North 85 Twin Drive-In
3265 NE Expressway Access,
Chamblee,
GA
30341
3265 NE Expressway Access,
Chamblee,
GA
30341
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Previously operated by: Storey Theatres Inc.
Previous Names: North 85 Drive-In
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Opened by Storey Theatres on August 13, 1965 with Gregory Peck in “Mirage” & Tony Young in “Taggart”. It was a single screen theatre that was twinned on June 20, 1975. It closed on June 20, 1998 and was demolished.
The Regal Hollywood 24 now occupies the site (it has its own page on Cinema Treasures).
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Here is a 1984 photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24391992@N00/5802018401/in/photostream
We used to go here as a family when I was little. I think I remember a playground at some point. I continued to go there for years, with various friends and boyfriends. In the 80’s, we also used to set up a booth at the swap meet on the weekends. We were there the last night it was open, to see Deep Impact. I went with my high school boyfriend, his wife and my husband, sort of like blending the old and the new.
I saw my first drive-in movie there in 1973. It was the “The Exorcist.” Me and my buddy sat on a cement block outside the car cause we were with parents that were arguing. I was 7 years old. Note: there was a playground down near the screen. I went there many more times over the years…
I worked here briefly over the summer of 1988. I cut the grass and such. Mr. Harvey was a great manager.
My wife and I went to the final night of this drive-in in 1998. We saw Deep Impact.
This opened on August 13th, 1965
Two screens on June 20th, 1975. Another ad posted.
Opened on as a twin on screen 1 with “The legend of hell house” and “Race with the devil” and screen 2 with “Blume in love” and “The exorcist”.
Think I saw “Towering Inferno” here as a little kid, maybe I was five? Saw “Pulp Fiction” on a date in the 90’s. (Also at North Springs Drafthouse, saw multiple times.)
Screen was kinda small. Not the glory of the good ol Glenwood!
i went to the drive several times, and of course the flea market on Sunday mornings, I am sorry that I missed the grand closing of this drive in, I heard that it was fantastic.
A closer address is 3265 Northeast Expy Access, Chamblee, GA.
Today, the Regal Hollywood Theater Complex sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining. Although the general shape of the property still retains the fan-shaped look of the drive-in.
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