White Horse Drive-In
4131 White Horse Road,
Greenville,
SC
29611
4131 White Horse Road,
Greenville,
SC
29611
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White Horse Rd. was originally a rural dirt road and is currently 6 lanes and part of SC Hwy 25.
@davidcoppock It was named for its location on White Horse Rd.
Why the name White Horse?
According to drive-ins.com, the White Horse Drive-in opened on 22/5/1950 with “"The Barkleys of Broadway”. Closed in 1983. Demolished in 1996. There was home in the screen tower. The exit offramp to Whitehouse Road runs through the middle of the former druve-in site. One of the back corners is now a Quality Oil gas station.
Opened with a cartoon(not named) and “Adam’s rib”.
This opened on May 28th, 1950. Its grand opening ad can be found in the photo section for this drive-in.
I would love to see some photos of this. I went as a child. Please send to . Thanks!
took pictures during the demolishing….
I’m working at a business that just opened up at the site of the old White Horse drive-in. We would really like to put some photos up in our showroom. Does anyone have any or know where I might find some?
Thanks much!
Quite afew.It was a nice Drive-in I would pass hundreds of times going up to Tennessee.Have a picture.wonder if Robin would print it?
Man thats the kind of place I would love to work at, live there and manage it.Buy the way Mike how many Whites Horses would it hold?Have not done that in a while.
MORE ON THE WHITE HORSE DRIVE-In. I thought at one time it was a Plitt Theatre,but after talking with my Cousin,Ray Rogers.He stated it was run by EXHIBITORS SERVICE COMPANY.Which in the late 50’s operated out of Jacksonville,Fla. Exhibitors Service Company ran the book keeping of Ray’s Theatres in HENDERSONVILLE,N.C. He said Frank Jones was the main booker and stayed there until the Litchfield Company hired him.
I drove by one time going home. It was closed for good.I snapped a couple of pictures. Under the screen there was a nice apartment for the Manager to live in.
After I would pass the VIKING DRIVE-in In Anderson S.C. in about 40 minutes i would pass the WHITE HORSE DRIVE-in on my way to East Tennessee with my family. You could see the Viking Screen clearly{until they ran X rated product.} THE White Horse was on a very busy four lane highway and pretty much kept to And Greenville PG product,since I am sure they had no lights to blank the screen,and it wasn’t out in the sticks like the VIKING DRIVE-IN in Anderson,S.C.{On CT} And of South Carolina cities Greenville would be the most Conservative and would not put up with a Drive-in in that location showing SMUT. I remember “THE TOY” playing there going down the road.
Yep, It parked 518 cars and in 1956 it was owned by S.J. Workman.