A 1980 aerial shows the drive-in demolished, but you can clearly see the outline, ramps, and the projector booth/concession stand appears to still be present.
Today, the property is the home to Duke Boyz, an automotive supply and repair shop. The property retains the distinctive fan-shape of the old drive-in.
The property remains undeveloped with the outline, ramps, entrance/exit roads, and foundation of the projection booth/concession stand remaining.
Currently, the property seems to be owned by a company called Post Busters, a fencing company. Not exactly a neat ‘n tidy property, but I guess Post Busters does not care.
A closer address is 59 Parkside Drive, Waterdown ON.
The address lines up with Clappison Avenue which is quite close to the original entrance of the drive-in.
Today, the property is mostly empty save for the road running right down the middle of where the drive-in once stood. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
Seems the drive-in has been long demolished and the property now holds something else. I do not know exactly where it once stood, but a reasonable guess is where Clappison Avenue meets Parkside Drive.
The 1958 aerial shows a different shape of track compared to the one installed when the fairgrounds were created.
The 1958 track starts at an entrance from the main road and loops behind the drive-in. It is not an overflow track for cars waiting to get into the drive-in. Nor does it appear to be a playground train track.
It may have something to do with the building on the west side of the property, which for all I know predated the construction of the drive-in. My guess is that whatever the function of the building, it operated during the day and the loop is part of the parking for the building when the drive-in was closed.
A single story brick building which sits on the west side of the property is the only remaining structure from the time the drive-in existed.
I’m not sure what its function was in the day. It seems rather large to be a snack bar. Plus, the 1958 aerial shows a track running on the south side of the drive-in that also does not have an obvious purpose (at least to me).
My guess is that this was more than just a drive-in.
A closer address is 152 Ellie Dr, Bennettsville, SC.
This puts it next to where the drive-in once stood. Because the road which directly connected the drive-in to Ellie Drive no longer exists, this may be as close as it gets.
The address is 1344 Heber Spring Rd, Heber Springs, AR. (no “S”).
That will place it right on the site.
The drive-in was intact as least until 1985, although it appears to be closed.
WT Transportation currently sits on the property. It retains the general outline of the drive-in and the entrance/exit road. But that is all which remains.
The drive-in made a nice recovery from being badly damaged or destroyed in November of 1954. By 1957, the aerial shows the screen intact along with the projection booth/snack bar, ticket booth, and fencing.
It seems the drive-in and plant did share Ellie Drive as their respective entrance road. The ticket booth is located right at the junction, so it appears that the spur road was an exit for the drive-in. That is perhaps why it was demolished after the drive-in closed.
The drive-in had an exit road on the north side of the property which can be seen in the 1954 aerial. However, by 1973 it appears to have no longer been in use. By 1983, it had disappeared under the plowed field.
Today, a faint hint of the exit road still exists where it connects to the main road. And runs to the east between two lines of trees.
A 1957 aerial shows the drive-in intact and looking operational. By 1971, the drive-in had been demolished.
Today, the outline and ramps are all that remain. What’s interesting is that the road which connected the drive-in to the highway was removed sometime after 1971 and before 1983.
Perhaps being a spur of Ellie Road, which is now the entrance to Lewis/Mola PH2000 plant, made it unnecessary and perhaps dangerous given how it was connected. You can still see part of the road on the south side of the drive-in.
It looks all gone to me. The Home Timber & Hardware Tropics sits on the south part of the property with houses along the northern part where the entrance to the drive-on once stood.
In-between is an open area which seems to be used as storage for the hardware store. Maybe if you squint you might see the remnants of ramps, maybe.
A 2008 Google Street View shows the property as an open field with what appears to be the projection booth/concession stand still intact. The houses already covered the entrance. Safe to say that today nothing is left of the drive-in.
The projection booth/concession stand made it to at least 1995. Today, you can still see its foundation sitting between the two buildings.
There is no trace of the drive-in remaining. When HWY-61 was widened to a four-lane, it took out the northern part of the drive-in.
A closer address is 2008 US-63, West Plains, MO.
A 1980 aerial shows the drive-in demolished, but you can clearly see the outline, ramps, and the projector booth/concession stand appears to still be present.
Today, the property is the home to Duke Boyz, an automotive supply and repair shop. The property retains the distinctive fan-shape of the old drive-in.
http://tinyurl.com/42f6r67j
Drive-in was still intact in 1984, but completely demolished by 1995.
Today, there are parch marks of the ramps and the general outline remains, but that’s about it.
Please update address to 7900 Ramona Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL.
This is what is listed on their drive-in webpage.
From their website, it seems that the Willow Branch address never came to be or was very short-lived.
A closer address is 201 Cheney Hwy, Titusville, FL.
This fits the Grand Opening advertisement of being in “Indian River City” and close to the Indian River, thus the Riverview Name.
The drive-in can be seen in a 1958 aerial. But it was completely gone by 1984.
Today, the eastern half of the property is occupied by TD Bank while the western half is a pond. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/bdh8tfnw
A closer address is 1401 FL-5, Titusville, FL.
The drive-in appears in a 1972 topo map, but was gone by 1984.
Today, Central Florida Communities Housing or Washington Square sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/2zwf4bza
A closer address is 4505 South St, Titusville, FL.
The drive-in appears intact in a 1979 aerial. But by 1984 it had been demolished.
Today, the property is home to the Affordable Auto Repair company. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/52pcxp97
Currently the home of several businesses. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
Currently the home of the Chippawa Wiloughby Memorial Arena which includes a couple of soccer fields.
However, you can still see part of the outline and ramps from the drive-in.
The property remains undeveloped with the outline, ramps, entrance/exit roads, and foundation of the projection booth/concession stand remaining.
Currently, the property seems to be owned by a company called Post Busters, a fencing company. Not exactly a neat ‘n tidy property, but I guess Post Busters does not care.
A closer address is 59 Parkside Drive, Waterdown ON.
The address lines up with Clappison Avenue which is quite close to the original entrance of the drive-in.
Today, the property is mostly empty save for the road running right down the middle of where the drive-in once stood. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
http://tinyurl.com/48upct3r
Seems the drive-in has been long demolished and the property now holds something else. I do not know exactly where it once stood, but a reasonable guess is where Clappison Avenue meets Parkside Drive.
No indication that any ramps are left. The property is mostly overgrown with trees.
However, part of the entrance and exit roads are still remaining.
A closer address is 16 Rowland Dr, Moultrie, GA.
The drive-in appears intact and perhaps operational in a 1956 aerial. But had been demolished by 1974.
Today, an EMC dispatch center sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/2ms7jvus
The 1958 aerial shows a different shape of track compared to the one installed when the fairgrounds were created.
The 1958 track starts at an entrance from the main road and loops behind the drive-in. It is not an overflow track for cars waiting to get into the drive-in. Nor does it appear to be a playground train track.
It may have something to do with the building on the west side of the property, which for all I know predated the construction of the drive-in. My guess is that whatever the function of the building, it operated during the day and the loop is part of the parking for the building when the drive-in was closed.
A single story brick building which sits on the west side of the property is the only remaining structure from the time the drive-in existed.
I’m not sure what its function was in the day. It seems rather large to be a snack bar. Plus, the 1958 aerial shows a track running on the south side of the drive-in that also does not have an obvious purpose (at least to me).
My guess is that this was more than just a drive-in.
A closer address is 152 Ellie Dr, Bennettsville, SC.
This puts it next to where the drive-in once stood. Because the road which directly connected the drive-in to Ellie Drive no longer exists, this may be as close as it gets.
https://tinyurl.com/3u35sbbt
Today, the property is the Fort Washington Park & Ride.
The only remnants of the drive-in is the general outline and the entrance road.
The address is 1344 Heber Spring Rd, Heber Springs, AR. (no “S”). That will place it right on the site.
The drive-in was intact as least until 1985, although it appears to be closed.
WT Transportation currently sits on the property. It retains the general outline of the drive-in and the entrance/exit road. But that is all which remains.
https://tinyurl.com/4czm2xvy
The drive-in made a nice recovery from being badly damaged or destroyed in November of 1954. By 1957, the aerial shows the screen intact along with the projection booth/snack bar, ticket booth, and fencing.
It seems the drive-in and plant did share Ellie Drive as their respective entrance road. The ticket booth is located right at the junction, so it appears that the spur road was an exit for the drive-in. That is perhaps why it was demolished after the drive-in closed.
A closer address is 368 Post Rd, Westerly, RI.
This puts it right on the entrance road which now leads to a drive-in shaped pond.
https://tinyurl.com/2d8zj6t9
By 1994, the drive-in had been demolished.
The drive-in had an exit road on the north side of the property which can be seen in the 1954 aerial. However, by 1973 it appears to have no longer been in use. By 1983, it had disappeared under the plowed field.
Today, a faint hint of the exit road still exists where it connects to the main road. And runs to the east between two lines of trees.
A 1957 aerial shows the drive-in intact and looking operational. By 1971, the drive-in had been demolished.
Today, the outline and ramps are all that remain. What’s interesting is that the road which connected the drive-in to the highway was removed sometime after 1971 and before 1983.
Perhaps being a spur of Ellie Road, which is now the entrance to Lewis/Mola PH2000 plant, made it unnecessary and perhaps dangerous given how it was connected. You can still see part of the road on the south side of the drive-in.
It looks all gone to me. The Home Timber & Hardware Tropics sits on the south part of the property with houses along the northern part where the entrance to the drive-on once stood.
In-between is an open area which seems to be used as storage for the hardware store. Maybe if you squint you might see the remnants of ramps, maybe.
A 2008 Google Street View shows the property as an open field with what appears to be the projection booth/concession stand still intact. The houses already covered the entrance. Safe to say that today nothing is left of the drive-in.