Capital Drive-In

3527 S. Monroe Street,
Tallahassee, FL 32301

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davidcoppock
davidcoppock on September 27, 2024 at 5:08 am

Did this drive-in theatre ever get rid of the whites only policy?

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on September 26, 2024 at 12:20 pm

Actually, the Capital Drive-In closed for the final time on January 9, 1983 because of dwindling business. The theater then went up for sale along with its property for $334,000, and according to Kent Theatres Tallahassee manager Tom Bragdon, said that it was “too valuable for the amount of money that was turned over to the box office.”

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on July 14, 2024 at 2:51 pm

Please note that all the advertisements that we see for this drive-in used the correct spelling: Capital, with a second A.

Rule of thumb: the -ol only refers to the building. In every other case, from Piketty’s book to the capital city, use -al.

jwmovies
jwmovies on January 23, 2023 at 12:24 am

Correction: This theater was located at 3527 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32301. This points to the car wash next door. No trace of the drive in unfortunately…

Please update.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on March 26, 2019 at 5:53 am

Image added confirms Kent Theaters of Tallahassee.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on October 21, 2018 at 6:30 am

Closed in 1975. Screen burned down in 1988. Site is now a retention pond.

rivest266
rivest266 on February 2, 2018 at 2:03 pm

Here is the ad that Tony refers to:

Found on Newspapers.com

It had a reopening as simply “Drive-In” on September 16th, 1949 and started to use the Capital Drive-In name again in 1953.

Kenmore
Kenmore on February 2, 2018 at 12:51 pm

A closer address (at least for Google) is 3501 Woodville HWY, Tallahassee, FL. The retention pond where the drive-in once stood is just to the south of the address.

https://tinyurl.com/y9bx6so9

Tony Sullivan
Tony Sullivan on February 2, 2018 at 10:29 am

This theatre also opened earlier on May 25th, 1948 as the Capital Drive-In, owned by Frank Lewis and Bill Bailey.

rivest266
rivest266 on January 14, 2017 at 9:09 am

Grand opening ad in the photo section and

Found on Newspapers.com

jwmovies
jwmovies on September 16, 2012 at 9:12 pm

Approx. address for this drive-in was 3477 S. Monroe Street.

rivest266
rivest266 on November 12, 2011 at 10:49 am

1967 aerial photo posted here.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois on August 26, 2010 at 6:18 am

PLEASE CHANGE ADRESS TO:

SOUTH MONROE STREET

ZIP

32301

Owned:

1961? Talger Theaters
1964-1968? Kent Theaters of Jacksonville Fla., Frederick H, Kent, President & Owner

Open 1950?
Open for sure in 1967
Closed by 1975
Screen burned down by late 1980's
Now a retention pond

Need a more complete address, more info, and photos.

irvl
irvl on August 18, 2010 at 5:27 pm

Actually, this theatre was the Parkway Drive In Theatre. The Capitol Drive In was on South Monroe Street at Four Points.