Chester Drive-In

West End Road and Big Oak Drive,
Chester, SC 29706

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1968

The city of Chester in South Carolina had a drive-in that simply went by the name Drive-In. Simple enough. This rural town drive-in opened by 1952 and would hold 250 cars. The Drive-In was owned by W.F. Campbell in 1956. It was closed in 1978.

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Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois on August 29, 2010 at 2:33 pm

Open 1950-1980?

Open for sure in 1967.

Need an address or crossroads, more info, and photos.

AndyCallahanMajorMajor
AndyCallahanMajorMajor on October 20, 2010 at 3:30 am

This was south of town on West End Road (SC 72/121) just southwest of the T-intersection with Big Oak Drive. Here are the coordinates: 33.858496,-88.121338

It looks like the concession stand might still be standing.

dansdriveintheater
dansdriveintheater on December 4, 2018 at 8:51 pm

the ramps though fant still stand!

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on July 19, 2023 at 2:53 pm

The Chester Drive-In operated as early as 1952 and closed in the late-1970s.

At one time, the Chester Drive-in became the only movie house in Chester for a few months after the closure of the first-run Chester Theatre on June 3, 1976. However, the closure of the Chester Theatre did led moviegoers to go see first-run films in Rock Hill instead due to the Chester Drive-In’s policy focusing more on the adult content although it did show a couple of first-run content but only for rare occasions. This lasted until the Cinema Twin at the People’s Plaza Shopping Center opened on November 30, 1976.

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