Melody Drive-In
5335 C'Board Way,
Thomson,
GA
30824
5335 C'Board Way,
Thomson,
GA
30824
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A closer address is 5335 C'Board Way, Thomson, GA.
The drive-in appears intact and operational in a 1955 aerial. But by 1971 the drive-in had been demolished.
Today, the drive-in is mostly an empty field with some areas overgrown with trees. However, you can just barely make out some of the ramps.
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dang I thought it was called the rebel drive -in
I hope Bob Jensen sees this.Thanks,NYozoner.
U.S. 78 & C'Board Way, Thomson, GA 30824
Here is a 1971 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
I thought you might still see the foundation.it has been years but when i do pass it i always look over where the MELODY proudly stood. Thanks, Bob for at least thinking about.I wish locals there knew and cared enough to get on CT.Plenty of stories I know.
Mike, thanks for the info, I found the Sonic, at 226 East Hill Street and just down the road a bit the junction of 17 and 78. I went east on the Google Satellite for a distance, but found no sign of the remains of a drive-in, so sad.
Talked with Ray he had no info on this Drive-in.
I will also get with Ray Hutto on this Drive in. Try and get the info as quick as possible.
To help you more on the crossroad of 17 and 78 there was a Sonic Drive-in Restrauant on the side of the road the Melody was on heading East.Just a few blocks pass the Sonic that is where the Melody stood. Thomson also has a Downtown Twin theatre on main st.Called the New Martin.
Best I can do without a Thomson city map would the cross roads of state highway 17 and intresects with 278/78 going out of Thomson what is left of the Melody would be on the right side of the road.Last time i drove by there and its been years since Thomson is about 30 miles away where i live, you see the foundation of the booth/concession. they use to sell mobile Homes on the lot.
Mike, can you give an address or a crossroad, I’d like to Google Map a Photo of the drive-in site, if possible.
Hey, if she puts them on come back here to the MELODY site and let me know i check all my theatres near home often.
I haven’t seen Robin on CT in quite awhile.Maybe she wasn’t a really an old theatre dawg.
Thanks Mike I sent Robin some Nashville drive-in photos,I hope she got them and will post them when see has time.
I wish i had more and really didn’t realize Thomson had a Drive-in until one day i noticed the foundation and it looked like it might have been a Drive-in Theatre.Sure enough,once i found the Bulldozed screen i had it pay dirt. When i found the 1956 motion Picture almanac i found Thomson and that had to be the Melody,unless another expert on here says different and boy, i have found out there are some experts on CT which is not a bad thing.
Nice intro Mike,anymore info out there anybody?