Ribault Drive-In

4819 Soutel Drive,
Jacksonville, FL 32208

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Previously operated by: Eastern Federal Corporation

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The Ribault Drive-In Marquis when Eastern Federal had the property leased to an Independent Operator in 1982

The Ribault Drive-In was opened on June 8, 1951 with Randolph Scott in “The Nevadan” & Lex Barker in “Tarzan’s Magic Fountain”. It was a Clark Theater and had a capacity for 400 cars. Also operated by Eastern Federal Corporation. It was closed in 1981.

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EFCMike
EFCMike on September 7, 2018 at 7:26 pm

Eastern Federal owned and operated the Ribault Drive-In in its early years, but closed it when operating cost exceeded revenue. They leased it out to a couple independent operators while I was in Jacksonville from late 1980 to late 1984 with Eastern Federal.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on September 8, 2018 at 1:44 am

Why the name Ribault?

EFCMike
EFCMike on September 11, 2018 at 7:41 pm

Davidcoppock, The Ribault Drive-in was located in the NW part of Jacksonville, near the Ribault River, thus a number of businesses in that part of Jacksonville used the Ribault name. The Ribault name comes from the French explorer, JEAN RIBAULT, who was credited for exploring parts of the SE US, and claiming territory for France. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Ribault

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on April 27, 2021 at 6:21 pm

Boxoffice, Feb. 8, 1960: “Carlton J. Carter has taken over operation of the local Ribault and Air Base drive-ins, which have been operated for the past several months by Irving Sochin.”

kennerado
kennerado on August 29, 2021 at 2:35 am

The entry/exit roads still exist, and so does part of the concreate screen foundation.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on August 29, 2021 at 5:02 am

The Ribault Drive-In is notable for an August 24, 1957 advertisement containing a quadruple run with films that began with the word “Hell”, and a r**ing investigation from the Jacksonville Police Department, reporting of a man and a little girl at the playground section of the Ribault Drive-In on March 3, 1955. Its opening/closing dates were not discovered yet.

rivest266
rivest266 on May 21, 2024 at 7:22 am

Opened on June 8th, 1951. Grand opening ad posted.

Kenmore
Kenmore on June 27, 2024 at 2:30 pm

Most of the property is still open and mostly undeveloped. Although a significant portion was landscaped.

You can see rows of trees which grew from the ramps. The entrance/exit road is now connected as a parking area for a church on the east side and a academy on the west side.

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