South Drive-In

3900 W. Gate City Boulevard,
Greensboro, NC 27407

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on September 16, 2024 at 3:01 am

The Drive-In opened its gates on July 24, 1941 with Ginger Rogers in “Bachelor Mother” along with the Mickey Mouse cartoon “Hawaiian Holiday” and a Grantland Rice Sportlight. It was renamed the South Drive-In on May 6, 1949.

The South Drive-In closed in September 1977.

TomMc11
TomMc11 on June 30, 2017 at 6:47 pm

3900 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27407 is now the proper address for this Drive-In. 3900 High Point road maps to an empty lot that never held a drive in according to Historic Aerials.

jwmovies
jwmovies on December 3, 2012 at 8:26 pm

Approx. address for this drive-in was 3900 High Point Road. Now American Furniture Warehouse.

rivest266
rivest266 on July 31, 2012 at 3:03 pm

This opened as simply Drive-In on July 24th, 1941. It was renamed South Drive-In in May of 1949 when the North Drive-In opened. Grand opening ad in photo section for this theatre.

dramatist
dramatist on March 2, 2011 at 3:40 am

I lived a block from the South Drive In. My parents were avid movie goers, especially to the drive ins in Greensboro. The South had a huge screen with enclosed storage behind it. It also had a playground in the grassy area in front of the screen! During the early 70s, it turned into an “x-rated” drive in theater and closed in the mid-70s.

I worked at the Piedmont Drive In during high school. Good times. Other drive-ins in Greensboro were the Park at Old Battleground and the Skyline at Highway 29 North.