Hi-Way 82 Drive-In
US 82,
Tifton,
GA
31794
US 82,
Tifton,
GA
31794
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Anyone ripping down to Florida on I-75 goes right down the middle of Tifton, Georgia. It is in the middle of gnat country so how folks watched a drive-in movie on those hot summer months, well, it must have been an adventure. I have been to Tifton, but ask a local about past drive-ins like I did while eating, and no one has a clue except for the little multi-plex at the mall.
The Hi-Way 82 Drive-In on Georgia State Road 82 connects Tifton with Albany and Waycross. The Hi-Way 82 Drive-In parked 275 cars and in 1955 it was owned by Martin Theatres, which along with Georgia Theatres had a good piece of the theatre market. Don’t have a clue when it closed, hopefully, a CT member will take over and add more facts.
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Mike Rogers
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The Drive-In Almanac says the 275 car 82 Drive-In closed in the late 1960’s. No address given.
It was not open in 1967.
Tifton is the home of AGRIRAMA, which has nothing to do with CINERAMA. It is a Museum of Agriculture.
“got milk?” “got address?” “got photos?”
Looks like it was on US 82 just west of Carpenter Road. The outline is still pretty visible, but half of the lot has been redeveloped and a Marshall Road runs through the middle of the site.
Thanks Andy.I talk to some locals and they can’t recall any of the names of Tifton’s Drive-ins.And these are people in their 60’s.
There was a second drive-in on US 82 in Tifton, which was closed due to construction of I-75, and is underneath part of the southeast section of the US 82/I-75 cloverleaf.
Here is a 1972 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
The other drive-in was further west on US 82 near Carpenter Rd, which is visible on Google Earth using historic aerial imagery.
Which one was the Hi-Way 82 and which was the Pines Drive-In? Your guess is as good as mine.
There also may have been a Marbo Drive-In located in Tifton, as mentioned on the Drive-ins.com site.
The Marbro D-I was located on Albany Hwy.
Chuck, US 82 is the same as Albany Hwy.