Parkvue Drive-In
NC-54 and Carrie Road,
Chapel Hill,
NC
27516
NC-54 and Carrie Road,
Chapel Hill,
NC
27516
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Opening on September 15, 1950, the Parkvue Drive-In was Chapel Hill’s only outdoor cinema. Located three miles west of Chapel Hill on State Highway 54. It was owned and operated by J.W. Thompson & C.M. Rumley. The drive-in had a capacity for 280 cars, with a full concession stand and other facilities. The Parkview Drive-In’s opening attraction was the Technicolor feature “Three Little Girls in Blue” that was accompanied by a Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis comedy “My Friend Irma”. This drive-in served the nearby towns of Hillsborough and Carrboro and surrounding areas of Orange County.
The Parkview Drive-In was closed in 1952.
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The only drive-in west of Chapel Hill was on NC-54 at the intersection of Carrie Road, which is visible in 1950 and 1955 aerial photos, but is not visible in aerial photos from 1961 or 1964. I believe this drive-in closed sometime after 1955 and was demolished by 1961.
The drive-in was roughly 3 miles west of town on the north side of NC-54. An aerial photo from 1950 has been uploaded.
There was no drive-in visible on Old Greensboro Rd when looking at aerial photos from 1950, 1955, 1961, and 1964.
NC-54 runs parallel to Old Greensboro Rd, so the description in the above heading might have been a mistake.
The new address as confirmed by aerial photos should be:
NC-54 at Carrie Rd Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Grand opening ad in the photo section.
The Theater Closed In October 1952. It Wasn’t Listed In The Daily Tar-Heel Throughout 1953.
Chapter Hill Then Never Have A Single Drive-In Until October 14, 2020 When A New Drive-In Theatre Opened For The First Time At The Carraway Village Area According To WTVD Channel 11 Which Will Have Its CinemaTreasures Page Soon.