Comments about Sharon Drive-In in Abbeville, SC

Kenmore on April 7, 2025 at 1:08 pm

50sSNIPES - All aerial photographs are time and date stamped when they are taken. That information is on the edge of the photos when printed, so the chances of human error are about the same as advertisements for an already closed drive-in. As I’ve yet to find an aerial photo that was not from the year as stated.

Having said that, the photo itself is not the greatest. I do see a smudge which might be the projection booth and perhaps the screen is simply not visible amid the clutter where it should be located.

So, perhaps it wasn’t demolished or perhaps it was pretty second-rate in terms of booth & screen.

50sSNIPES on April 7, 2025 at 12:12 pm

Newspaper archives from the Index-Journal of Greenwood confirmed that the Sharon Drive-In was still open in 1955, meaning that the aerial year could be a human error. However, I can confirm that it may’ve not last long either, meaning that it may’ve closed later in the mid-1950s.

Kenmore on April 7, 2025 at 11:17 am

A closer address is 977 SC-72, Abbeville, SC.

Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it on a house that sits on the west side of the property.

A 1954 aerial shows the drive-in already demolished, so it may not have lasted a year.

Today, most of the property is overgrown with the aforementioned house on the west side. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.

https://tinyurl.com/2r4hfauy

50sSNIPES on April 7, 2025 at 10:48 am

This opened softly on September 2, 1950 with “Everybody’s Dancing” (unknown if extras added), and had its grand opening two days later on September 4, 1950 with “Baron Of Arizona” (also unknown if extras added). It was already gone before the early-1980s.

Drive-In 54 on January 6, 2015 at 2:09 pm

Here is the correct address please add:

SC-72 & Co Rd S-1-378, Abbeville, SC 29620

Kris4077 on October 11, 2013 at 1:12 pm

This is a shortcut to the picture itself http://users.ece.gatech.edu/mleach/abbeville/oldschool/Sharon_Drive_In.jpg

Kris4077 on October 11, 2013 at 1:10 pm

Check out this website has picture of Sharon Drive In with screen and snack bar. http://users.ece.gatech.edu/mleach/abbeville/oldschool/index.html

TLSLOEWS on May 31, 2010 at 9:21 pm

O.K. Bob Hope you had a nice Memorial Day.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois on May 31, 2010 at 7:29 pm

tisloews, sorry, nope.

TLSLOEWS on May 29, 2010 at 10:48 am

Is it in your book?

Mike Rogers on May 29, 2010 at 10:13 am

Thanks,Bob.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois on May 28, 2010 at 6:05 pm

Named after my wife, that’s a joke.

The only thing I found was that it was open in 1950? Any other info on the drive-in, it’s dates or address are really needed.

Mike Rogers on May 27, 2010 at 1:43 pm

Any more info would be great.

Sharon Drive-In

977 SC-72, Abbeville, SC 29620

977 SC-72,
Abbeville, SC 29620