Carolina-Duke Drive-In

4600 Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard,
Durham, NC 27707

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on November 14, 2024 at 1:43 pm

This opened on July 2, 1940, not 1949, as Durham’s first drive-in theater.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on April 11, 2019 at 7:41 am

Opened with “Vivacious Lady”. Opened as Carolina-Duke Drive-in with a Looney Tunes cartoon( Inki at the circus), and “Cheyenne”.

raysson
raysson on December 6, 2013 at 11:13 am

Chuck 1231 is right about the location of this drive-in theatre. It was at the corner of Garrett Road and Chapel Hill Road(which is now Chapel Hill Blvd.)that opened in 1949 with a capacity of 300 cars. It closed in late-1975 and not 1973. This information will be updated for the Cinema Treasures site.

raysson
raysson on December 6, 2013 at 11:10 am

4600 Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard,Durham,27707-2669

It opened in 1949 and closed in late-1975.

The drive-in was on the site of where the Oak Creek Village Shopping Center is now (where T.J. Maxx Department Store and a Bojangles Restaurant now sits)

rdelius
rdelius on September 20, 2011 at 2:32 pm

Photo is wrong location .Chuck is right Old chapel rd at Garrett.Visible on 1955 aerial photos.Was closed by then. Opened late 40s,the present chapel hill blvd not built yet.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on March 30, 2009 at 3:37 pm

The name sounds like an attempt to please both campuses.