Peter's Drive-In

826 N. Main Street,
Blakely, GA 39823

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Previously operated by: Dunn Family Theatres

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USGS Earth Explorer photo

Peter’s Drive-In was located in Blakely, Georgia. This South Georgia drive-in is not too far from Alabama with state Highway’s 62 and 27 passing into Blakely. It was opened on September 14, 1950 and operated by C.S. Dunn of Dunn Family Theatres.

It was still open in 1972.

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Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois on July 14, 2010 at 10:52 am

Open 1955-1976?

Open for sure in 1967.

Owned by Dunn Family Theaters.

Need an address, more info and photos.

AndyCallahanMajorMajor
AndyCallahanMajorMajor on October 17, 2010 at 8:56 pm

The land has been cleared.

It was on Malone Road, just in from the northwest corner of Malone and North Main Street.

NYozoner
NYozoner on February 2, 2011 at 4:25 am

N Main St & Malone Rd, Blakely, GA 39823

The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, on the northeast corner of the intersection.

Here is a USGS topo map which notes the location of the drive-in, courtesy of MSRMaps.com.

NYozoner
NYozoner on February 2, 2011 at 4:34 am

Here is a 1972 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.

zebulongrady
zebulongrady on June 5, 2012 at 1:51 pm

This drive in was owned by Kate (Dunn) Peters, sister to C. S. Dunn. She also owned the downtown Blakely theatre. I retrieved some old Montay speakers from this drive in and I believe these speakers were made by a company located in Cuthbert Georgia. I had never heard of them before. I also retrieve the benchs that were located in front of the concession building, rebuilt them and installed them in the Cairo Drive In.

jwmovies
jwmovies on November 8, 2012 at 2:27 am

Approx. address for this drive-in was 826 North Main Street.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on December 29, 2024 at 11:28 pm

Opened on September 14, 1950. The Peter’s name was named after operators Mrs. J.C. Peters and her son Billy Peters. It was still open in 1972.

Kenmore
Kenmore on December 31, 2024 at 10:46 am

A closer address is 1600 N Main St, Blakely, GA.

This puts it right where the entrance road use to be. Today, the property connects to Malone Road.

A 1983 aerial shows the drive-in had been closed for some time, but it was still intact. A decade later, the drive-in was totally demolished. Today, there are no traces of the drive-in remaining.

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