Starlight Drive-In
11700 SC-3,
Barnwell,
SC
29812
11700 SC-3,
Barnwell,
SC
29812
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Barnwell, S.C. was a growing city near the Savannah River Bomb Plant in the 1950’s.
Close to Augusta, GA and Aiken, SC it had a choice of shopping areas. It was also home to the Starlight Drive-In. A very simple drive-in for a quite simple town.
It would hold 250 cars and was one of three drive-ins in this city. Oddly, all three drive-ins in Barnwell in the late-1950’s were owned by ladies.
The Starlight Drive-In was owned by Mrs. J.F. Dobson. Like so many drive-ins by the 1960’s, with more television channels in Augusta, GA. and Columbia, S.C., more folks just like elsewhere were staying home.
The locals enjoyed several good years with a choice of three nice drive-ins.
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Mike Rogers
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Nick, you are right it is hard to add to these long forgotten Drive ind,but I just hate to write only sentence because these old passion pits deserve more than a line even if it is filler.
Nick, you are right it is hard to add to these long forgotten Drive ind,but I just hate to write only sentence because these old passion pits deserve more than a line even if it is filler.
still looking for something on this drive -in..
11700 SC-3
Barnwell, SC 29812
Aerial photo from 1961 uploaded.