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TomMc11 commented about Sunset Drive-In on Apr 23, 2018 at 3:13 pm

Just use Ardsley Road, Wilson, NC 27893. This is essentially the entrance road for the theater. Visible in a 1957 Historic Aerial.

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TomMc11 commented about Hub Drive-In on Apr 19, 2018 at 7:20 pm

Was this a short lived drive in? 1952 and 1954 Historic Aerials show nothing there, as well as the 1991 one. No hint of a drive in at all. Then in 2003 there is suddenly a building there with a parking lot that has a drive-in shape.

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TomMc11 commented about Cottage View Drive-In on Apr 19, 2018 at 5:50 pm

You can guess what “Big Box” retail is on that site now, literally not a trace of it left.

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TomMc11 commented about Starland Drive-In on Apr 17, 2018 at 3:29 pm

58 years after it closed and the ramps are still plainly visible in aerial views.

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TomMc11 commented about Olney Drive-In on Apr 13, 2018 at 9:44 pm

Concession Stand/Projection Booth is still there.

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TomMc11 commented about Midway Drive-In on Apr 13, 2018 at 9:11 pm

Outline still visible with the trees…someone build a house where the screen was.

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TomMc11 commented about LaSalle Drive-In on Apr 13, 2018 at 8:35 pm

Google Street view is still from 2008 as of now, so the screen is still visible in that.

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TomMc11 commented about Fort Drive-In on Apr 12, 2018 at 7:48 pm

I love when there are still remnants of closed Drive-Ins around…but it would be weird heading out to the balcony of your apartment to relax and enjoy your view…of a giant movie screen in a mini forest.

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TomMc11 commented about Egyptian Drive-In on Apr 12, 2018 at 7:24 pm

The Marquee is still there at the corner of Egyptian and S Park Avenue. Doesn’t say Egyptian anymore but it’s there.

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TomMc11 commented about Cahokia Drive-In on Apr 11, 2018 at 7:59 pm

Directly to the north of the intersection that Kenmore mentions is an oddly shaped and out of place mini-forest of trees. Look close…that was the back corner of the drive-in.

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TomMc11 commented about Bel-Mar Drive-In on Apr 11, 2018 at 7:13 pm

Looks like the Projection Booth/Concession stand was repurposed because there is a building in that exact spot, and the marquee is there but has Whispering Pines Apartments on it.

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TomMc11 commented about Sunset Drive-In on Apr 10, 2018 at 6:05 pm

The marquee is still sitting at roughly 1999 IN-61, Winslow, Indiana as of September 2012 Google Street view.

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TomMc11 commented about Skyvue Drive-In on Apr 10, 2018 at 5:12 pm

Looks like it reopened for the 2014 and 2015 seasons but closed after 2015 because they could not get any more 35MM films and they did not convert to digital. Their Facebook page is still up, but not much activity obviously.

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TomMc11 commented about Paoli Drive-In on Apr 9, 2018 at 7:42 pm

No, ramps and screen are still visible, ironically the current Google Maps aerial view has a bunch of cars parked on some of the back ramps. Keep in mind, the address above is just NORTHWEST of the drive in location. Scroll a little to the south and east and you will find it.

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TomMc11 commented about Oakland Drive-In on Apr 9, 2018 at 7:32 pm

597 IN-57, Oakland City, IN 47660 is a little closer, marquee and ticket booth are still standing.

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TomMc11 commented about Northside Drive-In on Apr 9, 2018 at 7:27 pm

Gwin Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46032 will take you right to the spot of land this ozoner sat on. Visible in the 1966 Historic Aerial.

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TomMc11 commented about North Drive-In on Apr 9, 2018 at 6:46 pm

11551 Dixie Highway, Bunker Hill, IN will get you there on Google Maps, can’t get it to work with Historic Aerials though. Screen and the repurposed marquee are still standing as of September 2015 Street View.

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TomMc11 commented about Muncie Drive-In on Apr 9, 2018 at 5:42 pm

Marquee is still in use for Kilgore Plaza.

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TomMc11 commented about Limberlost Drive-In on Apr 5, 2018 at 7:44 pm

There’s a 1980 Historic Aerial now available on their site that shows the drive in intact.

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TomMc11 commented about Outdoor Drive-In on Apr 3, 2018 at 5:50 pm

If you use 67 Savage Drive, Craigsville, WV 26205 this will take you to a location next door to the a closed drive-in currently visible on Google Maps and Streetview named Craigsville Theater. I know this because the whole thing is still there, Marquee, Screen, Projection Booth/Concession stand.

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TomMc11 commented about Inwood Drive-In on Apr 3, 2018 at 3:13 pm

Street Names have changed apparently. This drive in can be found in a 1964 Historic Aerial located at 72 Pedal Car Dr, Inwood, WV 25428.

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TomMc11 commented about Winter Garden Drive-In on Apr 2, 2018 at 3:50 pm

Going by the above link and a scroll up US 83 the address for this former Ozoner is 2313 US-83, Crystal City, TX 78839, now the site of Garcia’s Used Cars & Parts.

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TomMc11 commented about Trail Drive-In on Mar 30, 2018 at 5:03 pm

As of Google Street view in February of 2013 the screen is gone but remnants of the marquee remain as well as the ticket booth and concession/projection stand.

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TomMc11 commented about Showtown USA Drive-In on Mar 28, 2018 at 5:34 pm

The poles that held up the Showtown USA sign appear to be still standing.

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TomMc11 commented about Seminary South I, II, III, IV on Mar 28, 2018 at 3:55 pm

For the curious, 412 W. Bolt Street, Fort Worth, TX will put you right by the building on the south side of that street.