Midway Drive-In
4260 Bennett Memorial Road,
Durham,
NC
27705
4260 Bennett Memorial Road,
Durham,
NC
27705
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The Midway Drive-In was opened June 5, 1948 with Robert Lowery in “God’s Country”. It was operated by R.C. Saunders.
This was a drive-in theatre that showed a variety of films, including second run movies and adult material during the late-1960’s through the end of the 1985 season, when the Midway Drive-In closed its doors. It was later demolished.
A storage facility has been built on the same premises where the Midway Drive-In once stood.
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It showed a lot of “XXX” rated movies including its run of the 1973 adult classic “The Devil In Miss Jones” which ran at the Midway Drive-In for about 52 weeks!!
Well, in 1956 the MIDWAY wasn’t playing trash.It had a good standing as a theatre that booked movies the locals liked. Westerns are a big pull in that region. It parked 200 cars and in the late 50’s it was owned by J.N. Wallace.
Approx. address for this drive-in was 4260 Bennett Memorial Road. The entrance is now Couch Auto Shop. Part of the drive-in outline is barely visible but still there behind the shop. There was no entrance from U.S. 70. which would make sense given what was playing in its later years…
jwmovies, you right about the address. I just posted the TOPGO for it.
This opened on June 5th, 1948 Grand opening ad in photo section.
Closed or placed its last ad on October 20th, 1985 and did not reopen for the 1986 season.