Royal Drive-In
Sowashee Street,
Meridian,
MS
39301
Sowashee Street,
Meridian,
MS
39301
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Approx. location for this drive-in was S Frontage Rd & Sowashee St.
ZaneRoyal..How about finding somebody to reopen it? It could twined.
I own this property. Steel tower is standing, wood face is half gone. Dates above are correct. The Grand Ave address is correct for the office, but the building is gone.
The Royal Drive In screen tower was still standing when I passed through Meridian in May 2011. Still looks like the pic posted above.
There was a ABC Mid-South Theatre off the Interstate located in the mall. I beleive it was called The Plaza and it was a single screen. It stayed open until around 1984. It might have re-opened a couple of times as an independant discount house.
I have not passed there in several years but it was still standing in that closed mall when I did.
Open 1950-1985?
Open for sure in 1967.
Owned by Royal Theaters, A.L. Royal Sr. & A.L. Royal, Jr. Owners, 1417 Grand Avenue, Meridian, just 2 blocks from the drive-in.
Could use an exact address, more info and more photos.
Thanks for the story,S.sam.
Short story on the Royal Land at the old drive-in.
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Anybody want to buy a drive-in? Nice photos SS.
I know this is a bit off topic,but also in Meridan I noticed what I thought was an ABC THEATRE in a shopping center right off the interstate ,like the Royal Drive-in you could see it from I-20 and I think,this was 1975 when i went out to Dallas,that “JAWS” was playing?
Yep,that is it.the fence and all.I guess it was 1992 when i passed it.I can’t believe it is still there,but being so close 1-20 maybe that has kept anyone from buying it.I figured it would have been long gone.thanks Silicon Sam.
Yes, the Royal was on I-20. Here are some 2005 pics of the Royal.
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