72 Drive-In

4404 University Drive NW,
Huntsville, AL 35816

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davidcoppock
davidcoppock on November 1, 2018 at 10:17 am

Opened on 5/8/1960 with “The giant of marathon”. 400 cars.

Mister_Comics
Mister_Comics on October 4, 2017 at 12:49 pm

Named that because of Interstate 72 by it.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on October 4, 2017 at 7:29 am

Why the name 72?

jwmovies
jwmovies on October 19, 2014 at 11:06 pm

The above address is incorrect.

The actual address for this drive-in was 4404 University Dr. NW. The entrance was where Knights Inn Motel now stands. Evangel is where the back of the theater stood.

Please update.

NYozoner
NYozoner on January 15, 2011 at 6:03 pm

1352 Evangel Dr NW, Huntsville, AL 35816

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

Here is a 1979 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS:

http://flic.kr/p/9avMJy