Chester Drive-In
West End Road and Big Oak Drive,
Chester,
SC
29706
West End Road and Big Oak Drive,
Chester,
SC
29706
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The city of Chester in South Carolina had a drive-in that simply went by the name Chester Drive-In. Simple enough. This rural town drive-in opened in 1950 when it was operated by W.F. Campbell. It would hold 250 cars. It was closed in 1978.
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Open 1950-1980?
Open for sure in 1967.
Need an address or crossroads, more info, and photos.
This was south of town on West End Road (SC 72/121) just southwest of the T-intersection with Big Oak Drive. Here are the coordinates: 33.858496,-88.121338
It looks like the concession stand might still be standing.
thanks Andy.
the ramps though fant still stand!
The Chester Drive-In operated as early as 1952 and closed in the late-1970s.
At one time, the Chester Drive-in became the only movie house in Chester for a few months after the closure of the first-run Chester Theatre on June 3, 1976. However, the closure of the Chester Theatre did led moviegoers to go see first-run films in Rock Hill instead due to the Chester Drive-In’s policy focusing more on the adult content although it did show a couple of first-run content but only for rare occasions. This lasted until the Cinema Twin at the People’s Plaza Shopping Center opened on November 30, 1976.
If I have to take a guess, this may’ve opened as early as 1950. It was already running as an all-year drive-in in January 1951.