863 South Main Street, Fort Scott, KS is a good alternate address that works on Google Maps. The one with US-69 put the location east of Dallas, Texas for some reason when I entered it.
It should be noted that Hickory Road was the entrance road to the drive-in. At least the first 75 feet of it from US-69.
Today there is nothing left of the drive-in. It seems to be a parking area for a truck driving school.
I have a closer address to what was the old entrance road, 4695 BC-3A, Nelson, BC.
The marquee is still standing. It is located just east of the entrance to the Mini-Mall Storage. From the photo, the entrance road to the drive-in is now a private entrance.
I suspect given the location of the marquee and the photo of when the drive-in was still in operation, that the road now called Starlight Drive was probably the exit road from the drive-in.
Something is not right with the photos and/or the location of the drive-in. The photos show the screen next to the highway and what is clearly a sign with “Roth’s Drive-In”.
However, the drive-in at the 3052 S. Main Street location had a different marquee and the screen was well away from the road on the back of the property.
And despite some similarities in the background to the drive-in located north of the town (Harrisburg Drive-In), the photos do not appear to match that either. Especially since the screen sat well away from the highway.
My guess is that the photos are from another drive-in that was also called Roth’s Drive-In, but not in Harrisburg.
Looks like they repainted the marquee and took the top part that had the name “Skyline” off. Now “Skyline” appears under the arrow with “A1 Exterminating Co” on the sign below.
The land around the sign has been paved for a parking lot. And the bricks which hold a small garden under the sign appears to be restored.
I believe I found it. The address is 1801 West King Ave, Florence, SC.
The drive-in appears in a 1957 aerial. By 1983 it was totally gone. A large, empty building currently occupies most of the property. While the “Wash Tub” occupies the entrance road.
The projector booth/concession stand was still present as late as 2010. You can see it clearly in a 2008 Google street view. However, a house was then built nearby and the building was torn down. Today, you can only see the foundations.
The Caldwell Golf Course, that you noted is across the street, is listed in Medford. The small unincorporated town of Renfrow is closer than Medford, but I’m not seeing any Jefferson.
I have a possible location, 459 S. Ash, Nowata, OK
A 1959 entry in the Nowata Daily Star states that Chester Fleming, the owner of the now-defunct Park-Vu drive-in on US 169 leased the land for a trailer court to be constructed.
Given the description, that trailer court was opposite Jack Gordon Park. The article states that the trailer court would have gas, electric, water, and sewer service, so the location makes sense.
A 1971 aerial photo shows several trailers placed close together at that location, but no trace of a drive-in. Today, there are still a few trailers on the site.
Odd there is no address for the Parkvu when there is one for the Sky-Vu.
Nowata is a pretty small town, although there are three larger towns to the west, north, and east respectively. If you can find an address, that would make the confirmation a lot easier.
MichaelKilgore - If the County/No Name Drive-in was at 1100 S. Seventh Street, then what is sitting at the corner of W. Hines Avenue and S. 11th Street?
A closer address is 1807 Cherry Rd, Rock Hill, SC.
A 1965 aerial shows it in operation. By 1983 it had been demolished. Cherry Park Centre is currently on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A 1965 aerial shows a drive-in at that location with the screen no longer present. Today, a DDCSVC is present on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
I do not know why the 11th Street was closed from the end of 1959 to 1964. So, I’m not going to guess. Only that the Tulsa TV Memories site listed it as being “rebuilt” before opening in ‘64. But the screen was not changed. Our manager said it was the oldest standing screen in Tulsa at that time.
But I can say I remember that the 11th Street and Airview were owned by the same company and I believe they closed at roughly the same time. The Apache was owned by someone else, but I know they closed no later than the end of the ‘83 season.
In those days we opened in April or May and closed in September.
The Tulsa TV Memories site has the drive-in closing by end of 1983. I worked at the 11th Street drive-in the year before and both drive-ins along with the Airview closed within a year or so of each other.
In looking at the 1947 topo map and 1955 aerial, it appears that the location was developed for residential housing. That would’ve wiped out any trace of the drive-in.
It’s only a guess, but I imagine the drive-in sat closer to the highway than the address indicates. Whatever the case, by 1955 it was totally gone.
A 1981 aerial still shows the drive-in intact.
A 1993 aerial appears to show the drive-in has been closed for a while.
By 1999, the sports fields have been created over the site.
Today, you can still see the faint parch marks of the ramps and outline of the drive-in.
863 South Main Street, Fort Scott, KS is a good alternate address that works on Google Maps. The one with US-69 put the location east of Dallas, Texas for some reason when I entered it.
It should be noted that Hickory Road was the entrance road to the drive-in. At least the first 75 feet of it from US-69.
Today there is nothing left of the drive-in. It seems to be a parking area for a truck driving school.
I have a closer address to what was the old entrance road, 4695 BC-3A, Nelson, BC.
The marquee is still standing. It is located just east of the entrance to the Mini-Mall Storage. From the photo, the entrance road to the drive-in is now a private entrance.
I suspect given the location of the marquee and the photo of when the drive-in was still in operation, that the road now called Starlight Drive was probably the exit road from the drive-in.
A May 2021 Google Street View shows construction on the northern end of the property. It looks like duplexes, but could be something else.
Regardless, the new construction has wiped out the remnants of the drive-in.
Something is not right with the photos and/or the location of the drive-in. The photos show the screen next to the highway and what is clearly a sign with “Roth’s Drive-In”.
However, the drive-in at the 3052 S. Main Street location had a different marquee and the screen was well away from the road on the back of the property.
And despite some similarities in the background to the drive-in located north of the town (Harrisburg Drive-In), the photos do not appear to match that either. Especially since the screen sat well away from the highway.
My guess is that the photos are from another drive-in that was also called Roth’s Drive-In, but not in Harrisburg.
The concession stand was torn down. All that is left is the foundation.
Looks like they repainted the marquee and took the top part that had the name “Skyline” off. Now “Skyline” appears under the arrow with “A1 Exterminating Co” on the sign below.
The land around the sign has been paved for a parking lot. And the bricks which hold a small garden under the sign appears to be restored.
I believe I found it. The address is 1801 West King Ave, Florence, SC.
The drive-in appears in a 1957 aerial. By 1983 it was totally gone. A large, empty building currently occupies most of the property. While the “Wash Tub” occupies the entrance road.
There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/5y34kwz9
The projector booth/concession stand was still present as late as 2010. You can see it clearly in a 2008 Google street view. However, a house was then built nearby and the building was torn down. Today, you can only see the foundations.
jwmovies - Where do you get Jefferson from?
The Caldwell Golf Course, that you noted is across the street, is listed in Medford. The small unincorporated town of Renfrow is closer than Medford, but I’m not seeing any Jefferson.
MichaelKilgore - You might want to look at the 1972 aerial photo again. The very large screen present in the 1959 photo is clearly gone.
The concession stand/projector booth still seems to be intact in a 1980 aerial photo, but is gone by 1995.
I have a possible location, 459 S. Ash, Nowata, OK
A 1959 entry in the Nowata Daily Star states that Chester Fleming, the owner of the now-defunct Park-Vu drive-in on US 169 leased the land for a trailer court to be constructed.
Given the description, that trailer court was opposite Jack Gordon Park. The article states that the trailer court would have gas, electric, water, and sewer service, so the location makes sense.
A 1971 aerial photo shows several trailers placed close together at that location, but no trace of a drive-in. Today, there are still a few trailers on the site.
https://tinyurl.com/2mvzk8k3
Odd there is no address for the Parkvu when there is one for the Sky-Vu.
Nowata is a pretty small town, although there are three larger towns to the west, north, and east respectively. If you can find an address, that would make the confirmation a lot easier.
MichaelKilgore - If the County/No Name Drive-in was at 1100 S. Seventh Street, then what is sitting at the corner of W. Hines Avenue and S. 11th Street?
A closer address is 1807 Cherry Rd, Rock Hill, SC.
A 1965 aerial shows it in operation. By 1983 it had been demolished. Cherry Park Centre is currently on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/c9ddkt9p
Found It.
The address is 348 S Workman St, Rock Hill, SC.
A 1965 aerial shows a drive-in at that location with the screen no longer present. Today, a DDCSVC is present on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/3r46czm9
I do not know why the 11th Street was closed from the end of 1959 to 1964. So, I’m not going to guess. Only that the Tulsa TV Memories site listed it as being “rebuilt” before opening in ‘64. But the screen was not changed. Our manager said it was the oldest standing screen in Tulsa at that time.
But I can say I remember that the 11th Street and Airview were owned by the same company and I believe they closed at roughly the same time. The Apache was owned by someone else, but I know they closed no later than the end of the ‘83 season.
In those days we opened in April or May and closed in September.
The Tulsa TV Memories site has the drive-in closing by end of 1983. I worked at the 11th Street drive-in the year before and both drive-ins along with the Airview closed within a year or so of each other.
http://tulsatvmemories.com/aida.html
A 1980 aerial shows the screen has been removed. By 1995, the concession stand was removed as well.
You can still see the remnants of a few ramps behind the AutoNation dealership.
Only the entrance and exit roads remain along with what might be the marquee.
A closer address is 1037 Washington Road, Westminster, MD. A 1971 topo map shows a drive-in on the east side of the road.
By 1979, a number of homes were established on the site with Marydell Drive replacing the entrance road. Today, there is no trace of the drive-in.
It appears that the foundation for the projector booth/concession stand still survives.
In looking at the 1947 topo map and 1955 aerial, it appears that the location was developed for residential housing. That would’ve wiped out any trace of the drive-in.
It’s only a guess, but I imagine the drive-in sat closer to the highway than the address indicates. Whatever the case, by 1955 it was totally gone.
A 1969 aerial shows the drive-in intact and appearing to be open.
By 1982, the drive-in looks to be closed as the exit road appears to be overgrown.
A 1981 aerial still shows the drive-in intact. A 1993 aerial appears to show the drive-in has been closed for a while. By 1999, the sports fields have been created over the site.
Today, you can still see the faint parch marks of the ramps and outline of the drive-in.