A closer address is 15302 SC-200, Great Falls, SC.
A 1955 aerial shows the drive-in looking fairly new. With the ticket booth near the screen and one along the exit road.
By 1964, the drive-in was clearly closed with the residential streets constructed. The screen and projection booth were still standing. By 1983, it had been completely demolished with no trace remaining.
From 1955 to 1969, the drive-in had an exit road that connected to Searcy Avenue. The 1955 aerial shows what appears to be a ticket booth where the road meets the drive-in. It’s certainly a structure identical to the ticket booth near the screen, but I cannot say what it was used for.
The advertisement lists the Iris Drive-In as being on Memorial Drive.
The only drive-in on Memorial Drive, which runs for just a few miles, is the Spaulding Drive-In.
Either the two drive-ins are the same OR the Spaulding Drive-In was located somewhere else. And wherever that was, I cannot find another drive-in around Griffin, GA in the 1962 aerial. That doesn’t mean another drive-in did not exist, but if it did I have yet to find it.
The advertisement lists the Iris Drive-In as being on Memorial Drive.
The only drive-in on Memorial Drive, which runs for just a few miles, is the Spaulding Drive-In.
Either the two drive-ins are the same OR the Spaulding Drive-In was located somewhere else. And wherever that was, I cannot find another drive-in around Griffin, GA in the 1962 aerial. That doesn’t mean another drive-in did not exist, but if it did I have yet to find it.
The current address is 6196 University Ave, Birmingham, AL.
The address of the property has changed as it has been cut off from what is now Messer Airport HWY. The drive-in sat astride what was Enterprise Rent-A-Car/Hertz and Avis with the screen sitting on the former and the bulk of the drive-in on the latter.
The entrance to the drive-in is on Black Street. You can still see a little of it in Google Maps. The drive-in was never connected to Route 30.
However, Google Maps does not have an address for the property. A May 2023 Google Street View does show what’s left of the concession stand/projector booth and part of the general outline is still present.
A 1955 aerial shows the drive-in under construction with a projection booth and separate concession stand, but the screen isn’t there yet. This was never a true “autoscope” that was converted, it was a standard drive-in.
By 1959, it was fully constructed and operational. And while rather sizable, I’d say the advertisements of “600 cards and 600 walk-ins” is a sizable exaggeration. Perhaps 300 to 350 cars and no seats that I can see for the walk-ins, so they had to stand.
By 1975, the drive-in had been totally demolished and replaced with businesses.
A closer address is 1922 Rawlins Rd, Atchison, KS.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right next to the drive-in. The drive-in sat on the SE side of the property.
It was still intact (sorta) in 1991, but was demolished by 2006. Today, the area is overgrown with only the general outline still being recognizable as a drive-in.
The drive-in was still intact in 1988, although it had clearly closed long before that. By 1995, it had been completely demolished.
Today, the eastern half is part of the T.J. Brewer Recreational Park while the western half is overgrown with plenty of debris. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A closer address is 5206 Victory Dr, Marshall, TX.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
Although the land is still empty and seemingly used by truck drivers to stop and catch a few hours of sleep, power lines now run right through the lower third of the drive-in.
The drive-in appears in a 1955 aerial. By 1981, the screen had been removed. Today, it is home to the House of Prayer for All People church. You can still see the general outline, hints of ramps, and the entrance and exit roads.
The drive-in was demolished by 1982. The property sat empty and eventually became overgrown with trees while retaining the outline and ramps of the drive-in up to 2007.
By 2008, a road was cut and today a Tractor Supply sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A closer address is 1406 6th St SW, Warren, OH.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it on the property.
Today, the property is empty and overgrown. But you can still see slight traces of the drive-in in terms of the outline and hints of ramps.
https://tinyurl.com/bddwn38d
A closer address is 15302 SC-200, Great Falls, SC.
A 1955 aerial shows the drive-in looking fairly new. With the ticket booth near the screen and one along the exit road.
By 1964, the drive-in was clearly closed with the residential streets constructed. The screen and projection booth were still standing. By 1983, it had been completely demolished with no trace remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/4edd36p5
From 1955 to 1969, the drive-in had an exit road that connected to Searcy Avenue. The 1955 aerial shows what appears to be a ticket booth where the road meets the drive-in. It’s certainly a structure identical to the ticket booth near the screen, but I cannot say what it was used for.
By 1973, the exit road had vanished.
The advertisement lists the Iris Drive-In as being on Memorial Drive.
The only drive-in on Memorial Drive, which runs for just a few miles, is the Spaulding Drive-In.
Either the two drive-ins are the same OR the Spaulding Drive-In was located somewhere else. And wherever that was, I cannot find another drive-in around Griffin, GA in the 1962 aerial. That doesn’t mean another drive-in did not exist, but if it did I have yet to find it.
The advertisement lists the Iris Drive-In as being on Memorial Drive.
The only drive-in on Memorial Drive, which runs for just a few miles, is the Spaulding Drive-In.
Either the two drive-ins are the same OR the Spaulding Drive-In was located somewhere else. And wherever that was, I cannot find another drive-in around Griffin, GA in the 1962 aerial. That doesn’t mean another drive-in did not exist, but if it did I have yet to find it.
The current address is 6196 University Ave, Birmingham, AL.
The address of the property has changed as it has been cut off from what is now Messer Airport HWY. The drive-in sat astride what was Enterprise Rent-A-Car/Hertz and Avis with the screen sitting on the former and the bulk of the drive-in on the latter.
Today, all three businesses have closed.
https://tinyurl.com/y376p37j
A closer address is 930 W Corsicana St, Athens, TX.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it on the property.
Today, it is home to HVAC Manufacturing Company, but the outline and some of the ramps still survive.
https://tinyurl.com/5x6f896v
Sometime after May 2023, but before September 2023 the land was cleared of all the trees. It has been for sale for several years.
A closer address is 943 County Rd 106, Amsterdam, NY.
This puts it right across the street from the drive-in’s entrance road which can still be seen today.
Yes, Google Maps lists the address in Amsterdam which makes little sense, but there it is.
https://tinyurl.com/42dp7vre
The entrance to the drive-in is on Black Street. You can still see a little of it in Google Maps. The drive-in was never connected to Route 30.
However, Google Maps does not have an address for the property. A May 2023 Google Street View does show what’s left of the concession stand/projector booth and part of the general outline is still present.
The panels have been taken off the screen leaving only the skeleton.
Although a couple of buildings have been constructed on the property, you can still barely make out a few ramps.
A 1955 aerial shows the drive-in under construction with a projection booth and separate concession stand, but the screen isn’t there yet. This was never a true “autoscope” that was converted, it was a standard drive-in.
By 1959, it was fully constructed and operational. And while rather sizable, I’d say the advertisements of “600 cards and 600 walk-ins” is a sizable exaggeration. Perhaps 300 to 350 cars and no seats that I can see for the walk-ins, so they had to stand.
By 1975, the drive-in had been totally demolished and replaced with businesses.
A closer address is 1501 Dawson Rd, Princeton, KY.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
Today, the property has two private residences and virtually no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/3xekenuk
As of a November 2020 Google Street View, the footers for the main screen are still present.
A closer address is 1922 Rawlins Rd, Atchison, KS.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right next to the drive-in. The drive-in sat on the SE side of the property.
It was still intact (sorta) in 1991, but was demolished by 2006. Today, the area is overgrown with only the general outline still being recognizable as a drive-in.
https://tinyurl.com/5n97m7kz
Most of the property is covered in trees. If any remnants of the drive-in remain, they cannot be spotted from Google Maps.
A closer address is 549 Day Hoit Dr, Wallins Creek, KY.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it on the property. By 1983, the drive-in was gone and the trailer park was well established.
There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/mmynkjz4
The drive-in was still intact in 1988, although it had clearly closed long before that. By 1995, it had been completely demolished.
Today, the eastern half is part of the T.J. Brewer Recreational Park while the western half is overgrown with plenty of debris. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A closer address is 1367 N Loretto Rd, Lebanon, KY.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
There is no trace of the drive-in remaining. It appears the property is being used as a dirt dump.
https://tinyurl.com/mstvj652
A closer address is 5206 Victory Dr, Marshall, TX.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
Although the land is still empty and seemingly used by truck drivers to stop and catch a few hours of sleep, power lines now run right through the lower third of the drive-in.
https://tinyurl.com/yc478sj3
The drive-in was still intact and appears operational in a 1975 aerial. By 1985, it had been demolished.
A closer address is 1742 GA-42, Jackson, GA.
The drive-in appears in a 1955 aerial. By 1981, the screen had been removed. Today, it is home to the House of Prayer for All People church. You can still see the general outline, hints of ramps, and the entrance and exit roads.
http://tinyurl.com/ha3syez
An August 2019 Google Street View shows the marquee was removed. The retirement home seems to have closed by 2014.
Although the land has mostly been developed, you can still see faint parch marks of ramps to the north of the retirement home.
The drive-in was demolished by 1982. The property sat empty and eventually became overgrown with trees while retaining the outline and ramps of the drive-in up to 2007.
By 2008, a road was cut and today a Tractor Supply sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.