Starlite Drive-In
2703 S. Liberty Street,
Canton,
MS
39046
2703 S. Liberty Street,
Canton,
MS
39046
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The Starlite Drive-In was opened on Highway 51 South by 1952. It was operated by Richard Packer, B. Totten & Max Connett. By 1953 it was operated by C.A. McGowan. It was still open in 1970.
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An aerial photo from 1955 shows a completed drive-in on US 51 about a mile and a half south of Canton, so perhaps the Starlite’s May 2, 1957 program of “Attack” and “Star of India” was just the season opener?
The site was still outlined in a 1975 topo map, but it was completely gone in a 1982 aerial photo. (That didn’t stop a 1987 topo map from continuing to include its outline, which shows that you can only trust topo maps so far.)
A closer address is 2703 South Liberty Street, Canton, MS.
Nothing left of the old drive-in, apart from the entrance road. It would not surprise me if this drive-in closed well before 1975. Topo maps are indeed not very trustworthy.
Showmen’s Trade Review, Jan. 10, 1953: “C. A. McGowan is reported having taken over the Starlite Drive-In, Canton, Miss., from L. C. Malone.”