Fox Drive-In
943 Pine Log Road,
Aiken,
SC
29803
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The Fox Drive-In in Aiken was located about 20 miles from Augusta. It was opened July 1, 1952, and served this horse loving town well into the 1970’s as commercial real estate started to creep out towards the bomb plant.
Aiken also had the Park Drive-In, the Aiken Drive-In and the Tower Drive-In. The Fox Drive-In is the only one I remember seeing since I lived in Georgia and we wouldn’t be driving to Aiken for a movie.
The Fox Drive-In parked 600 cars and was initially owned by Consolidated Theatres, and finally by Stewart & Everett. It was a large drive-in.
In 1969 the Fox Drive-In had these two movies, "Mad Doctor of Blood Island" and "Blood Demon" which were billed as, "the horror shows that have everything!" In September of 1960 the Fox Drive-In was playing "Cash McCall" and "Johnny Belinda". The Fox Drive-In was closed February 2, 1974.
Today a large shopping center is there. What else is new. However, well into the 1980’s while the screen was long gone, the concession/booth sat in search of a movie screen. And now its gone since another shopping center took that spot.
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“EASY RIDER” and “HEAT OF THE NIGHT” playing June 19 1970.
“THE GRADUATE” one showing only on 08-24-69.
“HELLS ANGELS ON WHEELS” and GIRLS ON THE BEACH" July 7 1967.
Dec.25 1970 “ELVIS THAT’S THE WAY IT IS” and “IMPOSSIBLE YEARS”
May 8 1970 “MIDNIGHT COWBOY” Rated X. Just a few more movies to play the Fox Drive-in.
June 8 1957 has “MOHAWK”,“RED MOUNTAIN” and “THE FIRST TEXAN” showing.
Monday, May 23 2011,the Aiken Standard has A full page feature article on Aiken’s Drive-ins with interview from Bill Barkley LONG time projectionist.Vol 145,No.143.
www.aikenstandard.com
Approx. address for this drive-in was 943 Pine Log Rd. Now Rite Aid.
yep. a whole shopping center there…
Easy Rider & In the Heat of the Night, now that’s a great drive-in double bill! (for a change) lol
I remember going there as a child in the 60’s. Hard to imagine it now but there was field partially surrounding the drive-in. Can’t remember for sure, but it was corn or cotton.
time flies rubberduckie 28..
Boxoffice, May 2, 1960: “The Fox Drive-In, Aiken, S. C., reopened under the new ownership of Charles Utley”
Boxoffice, June 8, 1964: “AIKEN, S.C. - Charles Utley, longtime exhibitor in the Carolinas, has purchased the Fox Drive-In which he had operated for the last five years on lease from the Consolidated Theatres of Charlotte.”