Norfolk Drive-In

50sSNIPES on July 28, 2022 at 11:28 am

It was actually “A Hare Grows in Manhattan”, despite being listed as “Hares in Manhattan” as an accidental error.

rivest266 on July 27, 2022 at 4:44 pm

Opened on June 19th, 1948. Grand opening ad posted.

Fabian’s Norfolk Drive-In theatre opening 19 Jun 1948, Sat Norfolk Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Virginia) Newspapers.com

evilrobert on December 2, 2014 at 8:57 pm

Map pin’s off. The drive in was located on the property at the corner of Virginia Beach Blvd and I-64, across Poplar Halls Drive from what’s now Military Crossing. :)

Randino on July 3, 2006 at 5:59 am

The Norfolk Drive In was right across from Paul Hennings School of Broadcasting on US 58 (Virginia Beach Blvd). I can still see that big gray corrugated-steel sheathed colussus in my mind. “Norfolk Drive In” in big red-neon’d letters, and “Enjoy movies from your CAR” in green neon’d letters. The letters were made from steel, with the neon tubing inset into them. I remember going there once around 1966-7 for a Popeye movie. I fell asleep. I have a feeling that was my parents' plan, anyway. I also remember riding down Interstate 64 (it ran parallel to the drive-in) as a young'un and wondering at the fleshy, out of focus shapes doing strange things on the screen.

Where the drive in used to be there is a Price Club, a motel, a lawn and garden center, a burger joint, a paint store and just a smattering of the pine trees that used to sit along the backside of the car lot of the Norfolk Drive In. I’ve searched in vain for pictures or handbills.

Found some interesting info re:Glenrock Airport at:
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Here are a couple of quotes:

C.L.Batson recalled, “I was in the Civil Air Patrol at Glenrock Airport in 1952-55.

It was closed to make room for the Janaf Shopping Center.”

According to the book “Virginia Airports” by Vera Rollo & Norman Crabill (published by the VAHS),

Glenrock’s operating license was revoked & the airport was abandoned on 9/20/57.

The Glenrock Airport was a mile or west down Virginia Beach Blvd. from the Norfolk Drive In.