A 1958 aerial shows the drive-in intact. By 1970, it had been demolished.
Today, a small structure sits where the projection booth/concession stand once stood. Although the property has never been developed, there is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A closer address is 1503 New Dallas Hwy, Waco, TX.
This puts it on the southside of the property about where the ticket booth once sat.
A 1958 aerial shows the drive-in operational. By 1970, it had been demolished. It remained an open field until a Motel 6 was placed on the eastern side of the property.
The highway was never constructed over the property. But Hogan Lane was build on the edge of the east side. Despite most of the property not being developed, there is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A 1969 aerial shows a rectangular building on the west side of the drive-in complete with a pool. That building remained until at least 2005.
Even before the drive-in closed, a 1984 aerial appears to show all four screens being used as a flea market. By 1995, all but the original screen had been removed. The original screen and projection booth, along with the projection booth for the back screen were still present in 2005.
By 2007, the entire property had been razed. Today, it is an open field. One curious note is that Margate Blvd was slightly extended into the property in 2007 and it still remains today. It may be that there were plans to extend the road further, but that has yet to happen.
A March 2026 Google Street View shows the screen quite close to the highway. A house that sat near the screen and further from the new expansion has been removed.
This puts it on a house which is just west of what remains of the screen.
Over the years, this was a bare-bones drive-in. There were never any ramps, no indications of a ticket booth or a proper concession stand. Even the small projector booth seemed to disappear by 1985.
A 1959 aerial of the drive-in, located on the north side of HWY-20 and the airport does not show a screen in place.
The outline, ramps, ticket booth, projection booth/snack bar are there, but no screen. And no indication of any screen foundation or structure.
In addition, the entrance/exit roads actually look more complete in a 1971 aerial, including what appears to be structures near the connection points to the highway. But still no screen or any indication that a screen was ever there.
For all the world this looks like a drive-in that was never completed.
One more curious aspect in both photos is a road/trail that runs alongside the drive-in on its west side that curls in, then goes straight north about where the screen should be. In other words, the screen itself if it existed would have to sit immediately next to the road/trail.
If this is the drive-in, then it was either never completed or closed well before 1959 with all traces of the screen removed, but nothing else.
A 1957 aerial shows the drive-in intact and operational.
By 1971, it had been demolished with only the projection booth/snack bar still standing. That structure remained at least until 1992, but was gone by 2004.
Today, the property is mostly empty for good reason. It is bordered by Amity Avenue on the north, Southside Blvd on the west and south, and 2nd Street S Ext on the east.
A 1949 aerial shows the drive-in brand new.
It was still intact and apparently operational in 1975.
By 1986, the drive-in was demolished with only the outline, ramps, and projection booth in place.
I’ve heard, but have not verified that a tornado might have destroyed the screen in 1978.
That was all gone by 1998 and today a Kirby Foods sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
This puts it right next to where the entrance of the drive-in once existed.
A 1963 aerial shows the screen gone.
By 1966, the drive-in was demolished with only the outline, ramps, and entrance/exit roads remaining.
By 1968, construction of I-20 was fully on the property with only hints of ramps to the south remaining. And today that is all gone.
A slightly closer address is 1020 FM78, Schertz, TX.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the foundation of the projector booth/concession stand.
A November 2024 Google Street View shows a sign that promises a Car Wash will be constructed on the property. But as of that date, most of the property is still untouched.
You can barely make out the outline & ramps along with the foundation of the projection booth/concession stand. The ticket booth stood until sometime between May 2022 and January 2023 when it was demolished.
The only things left standing as of November 2024 are the marquee and the screen, which is in pretty bad shape.
Today, there is very little left of the drive-in. Amenity Plant Products sits across from the old entrance road. You can just see the curved road outline of the entrance and where it connects to Mt. Pleasant Road.
The foundation of the concession stand/projection booth is still present. There is a small structure, possible a shed, that sits on part of the foundation.
Otherwise, the property is so overgrown with trees that only part of the outline still exists and the exit road which connected to Brinkerton Road is completely gone.
I stated that the old entrance roads to the drive-in connected to HWY 81. You can SEE that on Google Maps.
I also stated that I was not trying to change the address currently listed because that is how Google Maps defines it today. But only because the old entrance/exit roads are not drivable and someone put in an entrance on Richland Road long after the drive-in closed between 2003 and 2008.
However, if the old entrance roads along with the drive-in are re-opened, then Google Maps will most likely change the address back to the original one on HWY 81 at that point.
Having said that, it is nice to see someone champion Google Maps over original addresses. You may catch some flak for that as I have over the years, so be ready ;)
The drive-in was demolished. Only the outline, ramps, entrance/exit roads, and foundation of the concession stand/projector booth remains.
Today, the property is still undeveloped, but completely overgrown with trees. The old entrance/exit roads still sit intact on the south side of a storage facility which was built before the drive-in closed.
A 1983 aerial shows the ramps and what seems to be left of the screen.
By 1987, the screen was gone.
The ramps and outline remained until at least 1992.
By 2006, it was completely gone.
The outline is still present along with faint hints of ramps, the remains of the projection booth/concession stand, some of which may still be standing (hard to tell), and the foundation of the screen.
The old entrance has been obliterated.
But access to the property today is along the old exit road which also still exists.
Is there more information about when this drive-in was open?
There was nothing on the property until sometime between 1973 & 1983 when the church was built.
And while there is enough room behind the church for a drive-in (a small one), there is no evidence at least from aerial photos from 1983 to the present.
A closer address is 573 N Eighty Eight Rd, Carmichaels, PA.
This puts it right on the entrance road.
https://tinyurl.com/3zxvzmvc
For a short time in the 1950s, the Joy, Oaklawn, and Sky drive-ins were all open and operating within a mile of each other.
Today, the properties for the Joy and Sky have yet to be developed decades after their closings, along with about half the property for the Oaklawn.
A 1958 aerial shows the drive-in intact. By 1970, it had been demolished.
Today, a small structure sits where the projection booth/concession stand once stood. Although the property has never been developed, there is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A closer address is 1503 New Dallas Hwy, Waco, TX.
This puts it on the southside of the property about where the ticket booth once sat.
A 1958 aerial shows the drive-in operational. By 1970, it had been demolished. It remained an open field until a Motel 6 was placed on the eastern side of the property.
The highway was never constructed over the property. But Hogan Lane was build on the edge of the east side. Despite most of the property not being developed, there is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/57pks74w
A 1969 aerial shows a rectangular building on the west side of the drive-in complete with a pool. That building remained until at least 2005.
Even before the drive-in closed, a 1984 aerial appears to show all four screens being used as a flea market. By 1995, all but the original screen had been removed. The original screen and projection booth, along with the projection booth for the back screen were still present in 2005.
By 2007, the entire property had been razed. Today, it is an open field. One curious note is that Margate Blvd was slightly extended into the property in 2007 and it still remains today. It may be that there were plans to extend the road further, but that has yet to happen.
A closer address is 3501 Platte River Rd, Fremont, NE.
A 1993 aerial shows the drive-in demolished. By 1999, the property appeared to be used for storage or perhaps an auto salvage yard.
Today, Titan Machinery sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining, apart from its connection to the highway.
https://tinyurl.com/49at4da5
A 1999 aerial photo shows the screen intact. By 2003 it had been demolished. By 2008, it was all gone.
A March 2026 Google Street View shows the screen quite close to the highway. A house that sat near the screen and further from the new expansion has been removed.
I’m surprised they didn’t remove the screen.
A closer address is 1905 Rea Ave, Columbus, OH.
This puts it on a house which is just west of what remains of the screen.
Over the years, this was a bare-bones drive-in. There were never any ramps, no indications of a ticket booth or a proper concession stand. Even the small projector booth seemed to disappear by 1985.
https://tinyurl.com/yc3cx6ve
A 1959 aerial of the drive-in, located on the north side of HWY-20 and the airport does not show a screen in place.
The outline, ramps, ticket booth, projection booth/snack bar are there, but no screen. And no indication of any screen foundation or structure.
In addition, the entrance/exit roads actually look more complete in a 1971 aerial, including what appears to be structures near the connection points to the highway. But still no screen or any indication that a screen was ever there.
For all the world this looks like a drive-in that was never completed.
One more curious aspect in both photos is a road/trail that runs alongside the drive-in on its west side that curls in, then goes straight north about where the screen should be. In other words, the screen itself if it existed would have to sit immediately next to the road/trail.
If this is the drive-in, then it was either never completed or closed well before 1959 with all traces of the screen removed, but nothing else.
A 1957 aerial shows the drive-in intact and operational. By 1971, it had been demolished with only the projection booth/snack bar still standing. That structure remained at least until 1992, but was gone by 2004.
Today, the property is mostly empty for good reason. It is bordered by Amity Avenue on the north, Southside Blvd on the west and south, and 2nd Street S Ext on the east.
A 1949 aerial shows the drive-in brand new. It was still intact and apparently operational in 1975. By 1986, the drive-in was demolished with only the outline, ramps, and projection booth in place.
I’ve heard, but have not verified that a tornado might have destroyed the screen in 1978.
That was all gone by 1998 and today a Kirby Foods sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A closer address is 1805 Hwy 80 W, Jackson, MS.
This puts it right next to where the entrance of the drive-in once existed.
A 1963 aerial shows the screen gone. By 1966, the drive-in was demolished with only the outline, ramps, and entrance/exit roads remaining. By 1968, construction of I-20 was fully on the property with only hints of ramps to the south remaining. And today that is all gone.
https://tinyurl.com/ywd4xrnx
A slightly closer address is 1020 FM78, Schertz, TX.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the foundation of the projector booth/concession stand.
A November 2024 Google Street View shows a sign that promises a Car Wash will be constructed on the property. But as of that date, most of the property is still untouched.
You can barely make out the outline & ramps along with the foundation of the projection booth/concession stand. The ticket booth stood until sometime between May 2022 and January 2023 when it was demolished.
The only things left standing as of November 2024 are the marquee and the screen, which is in pretty bad shape.
https://tinyurl.com/33ztb3e5
Today, there is very little left of the drive-in. Amenity Plant Products sits across from the old entrance road. You can just see the curved road outline of the entrance and where it connects to Mt. Pleasant Road.
The foundation of the concession stand/projection booth is still present. There is a small structure, possible a shed, that sits on part of the foundation.
Otherwise, the property is so overgrown with trees that only part of the outline still exists and the exit road which connected to Brinkerton Road is completely gone.
Jaywm830 - You misread my statement.
I stated that the old entrance roads to the drive-in connected to HWY 81. You can SEE that on Google Maps.
I also stated that I was not trying to change the address currently listed because that is how Google Maps defines it today. But only because the old entrance/exit roads are not drivable and someone put in an entrance on Richland Road long after the drive-in closed between 2003 and 2008.
However, if the old entrance roads along with the drive-in are re-opened, then Google Maps will most likely change the address back to the original one on HWY 81 at that point.
Having said that, it is nice to see someone champion Google Maps over original addresses. You may catch some flak for that as I have over the years, so be ready ;)
The drive-in was demolished. Only the outline, ramps, entrance/exit roads, and foundation of the concession stand/projector booth remains.
Today, the property is still undeveloped, but completely overgrown with trees. The old entrance/exit roads still sit intact on the south side of a storage facility which was built before the drive-in closed.
A 1983 aerial shows the ramps and what seems to be left of the screen. By 1987, the screen was gone. The ramps and outline remained until at least 1992. By 2006, it was completely gone.
A closer address is 1380 2nd St, Upton, WY.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right next to the projection booth which appears to be intact.
As of August 2025 (Google Street View), the screen is still up. It’s not in good shape, but still up.
https://tinyurl.com/bde9p2mz
A closer address is 6918 Madison Ave, Ottumwa, IA
This puts it right on the projection booth/concession stand.
https://tinyurl.com/e72ssh6a
The screen was still standing in 2002, but gone by 2006.
There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
The outline is still present along with faint hints of ramps, the remains of the projection booth/concession stand, some of which may still be standing (hard to tell), and the foundation of the screen.
The old entrance has been obliterated. But access to the property today is along the old exit road which also still exists.
A 1971 aerial showed the drive-in fully intact. Although I cannot say that it was operational.
By 1983, it had been fully demolished.
A 1963 aerial showed the drive-in had been demolished for some time. Most of the property sat virtually untouched for almost two decades.
Today, you can still seen hints of the ramps on the north side.
Is there more information about when this drive-in was open?
There was nothing on the property until sometime between 1973 & 1983 when the church was built. And while there is enough room behind the church for a drive-in (a small one), there is no evidence at least from aerial photos from 1983 to the present.
So, was this a temporary screen drive-in?