A May 2024 Google Street View (which has rays of sunlight streaming through the clouds in spectacular fashion) shows what’s left of the marquee which is three support poles.
Repeated plowing has removed whatever parch marks had been present on the property.
A closer address is 17750 S Bryant Rd, Tahlequah, OK.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property. As stated earlier, the drive-in was connected to S Bryant Road and not W Choctaw Street.
The concession stand/projector booth appears to be standing, although if it is the same building it has been considerably modified. It features a large garage door and windows with no small “projection” windows on the front.
Could be the same building. Could be a newer building using the same foundation. I can’t say.
Looks like the property is being used as a dump for rocks and dirt. Or maybe something will be constructed on the property. Either way, all traces of the drive-in are now gone.
A 1965 aerial shows the drive-in intact at the address listed.
However, a 1974 aerial shows the drive-in demolished and another drive-in a few hundred feet to the northwest, which is now at 367714 E 5020 Rd, Cleveland, OK.
So, I take it the drive-in was closed and moved to the new location where it still stands intact today?
A closer address is 25915 Foxwood Ln, Lebanon, MO.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property. I understand that Foxwood Lane didn’t exist when the drive-in was open, but it appears that the entrance area has been renamed Foxwood Lane, so it is the same.
There is basically nothing left of the drive-in and most of the property is overgrown and has lots of debris.
Unless the topography has changed radically in the years since the drive-in closed, it is safe to say that those who docked on the shore of the river were transported to the drive-in by other means.
The issue is that the property has changed dramatically since the drive-in was demolished. It no longer connects to Hilltop Drive, so none of the addresses that include Hilltop Drive seem to come close to finding the property today. Using Google Maps, the 3150 Hilltop Drive address is a good mile away to the west.
The screen sat where the Courtyard Richmond is, at 3150 Garrity Way, Richmond, CA.
Perhaps when Google Maps updates it addresses to include the circular building just to the west of Blume Drive (mere feet from where the old drive-in entrance once stood), that could be used.
The drive-in was completely demolished, but the outline, ramps, and most of the entrance road remains. However, it will most likely become overgrown with trees in the coming years.
A 1955 aerial shows the entire area around the intersection to be a forest. The one open area shows no indication of being used as a drive-in given the number of fully grown trees within its border.
More information is needed to find the address of this drive-in.
A 1950 aerial shows the drive-in at that location. By 1958, a building had replaced the drive-in. Today, the east side of the property is Habitat for Humanity while the west side is the parking lot.
Whatever the flooding issues were, they seemed to have either disappeared or become a manageable issue after the drive-in moved.
The drive-in was still intact in 1987 and appearing to be operational or at least very well maintained.
By 1997, it had been completely demolished.
Today, the Butler High School Football Stadium reaches just into the southern part of the property which is otherwise still an open field. You can still see the imprint of the outline, ramps, and entrance & exit roads.
A May 2024 Google Street View (which has rays of sunlight streaming through the clouds in spectacular fashion) shows what’s left of the marquee which is three support poles.
Repeated plowing has removed whatever parch marks had been present on the property.
A closer address is 1806 Dawson Springs Rd, Hopkinsville, KY.
This puts it right on the property which is now occupied by a large building. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/2zyu62u3
A closer address is 2010 SK-5, Saskatoon, SK S7H 5S8, Canada.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the projection booth/concession stand.
https://tinyurl.com/4badfvsc
A closer address is 17750 S Bryant Rd, Tahlequah, OK.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property. As stated earlier, the drive-in was connected to S Bryant Road and not W Choctaw Street.
https://tinyurl.com/fybf2mbz
A closer address is 80958 N 2590 Rd, Watonga, OK.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
https://tinyurl.com/ye269u24
A closer address is 302041 Old Oklahoma 7, Duncan, OK.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
https://tinyurl.com/y8467pe8
A closer address is 1992 N 1st St, Madill, OK.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
https://tinyurl.com/5xrex2dy
A closer address is 1531 Old 98 Rd, Valliant, OK.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
https://tinyurl.com/bdehnv6f
A closer address is 1410 E Columbia St, Okemah, OK.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right in the middle of the property.
The concession stand/projection booth is still there.
https://tinyurl.com/yc7w9mdv
The concession stand/projector booth appears to be standing, although if it is the same building it has been considerably modified. It features a large garage door and windows with no small “projection” windows on the front.
Could be the same building.
Could be a newer building using the same foundation.
I can’t say.
Looks like the property is being used as a dump for rocks and dirt. Or maybe something will be constructed on the property. Either way, all traces of the drive-in are now gone.
A 1965 aerial shows the drive-in intact at the address listed.
However, a 1974 aerial shows the drive-in demolished and another drive-in a few hundred feet to the northwest, which is now at 367714 E 5020 Rd, Cleveland, OK.
So, I take it the drive-in was closed and moved to the new location where it still stands intact today?
https://tinyurl.com/a5cahd6j
A slightly closer address is 6423 US-18, Jefferson, WI.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property just behind the ticket booth.
https://tinyurl.com/y6z26nfs
A closer address is 25915 Foxwood Ln, Lebanon, MO.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property. I understand that Foxwood Lane didn’t exist when the drive-in was open, but it appears that the entrance area has been renamed Foxwood Lane, so it is the same.
There is basically nothing left of the drive-in and most of the property is overgrown and has lots of debris.
https://tinyurl.com/4epav6p3
Unless the topography has changed radically in the years since the drive-in closed, it is safe to say that those who docked on the shore of the river were transported to the drive-in by other means.
The outline, ramps, and projection booth of the drive-in remained until 2015. By 2017, a parking lot had been placed on the property.
The only traces of the drive-in remaining are the remnants of the old entrance road, the base of the marquee, and the wall.
A slightly closer address is 1161 Whitefield Rd Bethlehem, New Hampshire. This puts it right on the property.
The property is currently occupied by Bethlehem Log Yard. Apart from the general outline, there is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/yuc5mu7j
A closer address is 110 Old Emporia Rd, Gaston, NC.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right next to the drive-in. The marquee is still there and falling apart.
https://tinyurl.com/5n77a59x
The issue is that the property has changed dramatically since the drive-in was demolished. It no longer connects to Hilltop Drive, so none of the addresses that include Hilltop Drive seem to come close to finding the property today. Using Google Maps, the 3150 Hilltop Drive address is a good mile away to the west.
The screen sat where the Courtyard Richmond is, at 3150 Garrity Way, Richmond, CA.
Perhaps when Google Maps updates it addresses to include the circular building just to the west of Blume Drive (mere feet from where the old drive-in entrance once stood), that could be used.
The drive-in was completely demolished, but the outline, ramps, and most of the entrance road remains. However, it will most likely become overgrown with trees in the coming years.
A 1955 aerial shows the entire area around the intersection to be a forest. The one open area shows no indication of being used as a drive-in given the number of fully grown trees within its border.
More information is needed to find the address of this drive-in.
A closer address is 6600 7th Street, Bay City, TX
This puts it right on the property. Today, the building is being converted to a Mexican restaurant.
You can still see the outline and ramps of the south part of the drive-in.
https://tinyurl.com/2jckhj9f
So, it disappeared then. ;)
A 1950 aerial shows the drive-in at that location. By 1958, a building had replaced the drive-in. Today, the east side of the property is Habitat for Humanity while the west side is the parking lot.
Whatever the flooding issues were, they seemed to have either disappeared or become a manageable issue after the drive-in moved.
The drive-in was still intact in 1987 and appearing to be operational or at least very well maintained.
By 1997, it had been completely demolished.
Today, the Butler High School Football Stadium reaches just into the southern part of the property which is otherwise still an open field. You can still see the imprint of the outline, ramps, and entrance & exit roads.