I looked at Google Earth, and holy crap the layout is ugly as hell. The second screen that was recently added was located VERY DAMN CLOSE to a large garage, and there are no traces AT ALL in the view, making the exact number of the car capacity harder. Judging by the layout of the land, I’m just going to guess around 50 cars when it first opened. In my opinion, this has to be one of the ugliest looking drive-ins I’ve ever seen.
The Somerset Theatre opened its doors on December 31, 1937 with Warner Baxter in “Vogues Of 1938” along with a few unnamed shorts. It was once operated by Odeon Theatres Canada and finally Cineplex Odeon. It was closed on October 20, 2000 with “Gladiator”.
A 1984 aerial view shows that the foundations of the concession building and much of the faded traces are still visible. All of these vanished by the early-1990s.
The Jerry Lewis Cinema opened its doors as a 350-seat single-screener on February 3, 1972 with Arthur Hill in “The Andromeda Strain” and a special kiddie matinee of Jerry Lewis in “The Big Mouth”. In July of that same year, it was renamed the Sarno Plaza Cinema when Florida West Amusements acquired the theater. It became the Sarno Plaza Twin when it was twinned on June 17, 1977, and expanded to six screens on August 6, 1993, renaming it the Sarno 6 Cinemas. It was closed on May 21, 2000.
A 1993 aerial view shows the screen was still standing, with everything still intact. The only thing different is that there’s a building at the northwest corner of the traces. I’m very sure this may’ve closed in the late-1980s or the very early-1990s.
Easy find! It was located on 820 S E Broad St, Metter, GA 30439, where both 1969 and 1981 aerial views show the drive-in with its screen and glory, but there’s some very small buildings in the 1981 aerial view located right next to the screen. I cannot confirm that it was still operating at the time. It was already demolished by the early-1990s and a street dedicating to the Green-Point Drive-In was made.
Most likely still operating in the late-1960s but was already closed by 1972. That year’s aerial show that the screen being collapsed and lying face forward for some reason. The screen was already gone by the mid-1970s.
Edited from my February 9, 2025 (3:33 PM) comment:
Correction: This opened on May 22, 1968, not 1969.
Opened on June 27, 1969 with Steve McQueen in “Bullitt”.
Still operating in the mid-1980s, but the screen was most likely removed by 1988.
Twinned on October 23, 1981.
I looked at Google Earth, and holy crap the layout is ugly as hell. The second screen that was recently added was located VERY DAMN CLOSE to a large garage, and there are no traces AT ALL in the view, making the exact number of the car capacity harder. Judging by the layout of the land, I’m just going to guess around 50 cars when it first opened. In my opinion, this has to be one of the ugliest looking drive-ins I’ve ever seen.
The Somerset Theatre opened its doors on December 31, 1937 with Warner Baxter in “Vogues Of 1938” along with a few unnamed shorts. It was once operated by Odeon Theatres Canada and finally Cineplex Odeon. It was closed on October 20, 2000 with “Gladiator”.
Taken over by Neighborhood Theatres in June 1969.
Very unique to see Kodak sponsoring the opening!
Definitely closed after the 1955 season. It also appears that the screen was immediately removed after closure.
Still operating in the early-1980s, but the screen was gone by 1984.
Gone by 1984.
Still open in 1956, but was already gone by 1962. The screen remained standing for a time after closure.
A 1984 aerial view shows that the foundations of the concession building and much of the faded traces are still visible. All of these vanished by the early-1990s.
Closed on September 4, 1995, last operated by Cobb Theatres.
The Jerry Lewis Cinema opened its doors as a 350-seat single-screener on February 3, 1972 with Arthur Hill in “The Andromeda Strain” and a special kiddie matinee of Jerry Lewis in “The Big Mouth”. In July of that same year, it was renamed the Sarno Plaza Cinema when Florida West Amusements acquired the theater. It became the Sarno Plaza Twin when it was twinned on June 17, 1977, and expanded to six screens on August 6, 1993, renaming it the Sarno 6 Cinemas. It was closed on May 21, 2000.
Closed on January 5, 1974.
Definitely short-lived. That year’s aerial view shows that the screen is gone.
Gone by 1981.
A 1993 aerial view shows the screen was still standing, with everything still intact. The only thing different is that there’s a building at the northwest corner of the traces. I’m very sure this may’ve closed in the late-1980s or the very early-1990s.
Most likely still operating into the 1980s. A 1984 aerial view shows the theater with its screen and glory. It was already gone by the early-1990s.
Gone by 1972.
I kept getting Application Errors every single time I tried to add more information…
Easy find! It was located on 820 S E Broad St, Metter, GA 30439, where both 1969 and 1981 aerial views show the drive-in with its screen and glory, but there’s some very small buildings in the 1981 aerial view located right next to the screen. I cannot confirm that it was still operating at the time. It was already demolished by the early-1990s and a street dedicating to the Green-Point Drive-In was made.
Most likely still operating in the late-1960s but was already closed by 1972. That year’s aerial show that the screen being collapsed and lying face forward for some reason. The screen was already gone by the mid-1970s.
Everything remained standing into the 1980s, but the screen was gone by the early-1990s. As of 2026, traces are barely visible.