Comet Drive-In
1176 Odens Mill Road,
Sylacauga,
AL
35150
1176 Odens Mill Road,
Sylacauga,
AL
35150
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The Comet Drive-In opened on July 1, 1949 with Lon Chaney Jr. in “16 Fathoms Deep”. It was designed by Martin Theatres in-house architect, Rufus E. Bland of Columbus, Georgia. This single screen drive-in had a capacity for 400 cars. It was demolished in the 1990’s.
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Here is a photo from 1949:
http://tinyurl.com/fhb2f
With that kind of luck I hope she went to the racetrack the next day.
Norelco
Here is the 1949 photo, along with an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/5ew7zs
http://tinyurl.com/6mp2d4
The correct name of the architect of the Comet Drive-In was Rufus E. Bland. As the Martin circuit’s in-house architect, he designed many theaters for them from the late 1940s, and perhaps earlier, until at least as recently as 1973.
Goggle Earth 1996…
I think this is the location?
That’s it! Approx. address for this drive-in was 1176 Odens Mill Road.