NewPort Drive-In

3110 Airline Boulevard,
Portsmouth, VA 23701

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James_Douglas
James_Douglas on January 26, 2026 at 5:41 pm

I was just going through, after 4 decades, a pile of papers. I just came upon a new clipping, attached to the large opening day newspaper clipping. It was an opening day thing. It said that my father A.D. Douglas was one of the two partners in the venture. I do not know when he sold it.

A.D Douglas was my father. My mothers uncle was the head of the Associated Theater group out of Cleveland. My Mother was Cleo Kalafat.

I wondered for a long time if the place was still around, but I could not remember the name.

James Douglas

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on July 27, 2022 at 12:39 am

Opened on 30th June 1949 with “Down to Earth”.

rivest266
rivest266 on July 25, 2022 at 7:30 pm

Opened June 30th, 1949 Auto Port Drive-In openingAuto Port Drive-In opening 30 Jun 1949, Thu Norfolk Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Virginia) Newspapers.com

bill49
bill49 on February 9, 2013 at 9:50 pm

This site was redeveloped to a small single family neighborhood a few years ago.

Drive-In 54
Drive-In 54 on May 5, 2012 at 11:33 pm

Uploaded new aerials.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois on September 9, 2006 at 3:37 pm

If you go to MAP, enlarge it as much as posible and click on SATELLITE or HYBRID you can clearly see the drive-in site just to the left of the arrow. I wonder how old the photo is and if the land has anything on it yet?

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois on September 6, 2006 at 7:20 am

LEVINE THEATRICAL ENTERPRISES was the chain for this Drive-In (at least while it was called the Autoport).