Auto Drive-In
3109 Highway 25 South,
Greenwood,
SC
29646
3109 Highway 25 South,
Greenwood,
SC
29646
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The Auto Drive-In is a drive-in in Greenwood, S.C., below Anderson and Greenville, S.C. in Western South Carolina. It originally opened in 1945 and was closed by the mid-1980’s. I have stopped there before and took pictures of the closed drive-in. It had a big ‘No Trespassing’ warning on the boxoffice so I just stood there and snapped some pictures.
The screen was in great shape, in fact to me it looked like it replaced an old one? Very nice steel structure. The concession stand was a light blue and if I remember right, the projection booth was separate from the snack area. The marquee was still standing.
I think one time I drove by in the 1980’s, and 007 was playing"Never Say Never Again".
I noticed the Greenwood Mall Cinemas had closed, but right up the road was a new multi-plex cinemas. The Auto Drive-In held 220 cars and was owned in 1956 by A.T. Livingston.
In 2008, the Auto Drive-In was renovated and reopened, now with two screens. It now has a full restaurant, and a playground for the kids.
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Glad someone is reading this page!
They also have a Facebook page….
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I try and dig up these old Drive-ins in and around Georgia and the Carolinas and hope you or Chuck 1231 or Bob can add the needed touches and you guys do a great job.Even with my misspellings sometimes.
I still think they should spend a little advertising money and hit the Augusta market.I know alot folks that head out to the BIG-Mo.
PLEASE CHANGE ADDRESS TO:
3109 U.S. 25
3109 Highway 25 South shows the entire southern United States and Central America on Google Maps.
AKA:
25 DRIVE-IN
1950 open?
1952 open?
I know it was open in 1967.
1975 closed?
1983 closed?
1999 open for 3 months?
By 2010 it had reopened.
Anyone have more info or photos?
From their own website:
The Mighty Auto Theatre is 90 feet wide and 40 feet tall. The Theatre will be celebrating its 60th birthday this year! Come and join us. If you wish to advertise with us in front of our elaborate playground, contact us.
The Screen was first lite up sometime in the 1930’s. It played until 1955 under the eyes of Olin Turner. Pete Zouras took over in ‘55. The summer that Walking Tall was a big hit, the screen tower was replaced. Pete stayed until the mid 1980’s.
Pete never played an “X” rated movie. The last picture he played was King Kong.
The screen was dark until the summer of 1999. It ran for 4 or 5 weeks. The Big Screen has been dark since.
Then came Tommy and Carolyn.
This is our second season at the Drive In. We made it through the cold months of winter. Yes, even when it was 14 degrees outside, we still had a nice turnout. We can put a picture on the screen through rain, sleet, and snow – as long as the flakes are not too big! We are currently working on a second screen. This will give you a bigger selection of movies when you come. You can always be assured that “the special movie” you want to see will be here. The parking ramps are already in place and the grass planted.
SiliconSam, thanks for adding that, I was going to add some of that, but remembered it just after I hit Submit!
I didn’t understand “celebrating its 60th birthday this year” that would be 1950 and “The Screen was first lite sometime in the 1930’s”?????? Course that’s from their website under Mighty Auto??????
Maybe they are not counting the years they were closed? They also said they are in their 2nd season, which means they reopened in 2009, not 2010. It should, anyway.
I knew when i visited it while it was closed that the screen was new.I have pictures of it closed,but sadly,no way to get them on CT.
Photos of the Austo Drive-In.
1. http://www.drive-ins.com/pictures/sctauto001.jpg
2. http://www.drive-ins.com/pictures/sctauto002.jpg
i have several pictures of the Auto drive-in.the screen was one the best I had ever seen.