Raleigh Drive-In

448 Stanaford Road,
Beckley, WV 25801

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Previous Names: Beckley Open Air Theatre

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Ad for the Beckley Open Air Theatre

Opened on August 7, 1946 with Yvonne De Carlo in “Frontier Gal”. The Beckley Open Air Theatre parked 350 cars and was owned by Clemens and Chandler. It was still open in 1966. On April 12, 1968 it was renamed Raleigh Drive-In and was still open in the late-1970’s, but had closed by the 1980’s.

A trailer park now sits on the site.

Contributed by Ken McIntyre

Recent comments (view all 7 comments)

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on July 22, 2011 at 10:39 pm

In 1964 in Boxoffice it was annouced that this drive-in was having GOLDEN HOT-SHOT car heaters installed,from Eprad Theatre Supply.

jwmovies
jwmovies on September 24, 2012 at 9:12 pm

Now White Pines Housing. Approx. location for this drive-in was Dixieland and Cessna.

rivest266
rivest266 on April 21, 2021 at 12:48 am

Wrong, 50sSNIPES, the Beckley Open Air Drive-In opened on August 7th, 1946. Grand opening ad posted.

Michigandriveins.com
Michigandriveins.com on January 2, 2023 at 7:18 pm

The site is not a Walmart, it’s a trailer park. The original drive-in entrance was at 198 Dixieland Rd, Beckley, WV 25801.

Kenmore
Kenmore on January 2, 2023 at 10:18 pm

A closer address is 448 Stanaford Rd, Beckley, WV.

It’s not quite perfect, just a few feet south of the entrance. But this address is really close. The entrance is now Dixieland Road and there is no trace of the drive-in remaining.

https://tinyurl.com/2hzvz53y

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on November 14, 2024 at 9:51 pm

The Beckley Open Air Theatre was renamed the Raleigh Drive-In on April 12, 1968, and was still open as late as 1977. The drive-in was gone in the 1980s.

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