The Hub Drive-In was unusual in that the screen faced west into the setting sun.
The drive-in was still intact in 1989, although it was clearly in the process of being demolished.
Today, the Williams County Communications and Extension Office sits on the property along with its rather large parking lot. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
The drive-in was still intact in 1981. But at some point before 1987 it was demolished and a building put on the property. That lasted until 2018 when afterwards the building was removed and what appears to be a softball field put in its place.
I say softball field because the Slinger HS Baseball field sits to the north. And the Slinger HS website indicates they have a softball team. The field is connected to a soccer pitch via dirt path.
There is no trace of the drive-in remaining. Although the field does sit at the same angle with home plate near where the screen once sat and the field located where the ramps once stood.
A closer address is 22545 Old US Hwy 59, Poteau, OK.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right next to the property where the old entrance road used to be.
A 1955 aerial shows the remains of a drive-in at that location, the junction of what was then HWY 271 and HWY 59 which created the “Y”.
I understand that other information puts the drive-in in Wister, but the same 1955 aerial shows no evidence that a drive-in existed near that intersection.
So, this was it or perhaps it was a drive-in that was never completed, but at least there is photographic evidence.
Today, a radio station sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A business that rents and sells storage units is now on the property. All traces of the ramps are gone. The only indication of the drive-in remaining are the entrance and exit connection to the main road.
A closer address is 5039 Firestone Pl, South Gate, CA.
The drive-in was never connected to Firestone Blvd, but rather Firestone Place which ran just north of the boulevard.
The drive-in remained intact through 1993, but was completely demolished and replaced by MAERSK SK trucking company which currently sits on the property along with a large parking lot and other businesses. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A closer address is 3653 32nd St SE, St Cloud, MN.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
The drive-in was still intact in a 1984 aerial, but appears closed. By 2003, it had been completely demolished. Today, there is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A closer address is 1800 Dothan Rd, Bainbridge, GA.
Google maps has updated their addresses and this puts it where the entrance road used to be.
A 1952 aerial shows the drive-in intact and perhaps open, it’s rather hard to tell from just a photograph.
A 1974 aerial shows the drive-in with the screen still up, but the projection booth seems to be gone and the ramps are overgrown with grass. By 1984, it had been completely demolished.
Today, it is a Circle K Truck Stop with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A closer address is 8147 Winfield Rd, Winfield, WV.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right next to the property.
A 1984 aerial shows the screen up, but the projection booth/concession stand torn down.
Today, the property is owned by Twin River, a lumber company, but the entire area where the drive-in sat is undeveloped and overgrown. No trace of the drive-in remains.
The 1970 aerial shows the drive-in intact, but it doesn’t appear open because there is debris on the property.
By 1974, the projection booth/concession stand is no longer present.
Furthermore, I-20 is close, but does not cross the property. In fact, it appears the drive-in was long closed years before highway construction began in the area.
Today, a large part of the property is still open and undeveloped, but there is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A closer address is 630 Grant Ave, Junction City, KS.
This address places it right where the screen was located. Today, the property consists of a strip mall in the front which appears to be empty. And a housing edition in the back.
It seems a little strange to me that the city would extend a road into the property which has yet to be developed. It’s been about 15 years since Guthrie road was created, so perhaps there were plans in place that have been delayed or cancelled.
It is possible that at some point Guthrie Road may be continued through the property until it connects with Interstate 30.
In any event, Guthrie Road takes the place of the original entrance which now has a Captain D’s sitting on it. Otherwise, the property remains untouched with the ramps still clearly in place. It seems an ideal setting for a drive-in as it is surrounded by trees and a couple of businesses. But I highly doubt it will ever open as a drive-in again even if the possibility remains.
A closer address is 11395 Brookpark Rd, Parma, OH.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the entrance road.
Today, the entrance road contains Public Storage. However, most of the property is still undeveloped and you can see the ramps and what is left of the projection booth/concession stand.
A closer address is 8908 S Central Ave, Hamlin, TX.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property. Although the original entrance road that connects to US-83 is still present, there is no address on Google Maps for that.
By 1984, the drive-in had been totally demolished and a house built. But you can still make out the parch marks of the ramps on the southside of the property.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
The drive-in is intact in 1973, although trees and shrubs virtually surround the screen. By 1983, the drive-in was demolished with the projection booth being the only remnant still standing today.
MichaelKilgore - If your information is correct, then the drive-in at 4665 NC-211 is probably the Model Drive-In.
It does seem that the 1960 aerial of the Model Drive-In is accurate in terms of its date since it was clearly demolished save for the projection booth.
However, I cannot explain how a tree which was not there in 1955 grew to such sizable proportions in less than five years. But perhaps that is a mystery best left to others to solve.
The correct address is 3087 W 5th St, Lumberton, NC.
It appears intact and operational in 1955 and 1960. It’s still intact in 1971, but does not appear operational. The clincher is that the drive-in is located at the intersection of West 5th Street and Starlite Drive, so I highly doubt it is a coincidence.
Today, it is mostly empty with only hints that ramps once existed on the property.
The drive-in at 4665 NC-211, Lumberton, NC is a different drive-in. It’s not the “original” site of the Starlite because it’s on the wrong highway and east of Lumberton, not west as the ad states.
The Hub Drive-In was unusual in that the screen faced west into the setting sun.
The drive-in was still intact in 1989, although it was clearly in the process of being demolished.
Today, the Williams County Communications and Extension Office sits on the property along with its rather large parking lot. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A slightly closer address is 4344 E Wilshire Ave, Coolidge, AZ.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right where the projection booth use to be.
There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/mpu6k3s2
The drive-in was still intact in 1981. But at some point before 1987 it was demolished and a building put on the property. That lasted until 2018 when afterwards the building was removed and what appears to be a softball field put in its place.
I say softball field because the Slinger HS Baseball field sits to the north. And the Slinger HS website indicates they have a softball team. The field is connected to a soccer pitch via dirt path.
There is no trace of the drive-in remaining. Although the field does sit at the same angle with home plate near where the screen once sat and the field located where the ramps once stood.
A closer address is 22545 Old US Hwy 59, Poteau, OK.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right next to the property where the old entrance road used to be.
A 1955 aerial shows the remains of a drive-in at that location, the junction of what was then HWY 271 and HWY 59 which created the “Y”.
I understand that other information puts the drive-in in Wister, but the same 1955 aerial shows no evidence that a drive-in existed near that intersection.
So, this was it or perhaps it was a drive-in that was never completed, but at least there is photographic evidence.
Today, a radio station sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/527y7jaa
A business that rents and sells storage units is now on the property. All traces of the ramps are gone. The only indication of the drive-in remaining are the entrance and exit connection to the main road.
Hurricane Belle hit around the Flanders area in 1976. I’m not finding any record of a hurricane near the Flanders area in 1974.
The drive-in remained untouched for nearly 30 years until development began in 2005/2006.
A closer address is 5039 Firestone Pl, South Gate, CA.
The drive-in was never connected to Firestone Blvd, but rather Firestone Place which ran just north of the boulevard.
The drive-in remained intact through 1993, but was completely demolished and replaced by MAERSK SK trucking company which currently sits on the property along with a large parking lot and other businesses. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/4scpe4v3
A closer address is 71305 Main Rd, Greenport, NY.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right next to the property on the east side.
As mentioned before, the pylon or marquee is the only remaining structure left from the drive-in. The rest of the property is overgrown.
https://tinyurl.com/55ncvjav
A closer address is 3653 32nd St SE, St Cloud, MN.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
The drive-in was still intact in a 1984 aerial, but appears closed. By 2003, it had been completely demolished. Today, there is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/bd6cp7v9
A closer address is 1906 Jacksboro Pike, La Follette, TN. As previously mentioned by jwmovies.
Today, the La Follette Church of God sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/3ec7de8d
A closer address is 1800 Dothan Rd, Bainbridge, GA.
Google maps has updated their addresses and this puts it where the entrance road used to be.
A 1952 aerial shows the drive-in intact and perhaps open, it’s rather hard to tell from just a photograph.
A 1974 aerial shows the drive-in with the screen still up, but the projection booth seems to be gone and the ramps are overgrown with grass. By 1984, it had been completely demolished.
Today, it is a Circle K Truck Stop with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/9an3ffzy
A 1986 aerial shows the drive-in was totally demolished and replaced by a couple of businesses.
By 2003, the entire area, including a housing edition, was razed. Today, it is all open country with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A closer address is 8147 Winfield Rd, Winfield, WV.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right next to the property.
A 1984 aerial shows the screen up, but the projection booth/concession stand torn down.
Today, the property is owned by Twin River, a lumber company, but the entire area where the drive-in sat is undeveloped and overgrown. No trace of the drive-in remains.
https://tinyurl.com/d9j5esr4
The 1970 aerial shows the drive-in intact, but it doesn’t appear open because there is debris on the property. By 1974, the projection booth/concession stand is no longer present.
Furthermore, I-20 is close, but does not cross the property. In fact, it appears the drive-in was long closed years before highway construction began in the area.
Today, a large part of the property is still open and undeveloped, but there is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
You can just see hints of a few ramps in the 1971 aerial. But the entire property eventually became an orchard.
A closer address is 2158 Fair Rd, Abilene, KS.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the projection booth/concession stand which is still standing.
https://tinyurl.com/yc2rr9yv
A closer address is 630 Grant Ave, Junction City, KS.
This address places it right where the screen was located. Today, the property consists of a strip mall in the front which appears to be empty. And a housing edition in the back.
https://tinyurl.com/54hrsssc
It seems a little strange to me that the city would extend a road into the property which has yet to be developed. It’s been about 15 years since Guthrie road was created, so perhaps there were plans in place that have been delayed or cancelled.
It is possible that at some point Guthrie Road may be continued through the property until it connects with Interstate 30.
In any event, Guthrie Road takes the place of the original entrance which now has a Captain D’s sitting on it. Otherwise, the property remains untouched with the ramps still clearly in place. It seems an ideal setting for a drive-in as it is surrounded by trees and a couple of businesses. But I highly doubt it will ever open as a drive-in again even if the possibility remains.
A closer address is 11395 Brookpark Rd, Parma, OH.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the entrance road.
Today, the entrance road contains Public Storage. However, most of the property is still undeveloped and you can see the ramps and what is left of the projection booth/concession stand.
https://tinyurl.com/3xhz5sv8
A closer address is 1311 Cumberland Falls Rd, Corbin, KY.
Google Maps has updated their address and this puts it on the south side on the road where the drive-in was located.
https://tinyurl.com/2spvmmtj
A closer address is 8908 S Central Ave, Hamlin, TX.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property. Although the original entrance road that connects to US-83 is still present, there is no address on Google Maps for that.
By 1984, the drive-in had been totally demolished and a house built. But you can still make out the parch marks of the ramps on the southside of the property.
https://tinyurl.com/yps4wbak
A closer address is 810 Theatre Rd, Lemmon, SD.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
The drive-in is intact in 1973, although trees and shrubs virtually surround the screen. By 1983, the drive-in was demolished with the projection booth being the only remnant still standing today.
https://tinyurl.com/muwtdzfe
That is one mystery solved. That fast-growing tree is next. And it still appears to be there. ;)
MichaelKilgore - If your information is correct, then the drive-in at 4665 NC-211 is probably the Model Drive-In.
It does seem that the 1960 aerial of the Model Drive-In is accurate in terms of its date since it was clearly demolished save for the projection booth.
However, I cannot explain how a tree which was not there in 1955 grew to such sizable proportions in less than five years. But perhaps that is a mystery best left to others to solve.
The correct address is 3087 W 5th St, Lumberton, NC.
It appears intact and operational in 1955 and 1960. It’s still intact in 1971, but does not appear operational. The clincher is that the drive-in is located at the intersection of West 5th Street and Starlite Drive, so I highly doubt it is a coincidence.
Today, it is mostly empty with only hints that ramps once existed on the property.
The drive-in at 4665 NC-211, Lumberton, NC is a different drive-in. It’s not the “original” site of the Starlite because it’s on the wrong highway and east of Lumberton, not west as the ad states.
https://tinyurl.com/4p3e2kmn