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Check out this website with some pictures Of the Tri-Circle Autoscope Drive-In in washington, which is on CT, just search for Tri-Circle. They are awesome http://www.film-tech.com/ubbpics/ubb672.html
Occasionally when looking at satellite photos of drive ins I see one with a more rounded shape as oposed to the mor common triangular shape. I wonder if these might have been Autoscopes, Because I have seen satellite photos of a converted autoscope wich was round but had the ramps and a single screen on one end. Of course some Autoscopes were probably plowed under and rebuilt into a more traditional D-I. Just some food for thought when looking at satellite photos or historical arials of old D-I locations. You might also look for a more rounded concession stand. It sure would be nice to find out how many existed, alas we will probably never now.
So what your saying here is after it died a funeral home came in and buried it, I guess thats fitting. Its alot better than being buried by a walmart!!!!
Are you sure this closed in the 70’s the marquee above says “imzy PG” what we can make out of the movie title, I am guessing but maybe “The Last Mimzy” That would put closing after 2000. Probably not though I am just dreaming.
Somewhere I saw a picture of this theater before manteo went crazy and went all colonial, I wish I could find it. It was neat it had a marquee and a ticket booth. I will look for it then see if I can get permission to post it.
Dive-In? Chuck I think you created a new name for a bad Drive-In. Of course in my opinion there all good Drive-Ins, even if it has a sheet nailed between 2 trees, and a man cooking burgers on a grill. Nothing beats a movie under the stars. I found nothing at or near this address on Google either, it must have been demolished soon after it closed.
The Outerbanks Music showcase is 180 in street view above. The theater listed here is a few miles to the north it was in the market place shopping plaza.
This was one of 2 theaters on the outer banks run by RC theaters, the other was a 4 screen in Nags Head which is now a fitness center. RC closed both these theaters when they opened the Movies 10 in Kill Devil Hills. When they were renovating this theater for retail space, a wall collapsed killing 1 construction worker, they had to tear it down completely and build it new, Space id now occupied by Ritas, and Starbucks. There was also a theater in the plaza that houses the CHKD which is now the Outerbanks Music showcase which is a live theater.
This D-I has an odd outline it is round. Could this have been an auto-scope, one of those D-I’s that had a screen for every car? maybe it was changed to a regular drive in later. Or perhaps it has deteriorated or that just the way it was build. Speaking of auto-scopes I have a modern day digital twist on this Idea either using digital projection or LED TV’s all contained in a small shed with a roll up door one for each car.
There was also a D-I on the army base if you go to the base on google earth and use the history feature you will see it, its on bragg blvd. I only know of 2 bases that have or had D-I theaters, ft. bragg, and recently I found a marine base on virgin islands that has an operating D-I. Looking at google earth it looks as though Bragg Blvd was littered with D-I’s in the haydays, the base kept them going then, and it probably still would.
4691 is the correct address according to google earth. this looks like it opened as a twin with a Dos A Dos or back to back screen tower in the middle, a third screen looks to have been added by the road on the front lot. A car dealer now occupies the very front of the property, and way in the back of property it looks like a cell phone tower was built. It looks like all the screens are still there, the front screen is severely decayed. I think this D-I could be re-opened with some work.
At the corner of Hwy 114 and 70, if you use the history in google earth the ramps are more and more visible the farther you go back, a business has been built at the front of lot citgo gas station. Street # for gas station is 1563 US 70, looking at google earth it looks like this may have been the same address for the drive in if you look at whats left of the roads they seem to come from that direction.
Why re all the autoscopes listed as 1 Screen?
Check out this website with some pictures Of the Tri-Circle Autoscope Drive-In in washington, which is on CT, just search for Tri-Circle. They are awesome http://www.film-tech.com/ubbpics/ubb672.html
Check out this website with some pictures Of the Tri-Circle Autoscope Drive-In in washington, which is on CT, just search for Tri-Circle. They are awesome http://www.film-tech.com/ubbpics/ubb672.html
Check out this website with some pictures Of the Tri-Circle Autoscope Drive-In they are awesome http://www.film-tech.com/ubbpics/ubb672.html
Occasionally when looking at satellite photos of drive ins I see one with a more rounded shape as oposed to the mor common triangular shape. I wonder if these might have been Autoscopes, Because I have seen satellite photos of a converted autoscope wich was round but had the ramps and a single screen on one end. Of course some Autoscopes were probably plowed under and rebuilt into a more traditional D-I. Just some food for thought when looking at satellite photos or historical arials of old D-I locations. You might also look for a more rounded concession stand. It sure would be nice to find out how many existed, alas we will probably never now.
They should do some fundrasing and restore the back of that screen, it would be a big attraction to the area.
Wasn’t the Airdome an open air theater, I believe their is somthing about it in Don & Susan Sanders “American Drive-In Movie Theater”
This is a shortcut to the picture itself http://users.ece.gatech.edu/mleach/abbeville/oldschool/Sharon_Drive_In.jpg
Check out this website has picture of Sharon Drive In with screen and snack bar. http://users.ece.gatech.edu/mleach/abbeville/oldschool/index.html
Sometimes I feel like standing in a walmart parking lot and screaming “why” at the top of my lungs.
So what your saying here is after it died a funeral home came in and buried it, I guess thats fitting. Its alot better than being buried by a walmart!!!!
Are you sure this closed in the 70’s the marquee above says “imzy PG” what we can make out of the movie title, I am guessing but maybe “The Last Mimzy” That would put closing after 2000. Probably not though I am just dreaming.
Somewhere I saw a picture of this theater before manteo went crazy and went all colonial, I wish I could find it. It was neat it had a marquee and a ticket booth. I will look for it then see if I can get permission to post it.
I found a D-I at 135 Theater Road which parallels hwy 220, looks like concession stand and ramps are still there.
Dive-In? Chuck I think you created a new name for a bad Drive-In. Of course in my opinion there all good Drive-Ins, even if it has a sheet nailed between 2 trees, and a man cooking burgers on a grill. Nothing beats a movie under the stars. I found nothing at or near this address on Google either, it must have been demolished soon after it closed.
The Outerbanks Music showcase is 180 in street view above. The theater listed here is a few miles to the north it was in the market place shopping plaza.
This was one of 2 theaters on the outer banks run by RC theaters, the other was a 4 screen in Nags Head which is now a fitness center. RC closed both these theaters when they opened the Movies 10 in Kill Devil Hills. When they were renovating this theater for retail space, a wall collapsed killing 1 construction worker, they had to tear it down completely and build it new, Space id now occupied by Ritas, and Starbucks. There was also a theater in the plaza that houses the CHKD which is now the Outerbanks Music showcase which is a live theater.
I’m Just Kidding. I’m not violent honest!!!!
I work for the USPS, Darn them, now I want to quit, boycott the USPS. I just might go postal.
FT. Bragg also had its own D-I right on Bragg Blvd. You can see it using the history feature on google earth.
This D-I has an odd outline it is round. Could this have been an auto-scope, one of those D-I’s that had a screen for every car? maybe it was changed to a regular drive in later. Or perhaps it has deteriorated or that just the way it was build. Speaking of auto-scopes I have a modern day digital twist on this Idea either using digital projection or LED TV’s all contained in a small shed with a roll up door one for each car.
There was also a D-I on the army base if you go to the base on google earth and use the history feature you will see it, its on bragg blvd. I only know of 2 bases that have or had D-I theaters, ft. bragg, and recently I found a marine base on virgin islands that has an operating D-I. Looking at google earth it looks as though Bragg Blvd was littered with D-I’s in the haydays, the base kept them going then, and it probably still would.
4691 is the correct address according to google earth. this looks like it opened as a twin with a Dos A Dos or back to back screen tower in the middle, a third screen looks to have been added by the road on the front lot. A car dealer now occupies the very front of the property, and way in the back of property it looks like a cell phone tower was built. It looks like all the screens are still there, the front screen is severely decayed. I think this D-I could be re-opened with some work.
Everything I have looked at shows this D-I still there minus its screen and ticket booth. Walmart is further north.
At the corner of Hwy 114 and 70, if you use the history in google earth the ramps are more and more visible the farther you go back, a business has been built at the front of lot citgo gas station. Street # for gas station is 1563 US 70, looking at google earth it looks like this may have been the same address for the drive in if you look at whats left of the roads they seem to come from that direction.