Tazewell Drive-In

125 Old Kentucky Road,
Tazewell, TN 37879

Closed
1 screen
260 cars

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on May 4, 2020 at 5:27 am

The Tazewell Drive-In Opened Its Gates On May 12th, 1953 With Lovely To Look At And Halls Of Montezuma.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on April 24, 2018 at 5:25 pm

you can barely see the screen now and believe or not the screen is in great shape..

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on April 3, 2013 at 3:02 pm

thanks, was there labor day, trees have just about covered the lot can hardly see the screen…

jwmovies
jwmovies on December 18, 2012 at 12:27 pm

Approx. address for this drive-in was 125 Old Kentucky Road.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on March 27, 2011 at 1:22 pm

the box office was blue,I went back a few years ago and trees had covered everything. Thanks Nick. I was getting ready to give you a call.Hope everything is okay,Buddy.I sent you years ago,pictures inside the Booth with the projectors torn apart.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on March 27, 2011 at 1:12 pm

Thanks again for posting the photos Nick.

Nunzienick
Nunzienick on March 26, 2011 at 3:04 pm

Here are a couple photos of the box office, lot, concessions, and screen:
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Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on May 12, 2010 at 6:20 pm

Tlsloews I have great color pictures of it when it closed.But i think Miss.Robin has quit doing Ct. I guess it got old, so unless i can get Nick to put them on,they will stay in my movie theatre shoebox.
Thanks for the comment on the TAZEWELL. it is in Your state,near the Cumberland Gap.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on May 11, 2010 at 3:41 pm

Any photos out there?

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on May 9, 2010 at 5:18 am

I think with the screen so close to that hill it has been protected from the weather.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on May 9, 2010 at 5:17 am

The screen is in near perfect shape. However, the trees have grown so much since the 80’s when it closed i figure the screen will always be there backing up to a hill with Downtown Tazewell above it. Really was a nice Drive-in at one time.Last time i was up there there was nothing in the old Tazewell Drive in spot.And the sad part is in towns that small locals just have no interest in the history of that Drive-in.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on April 1, 2010 at 3:28 pm

My little Drive-in in Mountains,that no one has commented on.Sorta sad these little gems are forgotten.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on January 2, 2010 at 7:05 am

Thank goodness I did get a shot of the Blue box office minus the Marquee.I found the picture the other day. I remember asking someone that lived across from the TAZEWELL DRIVE IN and the fellow said the drive in always seemed to do good business,Why it closed was anyone’s guess.