theatre opening Thu, Sep 18, 1941 – 15 · The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina) · Newspapers.com
The North 29 Drive-In was opened by Dixie drive-ins with “The Time The Place and the Girl” on May 25th, 1948
This did open as the North 21 Drive-In on August 4th, 1949 with “San Francisco” with Clark Gable. In 1950 it was listed as the Statesville Drive-In and reopened as the Queen Drive-In on December 21st, 1962 with Elvis Presley in “Girls!, Girls!, Girls!”. Grand opening ads uploaded.
The Astor opened on March 1st, 1948. Grand opening ad posted. It became an adult theatre called Astor Art on May 2nd, 1964.
Astor theatre opening Sun, Feb 29, 1948 – 54 · The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina) · Newspapers.com
Did Trans-Lux had a share in this theatre? it had the “The Modern Theatre” slogan that Trans-Lux used in their NYC theatres.
Grand opening ad posted.
This opened on January 17th, 1938.
Opening as State theatre on September 21st, 1931
Reopened as the State on December 29th, 1937. Grand opening ad posted.
Reopened on February 18th, 1935
Imperial theatre opening Sun, Feb 17, 1935 – 29 · The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina) · Newspapers.com
Opened on July 15th, 1939
Dilworth theatre opening Sun, Jul 16, 1939 – 59 · The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina) · Newspapers.com
Reopened as the Criterion theatre on March 20th, 1931 with “Man Trouble”
Reopened as Alhambra on September 18th, 1922. Grand opening ad posted.
Opened as Strand on August 26th, 1918
Strand theatre opening Mon, Aug 26, 1918 – Page 6 · The Charlotte News (Charlotte, North Carolina) · Newspapers.com