The drive-in was still intact in 1970, although I cannot say if it was open.
By 1982, the projection booth was gone and two years later the entire drive-in was demolished.
Today, the property is overgrown with trees. If there is any trace of the drive-in remaining, it is underneath the tree canopy. However, the entrance road still exists although there is no evidence of any gravel or pavement left.
The entire property is engulfed in trees. It also appears that the screen is no longer present. Although the projection booth/concession stand is still there.
I can’t be 100% certain without more information, but I’m going to say yes.
A 1960 topo map shows a drive-in where the Wonderland is located. And does not show any other drive-in anywhere near that area that I can see. If a topo map shows one, it should show another if it existed.
A 1956 aerial shows the drive-in intact complete with a fence that ran along the perimeter of the drive-in, save for the back.
By 1968, that fence was gone and the drive-in appears closed.
By 1983, the concession stand/projection booth was gone but the screen was still standing until some time before 1993.
Today, although nothing was built on the drive-in itself, the topography has changed considerably. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A slightly closer address is 32536 US-63, Macon, MO.
Google Maps has updated their street addresses and this puts it right on the property.
As of May 2023, the property is mostly clear. However, trees have grown up around what is left of the concession stand/projection booth and ticket booth.
It seems that the drive-in included a mobile home park as past aerial photos show it connected via the exit road. Today, only the concrete pads of the mobile home park remain.
It’s north of the church by two properties. A new house has been built where the screen once stood. You can still barely see the parch marks of the ramps to the east of the house.
The drive-in appears intact and operational in a 1960 and 1963 aerial.
However, by 1971 the screen was gone and a new building appears on the northeast corner of the property. By 1980, a go-kart track had been constructed on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
Although a new building has covered up part of the ramps on the eastern side, you can still barely make out part of the ramps to the south of the newspaper offices.
I’m curious of the origins to the name “Hilltop” as the ground around the property is rather flat.
This puts it right at Molly Road, which in the past was the entrance road to the drive-in.
The drive-in was still intact in 1981 (although I cannot say if it was open), but by 1986 it had been demolished. The only remnants of the drive-in remaining are the marquee and the ticket booth, although its roof is gone.
The buildings appear to be abandoned. An April 2022 Google Street View shows all the windows boarded up. That was not the case from 2007 to January 2021.
There doesn’t appear to be any ramps built and the projection booth must’ve been back in the woods because there is no structure in the middle of the property as typical of many drive-ins.
The address is 154 Kimball Bridge Rd, Alpharetta, GA.
The land was cleared in a 1955 aerial, by 1960 it was built and operational.
The screen was still standing as late as 1999, but it was gone by 2003. Today, the Fulton County Board of Education building is located where the screen once stood. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A closer address is 1020 E U.S. Hwy 150, Paoli, IN.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right in the middle of the property.
An August 2023 Google Street View shows the screen has finally collapsed. It is now a heap of rotted wooden planks and poles. Otherwise, only the outline and ramps remain.
The remnants of the drive-in might still sit under the trees. The majority of the drive-in sat on the north side of the property next to East Haythorne Road. Only the southern portion is covered by the man-made lake.
The drive-in was still intact in 1970, although I cannot say if it was open.
By 1982, the projection booth was gone and two years later the entire drive-in was demolished.
Today, the property is overgrown with trees. If there is any trace of the drive-in remaining, it is underneath the tree canopy. However, the entrance road still exists although there is no evidence of any gravel or pavement left.
The entire property is engulfed in trees. It also appears that the screen is no longer present. Although the projection booth/concession stand is still there.
I can’t be 100% certain without more information, but I’m going to say yes.
A 1960 topo map shows a drive-in where the Wonderland is located. And does not show any other drive-in anywhere near that area that I can see. If a topo map shows one, it should show another if it existed.
A 1956 aerial shows the drive-in intact complete with a fence that ran along the perimeter of the drive-in, save for the back. By 1968, that fence was gone and the drive-in appears closed.
By 1983, the concession stand/projection booth was gone but the screen was still standing until some time before 1993.
Today, although nothing was built on the drive-in itself, the topography has changed considerably. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A slightly closer address is 32536 US-63, Macon, MO.
Google Maps has updated their street addresses and this puts it right on the property.
As of May 2023, the property is mostly clear. However, trees have grown up around what is left of the concession stand/projection booth and ticket booth.
It seems that the drive-in included a mobile home park as past aerial photos show it connected via the exit road. Today, only the concrete pads of the mobile home park remain.
https://tinyurl.com/467upwxu
A 1976 aerial shows the building that would become The Falls Cinema with parking lot.
Was it a theater back then?
It would make sense given the Satellite Drive-In was in operation at that time. Adding two indoor screens for all-year viewing.
A closer address is 2135 Ellisville Blvd, Laurel, MS.
The drive-in appears in a 1955 aerial, but was demolished by 1960 to make way for Exit 93 of I-59. The address is next to the off-ramp.
There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/3bapjx4e
Difficult to see if the concession stand/projector booth is still there. But it does look like part of the marquee survived.
It’s north of the church by two properties. A new house has been built where the screen once stood. You can still barely see the parch marks of the ramps to the east of the house.
A 1984 aerial shows the drive-in demolished and seemingly for some time.
The Texas Drive-In did NOT operate until 1955.
A 1951 aerial shows the drive-in demolished with trees growing on part of the property. It clearly had been closed for some time well prior to 1951.
The drive-in appears intact and operational in a 1960 and 1963 aerial.
However, by 1971 the screen was gone and a new building appears on the northeast corner of the property. By 1980, a go-kart track had been constructed on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
Although a new building has covered up part of the ramps on the eastern side, you can still barely make out part of the ramps to the south of the newspaper offices.
I’m curious of the origins to the name “Hilltop” as the ground around the property is rather flat.
A closer address is 6998 M-65, Hale, MI.
This puts its on the location of Thomson’s Storage. I can’t say 100% this was the location, but it does have the general shape and hints of ramps.
https://tinyurl.com/58chnba8
A better address is 6090 Blue Star Hwy, Saugatuck, MI.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
https://tinyurl.com/3rfu563j
1478 W Marlette Rd, Sandusky, MI.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
Today, a couple of houses sit on the south side of the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/ywdkn6e4
Whatever traces of ramps remained after the drive-in closed seem to be long gone. The only remnants left is part of the entrance road.
A closer address is 1813 M-37, Hastings, MI.
This puts it right at Molly Road, which in the past was the entrance road to the drive-in.
The drive-in was still intact in 1981 (although I cannot say if it was open), but by 1986 it had been demolished. The only remnants of the drive-in remaining are the marquee and the ticket booth, although its roof is gone.
https://tinyurl.com/2s3rjfuf
The buildings appear to be abandoned. An April 2022 Google Street View shows all the windows boarded up. That was not the case from 2007 to January 2021.
A closer address is 2565 W Michigan Ave, Jackson, MI.
Today, the property is home to Jackson Self Storage. There are still faint parch marks of the outline and ramps on the north side of the property.
https://tinyurl.com/zpzsjxtz
There doesn’t appear to be any ramps built and the projection booth must’ve been back in the woods because there is no structure in the middle of the property as typical of many drive-ins.
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The address is 154 Kimball Bridge Rd, Alpharetta, GA.
The land was cleared in a 1955 aerial, by 1960 it was built and operational.
The screen was still standing as late as 1999, but it was gone by 2003. Today, the Fulton County Board of Education building is located where the screen once stood. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/mw3zxvnp
A closer address is 1020 E U.S. Hwy 150, Paoli, IN.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right in the middle of the property.
An August 2023 Google Street View shows the screen has finally collapsed. It is now a heap of rotted wooden planks and poles. Otherwise, only the outline and ramps remain.
https://tinyurl.com/48hhwxse
The land is still clear with the ramps, outline, and entrance/exit roads remaining.
The only thing remaining is part of the marquee.
The remnants of the drive-in might still sit under the trees. The majority of the drive-in sat on the north side of the property next to East Haythorne Road. Only the southern portion is covered by the man-made lake.