Neptune Drive-In

3140 S. Atlantic Avenue,
Daytona Beach, FL 32118

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Kenmore
Kenmore on December 13, 2022 at 8:25 pm

The projection booth/concession stand was recently removed. It appears as late as the August 2019 Google Street View, but was gone by July 2022.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on December 13, 2022 at 3:15 pm

Opened on 22nd December 1950 with “Rogues of Sherwood Forest”.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on April 27, 2021 at 9:36 pm

Boxoffice, April 30, 1962: “It is reported that Jack Kain is scheduled to take over operation of the Neptune Drive-In, Daytona Beach, from Dixie Drive-In Theatres June 1.”

ChasSmith
ChasSmith on August 3, 2017 at 4:33 pm

In 2017 this is still the Daytona Drive-In Christian Church. An August 1, 2017 article in the NY Times includes a short but nicely shot and edited video documentary. If this link doesn’t work, go to the Times site and search on “Drive-In Jesus”.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/opinion/drive-in-church-florida.html

On both Google and Bing Maps, the property is fully recognizable as a former drive-in, with concessions building and many of the speaker poles still remaining.

FloridaDriveIns
FloridaDriveIns on December 13, 2011 at 12:32 am

Video from 1997: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtruNeNEDGk

rivest266
rivest266 on October 30, 2011 at 4:06 pm

I posted the December 22nd, 1950 grand opening ad in the photo section of this theatre’s page

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on December 3, 2010 at 10:34 pm

There are some pictures on this former drive-in as a church on its gallery page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/fltdri3

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on December 3, 2010 at 9:44 pm

Located on South Atlantic Ave. Chuck, On June 5 1958 the NEPTUNE FAMILY DRIVE-in As it was called then, was playing “SHOWBOAT” and “SINGING IN THE RAIN”.