West Rome Drive-In
2200 Shorter Avenue,
Rome,
GA
30161
2200 Shorter Avenue,
Rome,
GA
30161
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This Rome, Georgia drive-in was owned by LAM Amusements. The West Rome Drive-In was one of two in Rome, the Cedar Valley Drive-In being the second. I have seen it.
The West Rome Drive-In parked 500 cars making it the city’s largest.
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This Drive-In was listed as the West Rome Drive-In in its ads. From what I found it is now a strip mall. There were three drive-ins in Rome, Ga, The North 53 Drive-In located on Old Calhoun Rd. with a car capacity listed at 500. Also as mentioned above the Cedar Valley Drive-In on Highway 27 and Cave Spring Rd. The Cedar Valley was the oldest of the three opening in 1949. Car capacity for the Cedar Valley was listed at 500 at the time of its closing. It was demolished in 1996.
The address for the West Rome Drive-In was:
2200 Shorter Ave.
Rome, Ga. 30161
Open 1951-1984?
Open for sure in 1967.
Lam Operating Co. of Broad St., in Rome, Robert Lam & John Lam Partners, had in 1967, 12 theaters in Georgia.
Anyone have more info or photos?
Ads for the West Rome Drive-In, click to enlarge.
1. View link
2. Grand Opening Ad. View link
Dec.1 1961 sees “WICHITA” a western and a silly sixties,“SEX KITTENS GO TO COLLEGE”.some more great Drive-in booking.