Comments from NYozoner

U.S. 17 & Carrie St, Brunswick, GA 31520

The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which was on the west side of US 17.

Here is a 1951 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.

There probably are people in Athens with pictures, they just don’t know what to do with them or how to get them into the right hands.

One way to accomplish that is to contact the local paper, talk to a reporter and explain that you are researching local drive-ins for a book, talk about the names and locations of the drive-ins, and explain that you need their help in locating people who might have photos.

There’s no guarantees that they will put a story in, but more often than not they will, and you have a pretty good shot of coming up with some photos.

Another avenue is the local historical society, although those are very hit and miss since most historians were more interested in old school houses, downtown theatres, and churches, than they were in drive-in theares.

N Main St & Malone Rd, Blakely, GA 39823

The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, on the northeast corner of the intersection.

Here is a USGS topo map which notes the location of the drive-in, courtesy of MSRMaps.com.

1912 Dothan Rd, Bainbridge, GA 39817

The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which was on the north side of Dothan Rd, just west of the Highway interchange.

Here is a 1952 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.

E Martintown Rd & E Buena Vista Ave, North Augusta, SC 29841

The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which was actually in South Carolina across the river.

Here is a 1971 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.

Sandbar Ferry Rd & Lovers Ln, Augusta, GA 30901

The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is on the north side of Sandbar Ferry Rd between Courthland Dr and Faithhope St.

Here is a 1951 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.

Tell me about it. It’s most frustrating for me when I read a post from someone on here stating “I visited the site today and took pictures…” but then they don’t leave any further information about the address, such as what part of town it was in, what side of the street, nearby intersections, nearby existing businesses.

The historic aerial photos can very easily document these locations, very quickly, if you know roughly where to look and during what years.

I’m just taking the clues you guys put on here, and turning them into detailed addresses which can be used with mapping programs such as Google Earth. I feel it’s also valuable to provide an aerial photo image to verify the address. It is good to get these places documented before they fall completely out of memory, as many locations already have.

1714 Olive Rd, Augusta, GA 30904

The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is currently occupied by Good Shepherd Baptist Church.

The drive-in is visible on Google Earth using historic aerial imagery.

3338 Wrightsboro Rd, Augusta, GA 30909

The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in.

Here is a 1964 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.

3190 Atlanta Hwy, Athens, GA 30606

The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is now occupied by a shopping plaza.

Here is a USGS topo map which notes the location of the drive-in, courtesy of MSRMaps.com.

S Martin Luther King Jr Blvd & Georgia 49, Americus, GA 31719

The above address maps to a drive-in located on Plains Hwy, southwest of Americus. The drive-in is visible on Google Earth using historic aerial imagery.