Ted Vaughan and his Glenlea Corporation opened the Fairfield Drive-In featuring a superstructure 100ft CinemaScope screen and a 650-car capacity (listed as 700) on May 18, 1956 with Gary Cooper in “Vera Cruz” along with six unnamed cartoons.
The Fairfield Drive-In flipped its format from mainstream films to adult films in November 1977. This didn’t last long, and the Fairfield closed in December 1978.
The Bellwood opened its gates on May 28, 1948 with Randolph Scott in “Gunfighters” along with two shorts (one of which was listed as “Animal Speaks” which I don’t know where that came from) and a cartoon.
The Bellwood closed for the final time on September 26, 1986 with “Haunted Honeymoon” and “Summer Rental” at Screen 1 and “Shanghai Surprise” and “Fire With Fire” at Screen 2.
The Broadway Drive-In opened its gates on June 25, 1947 with Sonja Henie in “It’s A Pleasure” with no extra short subjects. Its original installations include RCA in-car speakers and a mammoth screen.
It is closed in 1972 and was demolished the following year in 1973.
Found it! In the little area of Vandar, the drive-in was located either located on 3485 Clinton Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28312. It probably started life as a smaller drive-in but turns out it expanded its traces. The Moonlite probably closed around 1981. A 1980 aerial view shows the theater in good shape and appears to be running, but three years later in the 1983 aerial view shows the theater fading its traces meaning that the theater may’ve closed a couple of years prior.
The Skyview was located on 132 Skyview Dr, Helenwood, TN 37755. The theater was still running in the early-1980s, but it was unknown if it was still running in the late-1980s due to a building that covered some of the theater’s traces. It had been already demolished by the 1997 aerial view.
Found it. The theater was located at the intersections of Garner Street and White Avenue. A 1955 aerial view was very dense but you can see where the screen and the concession stand is but the traces were so bright because it was located on possible farmland. This is probably short-lived, as a 1966 aerial view shows that it was already demolished years beforehand.
The original Starlite closed for the final time on September 4, 1988 with “Crocodile Dundee II” following concession concerns by the Bozeman Police Department on alcohol sales after four 17-to-19-year-old Bozeman teenagers were arrested and charged with single misdemeanor charges involving possessions of underage drinking that same day (either during intermission or during the movie).
Closed and demolished. The ‘new’ Starlite only operated for almost two months, and was demolished right after the ‘new’ Starlite’s only partial season which featured a selection of first-runs, second-runs, independents, classics, and family-oriented films (as well as films that were filmed in Montana) all on a 25ft daylight LED screen.
The theater closed on September 19, 2020 with a one-day showing of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” (although its last classic film shown there was the 1964 Disney classic “Mary Poppins” a day prior. What’s funny about it is that they placed a photo of a crooked 2004 United Kingdom Disney DVD cover of the movie on its website rather than the original 1964 poster that most theaters have placed. It appears that the only one person just copied a random image of the movie off of Google or some site and placed it on its website for some funny reason).
Its website which was created by SquareSpace only lasted until October 2020 when their website license expired. Aerial views from a year later show nothing being left, although there was a blue house on the property that could be its former concession stand.
This probably either closed during the final weeks of 1990 or the first couple months of 1991. The theater’s former phone number was still attached in Newport News Daily News’s theater list into the first few months of 1991.
The 550-car capacity Super 17 Drive-In opened its gates on August 12, 1950 with “Massacre River” along with four unnamed cartoons, featuring installations of RCA Victor sound. It was first operated by the Cradock Amusement Company who also operated Newport News’s Green Acres Drive-In and Petersburg’s Park Drive-In, and the concession building was constructed entirely by the Bierio Vending Company.
It appears that I found it. It is located on 2709 South St, Nacogdoches, TX 75964.
This appears to be opened sometime in the 1960s. It was once operated by the Texas Cinema Corporation.
Closed on October 9, 1977 with “The Child” and “Axe”.
Ted Vaughan and his Glenlea Corporation opened the Fairfield Drive-In featuring a superstructure 100ft CinemaScope screen and a 650-car capacity (listed as 700) on May 18, 1956 with Gary Cooper in “Vera Cruz” along with six unnamed cartoons.
The Fairfield Drive-In flipped its format from mainstream films to adult films in November 1977. This didn’t last long, and the Fairfield closed in December 1978.
The Bellwood opened its gates on May 28, 1948 with Randolph Scott in “Gunfighters” along with two shorts (one of which was listed as “Animal Speaks” which I don’t know where that came from) and a cartoon.
The Bellwood closed for the final time on September 26, 1986 with “Haunted Honeymoon” and “Summer Rental” at Screen 1 and “Shanghai Surprise” and “Fire With Fire” at Screen 2.
The Broadway Drive-In opened its gates on June 25, 1947 with Sonja Henie in “It’s A Pleasure” with no extra short subjects. Its original installations include RCA in-car speakers and a mammoth screen.
It is closed in 1972 and was demolished the following year in 1973.
The Baxter opened its doors with “Tarzan And The Huntress” along with a couple of short subjects and a special display of lights before showing.
The Baxter Theatre closed its doors with a two-day showing of John Denver in “Oh God” (which is originally scheduled to be shown for six days).
Opened on August 30, 1939.
Yeah, I put the closest address for a reason, because I cannot spot the address of the former theater site on Google Maps.
It looks like this closed in the early-1980s, as a 1985 aerial view shows the theater’s screen being removed.
Found it! In the little area of Vandar, the drive-in was located either located on 3485 Clinton Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28312. It probably started life as a smaller drive-in but turns out it expanded its traces. The Moonlite probably closed around 1981. A 1980 aerial view shows the theater in good shape and appears to be running, but three years later in the 1983 aerial view shows the theater fading its traces meaning that the theater may’ve closed a couple of years prior.
That’s one heck of an unusual name for a drive-in. I don’t know if it has an original name.
The Cinema 1 & 2 is the first multi-screen theater in all of Montana, with Screen #1 housing 340 seats while Screen #2 housed 264 seats.
The Skyview was located on 132 Skyview Dr, Helenwood, TN 37755. The theater was still running in the early-1980s, but it was unknown if it was still running in the late-1980s due to a building that covered some of the theater’s traces. It had been already demolished by the 1997 aerial view.
The New Moon was located on 5151 Prosperity Dr, Springfield, OH 45502.
Found it. The theater was located at the intersections of Garner Street and White Avenue. A 1955 aerial view was very dense but you can see where the screen and the concession stand is but the traces were so bright because it was located on possible farmland. This is probably short-lived, as a 1966 aerial view shows that it was already demolished years beforehand.
Later operated by Theatre Operators, Inc (who also operated the Plaza West Cinemas and the Marina Theatres), and lastly by Wehrenberg Theatres.
The original Starlite closed for the final time on September 4, 1988 with “Crocodile Dundee II” following concession concerns by the Bozeman Police Department on alcohol sales after four 17-to-19-year-old Bozeman teenagers were arrested and charged with single misdemeanor charges involving possessions of underage drinking that same day (either during intermission or during the movie).
Closed and demolished. The ‘new’ Starlite only operated for almost two months, and was demolished right after the ‘new’ Starlite’s only partial season which featured a selection of first-runs, second-runs, independents, classics, and family-oriented films (as well as films that were filmed in Montana) all on a 25ft daylight LED screen.
The theater closed on September 19, 2020 with a one-day showing of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” (although its last classic film shown there was the 1964 Disney classic “Mary Poppins” a day prior. What’s funny about it is that they placed a photo of a crooked 2004 United Kingdom Disney DVD cover of the movie on its website rather than the original 1964 poster that most theaters have placed. It appears that the only one person just copied a random image of the movie off of Google or some site and placed it on its website for some funny reason).
Its website which was created by SquareSpace only lasted until October 2020 when their website license expired. Aerial views from a year later show nothing being left, although there was a blue house on the property that could be its former concession stand.
The actual opening date is November 14, 1945 with Lee Bowman in “She Wouldn’t Say Yes” with no extra short subjects.
This probably either closed during the final weeks of 1990 or the first couple months of 1991. The theater’s former phone number was still attached in Newport News Daily News’s theater list into the first few months of 1991.
First operated by Cinema City Theatres. This opened in the 1970s, although I cannot find its grand opening advertisement.
The 550-car capacity Super 17 Drive-In opened its gates on August 12, 1950 with “Massacre River” along with four unnamed cartoons, featuring installations of RCA Victor sound. It was first operated by the Cradock Amusement Company who also operated Newport News’s Green Acres Drive-In and Petersburg’s Park Drive-In, and the concession building was constructed entirely by the Bierio Vending Company.
Opened on June 26, 1970 with “Paint Your Wagon” at Screen 1 and “A Boy Named Charlie Brown” at Screen 2.
Closed on September 29, 1991. Last operated by Harkins.