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Also known as Twixt Drive-In

Airport Drive-In

Sulligent, AL
State Road 17
, Sulligent, AL 35586 United States
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Seats: Unknown
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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The Twixt Drive-In was operated by Cobb Theaters in the early-1960's. President was Mrs. Lucille Cobb, out of Fayette, AL. Cobb Theaters also ran the Strand in Sulligent.

It was later renamed Airport Drive-In and was closed in the mid-1970's.
Contributed by Ken McIntyre


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The Twixt Theatre was a Drive-In located on State Road 17 between Sulligent and Vernon. After a county airport was built close by, the name was changed to Airport Drive-In. While Cobb Theatres did operate this Drive-in along with the Strand Theatre in beautiful downtown Sulligent; in the middle 60’s both were taken over by Harold Jones, a local businessman who had a deep love for films and theatres. Mr. Jones also re-opened the Lyric Theatre in Aberdeen MS. He operated the theatres until the middle 70’s when it was not economically feasible to operate small theatres in towns with a population around 3000.

As a child visiting grandparents in Sulligent during the summer, I can vividly recall a truck with a loudspeaker going around town announcing the latest horror movie to play at the drive-in that weekend. I did my best to get my grandfather to take me, but being in a small farming town, sunrise came early and bedtime came before the drive-in opened.

Both the drive-in and theatre were razed. I am not sure about the drive-in, but the theatre came down sometime in the late 90’s after spending time as a warehouse.
posted by Allen Hollis on Apr 23, 2008 at 2:37pm
Lucille Cobb sold her interest in the drive-in and four other theatres to the Son Richard who had his offices in the Richards Theatre in Fayette. From what I found Cobb didn't take over this drive-in and The Strand until 1961. The car capacity was 191. Te Strand is not listed on CT.
posted by Chuck1231 on Mar 20, 2010 at 9:22am
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