The address is 1344 Heber Spring Rd, Heber Springs, AR. (no “S”).
That will place it right on the site.
The drive-in was intact as least until 1985, although it appears to be closed.
WT Transportation currently sits on the property. It retains the general outline of the drive-in and the entrance/exit road. But that is all which remains.
The drive-in made a nice recovery from being badly damaged or destroyed in November of 1954. By 1957, the aerial shows the screen intact along with the projection booth/snack bar, ticket booth, and fencing.
It seems the drive-in and plant did share Ellie Drive as their respective entrance road. The ticket booth is located right at the junction, so it appears that the spur road was an exit for the drive-in. That is perhaps why it was demolished after the drive-in closed.
The drive-in had an exit road on the north side of the property which can be seen in the 1954 aerial. However, by 1973 it appears to have no longer been in use. By 1983, it had disappeared under the plowed field.
Today, a faint hint of the exit road still exists where it connects to the main road. And runs to the east between two lines of trees.
A 1957 aerial shows the drive-in intact and looking operational. By 1971, the drive-in had been demolished.
Today, the outline and ramps are all that remain. What’s interesting is that the road which connected the drive-in to the highway was removed sometime after 1971 and before 1983.
Perhaps being a spur of Ellie Road, which is now the entrance to Lewis/Mola PH2000 plant, made it unnecessary and perhaps dangerous given how it was connected. You can still see part of the road on the south side of the drive-in.
It looks all gone to me. The Home Timber & Hardware Tropics sits on the south part of the property with houses along the northern part where the entrance to the drive-on once stood.
In-between is an open area which seems to be used as storage for the hardware store. Maybe if you squint you might see the remnants of ramps, maybe.
A 2008 Google Street View shows the property as an open field with what appears to be the projection booth/concession stand still intact. The houses already covered the entrance. Safe to say that today nothing is left of the drive-in.
Today, the Bahamas Faith Ministries International and the Oasis Bookstore & Club sit on part of the property. But you can clearly see the outline of the drive-in, the ramps, and entrance/exit road.
Although Specialty Food Distribution covers almost the entire property that the drive-in once stood, the foundation of the screen is still present. You can see it next to “Theater Road” which was probably in honor of the drive-in.
The snack bar/bio box were demolished and a new structure was built in that area by 2004. The T-shaped sidewalk between the structure and where the screen once stood appears to be a recent addition as well.
The newer structure has been razed and most likely the transmission site which may include a tower has been or is being installed.
The entire site is now Lenape Park. It has been landscaped with some structures added to the property.
All evidence that a drive-in existed there is gone. Save for one small section of the original entrance road that extends about 20 feet from the main road into the property before it disappears. Also, the Nescopeck Township sign could have been the original marquee.
The screen lasted for quite some time after the drive-in was demolished. It became engulfed in the trees and stood intact until at least 2001. And perhaps partially intact up to 2013.
Today, you can just see part of the screen foundation through the trees. Whether it was demolished or simply fell apart over time I cannot say.
A closer address is 4991 Old Louisville Rd, Bardstown, KY.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
The old screen is standing. There appears to be some framework indicated a widescreen had been placed on the frontside, but now it is basically gone. The projection booth/concession stand is also just a shell of its former self.
The large building on the south side of the property barely gets into the ramps. So, it’s possible that the drive-in could be restored. However, it would take some work.
A closer address is 3265 Northeast Expy Access, Chamblee, GA.
Today, the Regal Hollywood Theater Complex sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining. Although the general shape of the property still retains the fan-shaped look of the drive-in.
I looked at the 1957 aerial and it’s there. At that time, the drive-in had an exit road on the south side that connected to Isaac Drive which was on the west side of the property.
By 1975, the exit road was removed although you can still see the outline. By 1986, the drive-in was closed and a house was built where the projection booth/concession stand once stood.
Today, the property is owned by Miller’s Construction. But you can still barely see the outline and some of the ramps of the drive-in along with the foundation of the screen. The entrance road is roughly the same, but was altered around the 2006.
And, while I cannot be sure, the ticket booth may still be standing as well. A small structure stands next to a light in the same place that the ticket booth once stood on the old aerials.
Today, Sigmon’s Bark - Mulch business sits on the property. There are no remnants remaining save perhaps for the east side of the property. You can see the trees are formed along the back two to three rows of the drive-in.
The drive-in sat on the SE corner of HWY 114 and HWY 70. It first appears intact in a 1951 aerial. And remains intact and apparently open in 1984. By 1998, the drive-in had been demolished with a gas station built on the north side of the property.
Today, the rest of the property is totally overgrown with no visible remnants using Google Maps.
It didn’t last very long it seems. A 1940 aerial shows it to be demolished. The outline and ramps are present, but there is no screen or projector booth.
A 1981 aerial shows only one screen. The entrance at that time was on the north side of the property. You can see the remnants of the old entrance road behind the north screen.
There is also a tower near the projection booth/concession stand with its own access road. It’s a relatively recent addition to the property.
The entrance road leads to a waste management center. You can still see the ramps and outline of the northern part of the drive-in. The marquee is also still in place.
Although the lot is still mostly empty with the outline and ramps of the drive-in remaining. That may not last long as a sign near where the old entrance was once located states “Future building site for Burton School District”.
The 51 Drive-In closed in 1993, not 1994. A tornado took out the screen in May of 1993.
According to TulsaTVMemories.com, the owner had passed away just a few months earlier. When the screen was destroyed, his widow decided not to rebuild the screen or sell the property despite getting several offers.
She closed it down and it remains closed. Despite what Google Maps says about being “temporarily closed”. I’d say any business that had been closed for 30 years and counting could safely be called “permanently closed”.
Today, the property is the Fort Washington Park & Ride.
The only remnants of the drive-in is the general outline and the entrance road.
The address is 1344 Heber Spring Rd, Heber Springs, AR. (no “S”). That will place it right on the site.
The drive-in was intact as least until 1985, although it appears to be closed.
WT Transportation currently sits on the property. It retains the general outline of the drive-in and the entrance/exit road. But that is all which remains.
https://tinyurl.com/4czm2xvy
The drive-in made a nice recovery from being badly damaged or destroyed in November of 1954. By 1957, the aerial shows the screen intact along with the projection booth/snack bar, ticket booth, and fencing.
It seems the drive-in and plant did share Ellie Drive as their respective entrance road. The ticket booth is located right at the junction, so it appears that the spur road was an exit for the drive-in. That is perhaps why it was demolished after the drive-in closed.
A closer address is 368 Post Rd, Westerly, RI.
This puts it right on the entrance road which now leads to a drive-in shaped pond.
https://tinyurl.com/2d8zj6t9
By 1994, the drive-in had been demolished.
The drive-in had an exit road on the north side of the property which can be seen in the 1954 aerial. However, by 1973 it appears to have no longer been in use. By 1983, it had disappeared under the plowed field.
Today, a faint hint of the exit road still exists where it connects to the main road. And runs to the east between two lines of trees.
A 1957 aerial shows the drive-in intact and looking operational. By 1971, the drive-in had been demolished.
Today, the outline and ramps are all that remain. What’s interesting is that the road which connected the drive-in to the highway was removed sometime after 1971 and before 1983.
Perhaps being a spur of Ellie Road, which is now the entrance to Lewis/Mola PH2000 plant, made it unnecessary and perhaps dangerous given how it was connected. You can still see part of the road on the south side of the drive-in.
It looks all gone to me. The Home Timber & Hardware Tropics sits on the south part of the property with houses along the northern part where the entrance to the drive-on once stood.
In-between is an open area which seems to be used as storage for the hardware store. Maybe if you squint you might see the remnants of ramps, maybe.
A 2008 Google Street View shows the property as an open field with what appears to be the projection booth/concession stand still intact. The houses already covered the entrance. Safe to say that today nothing is left of the drive-in.
I believe I’ve found it.
The address is 2JHM+32Q, Nassau, The Bahamas.
It sits about one mile west of Baillou Hill Road.
Today, the Bahamas Faith Ministries International and the Oasis Bookstore & Club sit on part of the property. But you can clearly see the outline of the drive-in, the ramps, and entrance/exit road.
https://tinyurl.com/8phy2vpj
Although Specialty Food Distribution covers almost the entire property that the drive-in once stood, the foundation of the screen is still present. You can see it next to “Theater Road” which was probably in honor of the drive-in.
The snack bar/bio box were demolished and a new structure was built in that area by 2004. The T-shaped sidewalk between the structure and where the screen once stood appears to be a recent addition as well.
The newer structure has been razed and most likely the transmission site which may include a tower has been or is being installed.
The entire site is now Lenape Park. It has been landscaped with some structures added to the property.
All evidence that a drive-in existed there is gone. Save for one small section of the original entrance road that extends about 20 feet from the main road into the property before it disappears. Also, the Nescopeck Township sign could have been the original marquee.
The screen lasted for quite some time after the drive-in was demolished. It became engulfed in the trees and stood intact until at least 2001. And perhaps partially intact up to 2013.
Today, you can just see part of the screen foundation through the trees. Whether it was demolished or simply fell apart over time I cannot say.
A closer address is 4991 Old Louisville Rd, Bardstown, KY.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
The old screen is standing. There appears to be some framework indicated a widescreen had been placed on the frontside, but now it is basically gone. The projection booth/concession stand is also just a shell of its former self.
The large building on the south side of the property barely gets into the ramps. So, it’s possible that the drive-in could be restored. However, it would take some work.
https://tinyurl.com/yc46upey
A closer address is 3265 Northeast Expy Access, Chamblee, GA.
Today, the Regal Hollywood Theater Complex sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining. Although the general shape of the property still retains the fan-shaped look of the drive-in.
https://tinyurl.com/mss8az9x
I looked at the 1957 aerial and it’s there. At that time, the drive-in had an exit road on the south side that connected to Isaac Drive which was on the west side of the property.
By 1975, the exit road was removed although you can still see the outline. By 1986, the drive-in was closed and a house was built where the projection booth/concession stand once stood.
Today, the property is owned by Miller’s Construction. But you can still barely see the outline and some of the ramps of the drive-in along with the foundation of the screen. The entrance road is roughly the same, but was altered around the 2006.
And, while I cannot be sure, the ticket booth may still be standing as well. A small structure stands next to a light in the same place that the ticket booth once stood on the old aerials.
Today, Sigmon’s Bark - Mulch business sits on the property. There are no remnants remaining save perhaps for the east side of the property. You can see the trees are formed along the back two to three rows of the drive-in.
A closer address is 1595 US-70, Valdese, NC.
The drive-in sat on the SE corner of HWY 114 and HWY 70. It first appears intact in a 1951 aerial. And remains intact and apparently open in 1984. By 1998, the drive-in had been demolished with a gas station built on the north side of the property.
Today, the rest of the property is totally overgrown with no visible remnants using Google Maps.
https://tinyurl.com/5n6mpu8y
It didn’t last very long it seems. A 1940 aerial shows it to be demolished. The outline and ramps are present, but there is no screen or projector booth.
A 1981 aerial shows only one screen. The entrance at that time was on the north side of the property. You can see the remnants of the old entrance road behind the north screen.
There is also a tower near the projection booth/concession stand with its own access road. It’s a relatively recent addition to the property.
A closer address is 1570 U.S. Rt. 66, Grants, NM.
The entrance road leads to a waste management center. You can still see the ramps and outline of the northern part of the drive-in. The marquee is also still in place.
https://tinyurl.com/39us6myj
A closer address is 2544 X Rd, Sabetha, KS.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
Today, the outline can barely be seen, but it does appear the foundation of the projection booth/concession stand still exists.
https://tinyurl.com/ytbpr78j
A closer address is 343 Starlite Dr, Henderson, KY.
Yes, I know that “Starlite Dr” didn’t exist when the drive-in did. But it is the entrance road and accurately indicates its location on Google Maps.
The property is now occupied by a few businesses and the fire department.
https://tinyurl.com/42t9644k
Although the lot is still mostly empty with the outline and ramps of the drive-in remaining. That may not last long as a sign near where the old entrance was once located states “Future building site for Burton School District”.
The 51 Drive-In closed in 1993, not 1994. A tornado took out the screen in May of 1993.
According to TulsaTVMemories.com, the owner had passed away just a few months earlier. When the screen was destroyed, his widow decided not to rebuild the screen or sell the property despite getting several offers.
She closed it down and it remains closed. Despite what Google Maps says about being “temporarily closed”. I’d say any business that had been closed for 30 years and counting could safely be called “permanently closed”.
A closer address is 13801 83, Ballinger, TX 76821.
This puts it near where the old entrance to the drive-in was present. Today, there is only faint parch marks of the outline and ramps remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/4be7yew6