Villa Heights Drive-In
2031 Newton Drive,
Statesville,
NC
28677
2031 Newton Drive,
Statesville,
NC
28677
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The Villa Heights Drive-In was opened on May 10, 1948 with Dorothy Lamour in “The Hurricane”. It was owned and operated by the Cline family. It was located on the Old Hickory Highway in west Statesville, N.C.
The Cline family operated the theatre until 1960, when it was leased to Statesville Theatre Corporation. It was closed in 1977.
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Robert M. Cline
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Grand opening was May 10, 1948 with “The Hurricane”, starring Dorothy Lamour and Jon Hall.
Possibly closed in 1980?
You can still make out the ramps and foundation for the concession stand/projector booth. From the aerial photos, the property was mostly abandoned by the 1990s until 2008 when a residential or commercial structure was built.
Newspaper listings for the Villa Heights ended in 1977, just before the Gateway cinemas opened.