West-View Drive-In
2401 Reidville Road,
Spartanburg,
SC
29301
2401 Reidville Road,
Spartanburg,
SC
29301
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The Circle Drive-In opened on June 27, 1969, featuring Paul Newman in “Cool Hand Luke” and “Harper”. It was owned by Piedmont Productions Inc. of NC and had a parking capacity for 500 cars. Bob Williams was the manager. It was Spartanburg’s last drive-in to open and the most modern of all the Spartanburg area drive-ins. Looking at the movies the drive-in was screening after opening in 1969, it was mostly X-rated movie fare. That ended when the Circle South 29 Drive-In got into trouble for screening X-rated movies in April 1971. After that, both drive-in theatres stopped screening X-rated moves.
On September 9, 1978, the Circle Drive-In was renamed West-View Drive-In. The opening day movie advertisement said it is under new control (maybe it got sold?). The West-View Drive-In screened its last show in October 1982. The drive-in was demolished and is now the home for a BI-LO Shopping Center and CVS Pharmacy.
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MikeRogers, Randy Studer
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Don’t encourage him, Chief. :–)
OH,I am giving you and Michael a break.Surprized Michael hasn’t commented on my “STAR WARS” post on WEIS CINEMA CENTRE.I thought anytime a comment on “STAR WARS” hit CT some buzz would go off in his computer.LOL.
Oh,AS i told the CT folks when I submitted the Circle Drive-in I was not 100% sure if the name was right; saw it off the interstate heading towards Columbia,S.C. for years.
Thanks again Chuck 1231.Sometimes I feel I shouldn’t even put them on if I am not 100%,but realize guys like you can really help clear up any Questions.
The name Circle South 29 Drive-In is an unnecessary blending of two different theater names. Circle Drive-In is the correct name (as Mike Rogers originally submitted) of the theater for which this page was created. The South 29 Drive-In is a different theater.
By the way, the Circle Drive-In opened on June 27, 1969. Debut attraction was a Paul Newman double feature of “Cool Hand Luke” and “Harper.”
Source: Spartanburg Herald-Journal, various 1969 and 1970 issues.
Chuck…I can understand how you were misled, but the fact is the drive-in you looked up on drive-ins.com is different than the one Rogers submitted. Rogers' submission opened in 1969 and was located on Reidville Circle off I-26, whereas the one you described was built in the 1940s, was located on U.S. 29 Greenville Highway and had previously operated as the Scenic Drive-In.
Slightly off topic, but does anybody know anything about the old drive-at 130 Coastline Road in Spartaburg, just north of US 29? It’s a trailer lot now, but there’s a heavily damamged screen still standing in the corner.
Andy it might be the Scenic drive-in I just submitted it to CT. On Jan 7 1970, The Circle Drive-in was playing “TWO ROSES AND A GOLDEN ROD” and “ON HER BED OF ROSES”.rated R. Wonder where these films end up ?
Now showing “BROTHER JOHN” and “IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT” Sept 3 1971.
Approx. address for this drive-in was 2401 Reidville Rd, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29301. Now Bi-Lo.