Moon-Light Drive-In
GA 23 and GA-67,
Emmaline,
GA
30442
GA 23 and GA-67,
Emmaline,
GA
30442
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The Moon-Light Drive-In was one of two drive-ins in this East Georgia town located below Augusta. It was adventure watching a big feature at the Moon-Light Drive-In in the hot summer nights battling Georgia gnats was one thing only a local could handle. Thank goodness the fall line below Augusta keeps most of those bugs away, but that is part of going to the Drive-in isn’t it.
The Moon-Light Drive-In parked 225 cars making it the smallest of the two drive-ins in Millen. It was owned by Duncan&Altman. Have no real idea when it closed, but by the late-1950’s and early-1960’s, a lot of smaller drive-ins in Augusta and towns like Millen were losing screens most likely to television.
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Mike Rogers
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The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures, 1967
Drive-Ins
lists nothing for Millen, GA.
Fraid to ask, anyone know the address?
Bob,I think it is going be hard to get alot of info on these small towns.
I have a call out to CT member Ray Hutto,he might be the only one to be able to help us.
Go to it Mike,I liked your photo of the torn screen.
There was a drive-in about 3 miles south of Millen, in a town called Emmalane. This easily could have been one of the two Millen drive-ins.
Chuck, I would conclude that the Moon-Light in Millen and the Moon-Light in Emmalane are the same drive-in. The towns are only about 4 miles apart, and having two drive-ins with the same name so close together is not likely.
It should also be mentioned that Emmalane is more of a point on a map than a real town, and it was not unusual for drive-ins to go under the name of a nearby populated town, rather than the town where they were physically located.
thanks Guys,I was hoping Local Theatre historian,Ray Hutto would have helped,He Bought some used 35mm projectors from the old Millen Theatre and knew the locals,but I never could get him on.
Ok so going by the above comments this drive-in was located at GA 23 & GA-67, Emmaline GA 30442. The former site is now an empty lot but can be seen in 1970 and 1972 aerial photos but looked closed.