Thunderbird Drive-In

3774 Konnoak Drive,
Winston-Salem, NC 27127

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davidcoppock
davidcoppock on April 4, 2023 at 5:56 am

Reopened as the all-new Thunderbird Drive-in on 15th December 1967 with “Ghost & Mr Chicken”, “Get yourself a college girl” and “Torn curtain”.

rivest266
rivest266 on April 3, 2023 at 3:53 pm

Reopened as the all-new Thunderbird Drive-In on December 15th, 1967. Ad posted.

rivest266
rivest266 on March 27, 2023 at 4:36 pm

This opened as the Skyview Theatre on April 9th, 1949. Skyview Theatre openingSkyview Theatre opening 09 Apr 1948, Fri Winston-Salem Journal (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) Newspapers.com

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on May 23, 2017 at 9:04 am

There’s a gorgeous aerial shot, circa 2000, of the forest reclaiming the old Thunderbird site.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/48793782@N08/5353603424/

The poster wrote that it was on Konnoak Drive right before it meets South Main Street.

papa420
papa420 on January 10, 2016 at 4:53 pm

Thunder Bird theater drive in
Closed down

3774 Konnoak Dr.
Winston Salem, NC 27127

Express Code: nctthu4 Status: closed Season:
Year Built:
Screens: 1 Car Capacity: 600 Acres:
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Site: torn down Details: Now occupied by houses

papa420
papa420 on January 10, 2016 at 4:50 pm

Roger Katz Skyview was on Highway 421
Winston Salem, NC 27101, ThunderBird theater was on Konnak Dr, they are not the same

Roger Katz
Roger Katz on March 9, 2014 at 8:03 pm

Previously called the Skyview from 1948 until 1966.

leeestrada
leeestrada on October 9, 2011 at 7:26 am

My mom lives across the street from where it was, yep all new small houses from $85K

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on December 27, 2010 at 7:23 pm

Charlotte also had a Thunderbird Drive-in.An ABC THEATRE too. I visted it after it closed very nice.