Glenn, you are correct. I believe THC stood for Thorton, Horn and Chaffin.
Stan, In the early sixties, Jack Borders purchased the drive in from the original owners after working there for several years. Jack ran the theater side and Mary ran the concession stand. If you have any other questions, please let me know and I can likely get an answer for you.
Mr. Borders eventually went on to purchase other drive-ins & theaters including the Guin drive in and the Pastime Theater in Winfield. The purchase price was high for the time and location of the Windfield Pastime Theater which can be found in this report: http://ahc.alabama.gov/Alabama%20Register%20Properties/Marion%20County/AR_PastimeTheatre_Winfield_MarionCounty.pdf speaks to it but erroneously claims that “Jack Border” i.e. Jack Borders, died in 1993 (he died in 2000) and refers to his wife Fransis, which is a reference to his wife Mary Frances Borders who was known to most as
Glenn, you are correct. I believe THC stood for Thorton, Horn and Chaffin.
Stan, In the early sixties, Jack Borders purchased the drive in from the original owners after working there for several years. Jack ran the theater side and Mary ran the concession stand. If you have any other questions, please let me know and I can likely get an answer for you.
Mr. Borders eventually went on to purchase other drive-ins & theaters including the Guin drive in and the Pastime Theater in Winfield. The purchase price was high for the time and location of the Windfield Pastime Theater which can be found in this report: http://ahc.alabama.gov/Alabama%20Register%20Properties/Marion%20County/AR_PastimeTheatre_Winfield_MarionCounty.pdf speaks to it but erroneously claims that “Jack Border” i.e. Jack Borders, died in 1993 (he died in 2000) and refers to his wife Fransis, which is a reference to his wife Mary Frances Borders who was known to most as