Mooresville Davidson Drive-In
1723 Mecklenburg Highway,
Mooresville,
NC
28115
1723 Mecklenburg Highway,
Mooresville,
NC
28115
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The Mooresville Davidson Drive-In was opened by 1948 when it was operated by W.C. Kiser with a 200-car capacity. By 1950 it was operated by W.B. Brice and had a capacity for 350-cars. By 1953 when it was operated by W.M. Morgan. Capacity for 186-cars. It was closed in September 1985.
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Any photos?
Wasn’t there a theatre in downtown Mooresville until at least the ‘70s? I swear I remember seeing “Cold Turkey” with Dick Van Dyke there.
Wasn’t there a theatre in downtown Mooresville until at least the ‘70s? I swear I remember seeing “Cold Turkey” with Dick Van Dyke there.
It’s where the senior center is located now.
Chuck: These former Mooresville theatres should be on CT. If anyone knows information, please add these names. Thanks.
Above address is incorrect. Approx. location for this drive-in was Mecklenburg Hwy south of Eastport Trail. Though barely visible, you can still make out the ramps. Use 1652 Mecklenburg Highway, Mooresville, NC to map.
My May 25, 2011 post is incorrect. The movie theatre was in town. In the photo given is the flat roof building the former projection/concession building? If so, was it moved to the present day location?
A closer address (at least for Google) is 1723 Mecklenburg Highway, Mooresville, NC. The drive-in was located just to the south along the east side of the highway.
The property itself is totally overgrown with trees, but they form the pattern of the ramps. http://tinyurl.com/zhep7ec
This is one out of two drive-ins in Mooresville. The Mooresville-Davidson opened in 1948. It appears that the theater was still in operation after the Charlotte Observer stopped showing advertisements for the theater in 1974. Despite the Observer’s decisions, it appears that the theater continued to run until sometime around the mid-1980s.
Closed in September 1985.