Comments about Moon Lit Drive-In in Conyers, GA

JFB on February 2, 2019 at 12:02 pm

I do believe this drive-in was gone before the Fanning sisters were born. Perhaps Holly Hunter, another Conyers native may have seen movies here.

davidcoppock on April 7, 2018 at 8:24 pm

Address Dakota Fanning(and her sister Elle Fanning) were born in Conyers, Georgia. They could gone to this drive-in theatre!!?

rivest266 on April 5, 2018 at 2:02 pm

Listings for this drive-in started to appear in The Atlanta Constitution from July 1954 onwards. It may have been opened before, but someone will have to check the Conyers newspapers.

Rickfla on January 23, 2017 at 5:04 pm

Just saw this drive in on an episode of “In the Heat of the Night”. So I had to search and see if it would come up. They filmed scenes by the sign and back around the snack bar building trying to capture a hit man. Episode was filmed in 1990 or 1991. The sign had faded quite a bit since the photo on this site. Don’t know if the sign or anything is left nowadays or not.

jwmovies on September 7, 2016 at 11:24 pm

The approximate location of this drive in now Edwards Drive and Iris Drive SE. The overgrown area just to west of Edwards was where the theater was located.

LauraRose on May 26, 2015 at 10:58 am

Hi, Mike:

My father and uncle owned Woodall Theatres. Did you work with them at the Moonlit? Love hearing stories from the theater days. It was quite a fun way to grow up.

Best,

Laura (Woodall) Rose

Mike Rogers on March 25, 2011 at 4:12 pm

I took quite a few myself since it was easy access off I-20.Have Color and Black and white and a couple of speakers.

jeterga on March 25, 2011 at 3:01 pm

Here two photos of the projection booth.

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jeterga on March 24, 2011 at 4:41 pm

The old drive-in sign is now in covington ga,

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jeterga on March 24, 2011 at 4:35 pm

Here some photos

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Mike Rogers on February 2, 2011 at 8:09 pm

I been having Nick Dimaggio a good friend from Tampa he has been kind enought to put quite a few pictures on for me. Just sent him a stack of pictures,so i know it takes time.

NYozoner on February 2, 2011 at 8:02 pm

@ Mike: Couple of suggestions. I bet the county or town historian would love to get their hands on your photos, and would gladly scan them for you, and let you keep the photos if you want, while giving you digital copies of their scans on a dvd.

Scanner/copiers are also pretty inexpensive if you’d like to purchase your own digital scanner.

Mike Rogers on February 2, 2011 at 7:12 pm

i have some great pictures of this Drive-in if I had a printer to put them on.Tis.

TLSLOEWS on February 2, 2011 at 4:45 pm

Thanks Stan,Mike,and NY.

NYozoner on February 2, 2011 at 4:06 pm

Frontage Rd & Edwards Dr, Conyers, GA 30013

The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is visible on Google Earth using historic aerial imagery.

Mike Rogers on October 30, 2009 at 4:42 pm

THE MOONLIT DRIVE IN in Conyers Ga, was operated by WOODALL THEATRES in 1974. they also ran the MABELTON TWIN, BUFORD MALL, BUFORD DRIVE IN LAWRENCEVILLE DRIVE IN all in metro Atlanta,

MOONLIT DRIVE IN NOW PLAYING 1974

WHAT A WAY TO DIE and second feature THE GIRLS OF 42nd STREET
all RATED R.

Mike Rogers on September 26, 2009 at 5:18 pm

I REMEMBER SEEING THIS DRIVE IN GOING TO FALCONS GAMES FROM AUGUSTA. ONE TIME I LEFT EARLY TO EXPLORE. THE BOX OFFICE WAS DONE IN BEATIFUL STONE WORK. THE BOOTH AND CONCESSIONSTAND A TYPICAL WHITE BLOCK BUILDING. LITTLE BACKGOUND ON THIS DRIVE IN THE TV SERIES … IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT… SHOT ON THAT DRIVE IN LOCATION FOR A STORY IN THAT SHOW. YOU CAN SEE THE SCREEN AND BOOTH. IN 1956 THE MOON LITE DRIVE IN HELD 250 CARS AND WAS OWNED BY MRS. V.M. EDWARDS. TODAY I THINK THE OLD CONCESSIONSTAND MIGHT BE UP HAVE NOT BEEN UP THAT WAY IN AWHILE.

Moon Lit Drive-In

Edwards Drive and Iris Drive SE, Conyers, GA 30013

Edwards Drive and Iris Drive SE,
Conyers, GA 30013