South Side Drive-In
13972 S. Tamiami Trail,
Fort Myers,
FL
33912
13972 S. Tamiami Trail,
Fort Myers,
FL
33912
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Opened as the Starlite Drive-In in 1955. Became the South Side Drive-In in 1980. Car capacity listed at 300.
The South Side Drive-In closed in 1985 and was later demolished for a car dealersip (Isuzu). Any further information on this drive-in would be appreciated.
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Chuck
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I attended the Starlite several times between 1961 and 1967. It was kind of a rough trade attraction, but the popcorn there couldn’t be beat!
I have it parking 200 caes in 1956 and was owned by H.Solomon.
Good news and bad news.
The bad news is that aerial photos from 1958 and 1960 showed no drive-in at or near the location listed above, which is currently the site of the Isuzu dealership.
The good news is that a USGS topo map reveals the drive-in to be on the east side of the road, at:
13972 S Tamiami Trail, Fort Myers, FL 33912
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which was across the highway from the Isuzu dealership.
Here is a 1978 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
No drive-in gets left behind!