It was opened in the early 50’s. The markee always read Howard Auto Drive-In. May grandfather managed and then owned it until his retirement in the early 1980’s. It was on HWY27. Some of my favorite and worst memories where here. I love getting to go visit, and work in the snackbar. The fliers that he would pass out to surrounding towns everytime the movies changed would also list it as Nashville drive-in. It also suffered several fires, and i can remember as a young child watching everyone in the family coming together to rebuild. My favorite thing to do was sit on the rails in front of the projection booth, and try to talk into the huge fan that was there to try to keep moths out of the light. Hope that helps to explain the descrepency in the name.
I was so glad to see the photo. My grandfather managed those theaters from 1939 until he purchased the Elberta and the Howard Drive-in from Mr.Williams in the late 60’s/early 70’s. He then sold them in the early 80’s. It really brings back a lot of memories. Thanks!
It was opened in the early 50’s. The markee always read Howard Auto Drive-In. May grandfather managed and then owned it until his retirement in the early 1980’s. It was on HWY27. Some of my favorite and worst memories where here. I love getting to go visit, and work in the snackbar. The fliers that he would pass out to surrounding towns everytime the movies changed would also list it as Nashville drive-in. It also suffered several fires, and i can remember as a young child watching everyone in the family coming together to rebuild. My favorite thing to do was sit on the rails in front of the projection booth, and try to talk into the huge fan that was there to try to keep moths out of the light. Hope that helps to explain the descrepency in the name.
I was so glad to see the photo. My grandfather managed those theaters from 1939 until he purchased the Elberta and the Howard Drive-in from Mr.Williams in the late 60’s/early 70’s. He then sold them in the early 80’s. It really brings back a lot of memories. Thanks!