Dual Highway Drive-In
1202 S. Main Street,
Darlington,
SC
29532
1202 S. Main Street,
Darlington,
SC
29532
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Great name for a drive-in located in Darlington, S.C., a hotbed for NASCAR. The Dual Highway Drive-In was opened in 1948 with Dennis Morgan in “My Wild Irish Rose”. It parked only 150 cars making it very small for a city the size of Darlington. In fact, in the late-1950’s it was the only drive-in in town. It was owned by C.I. Trueluck. It was still open in 1960, but had closed by 1962. I bet if "Fireball 500" ever played there, and I am sure it did, I bet they turned them away by the hundreds.
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Could use an address, more info and some photos.
According to a 1955 aerial photo, there was a small drive in located approximately 1212 South Main Street (Google). There is nothing left of the drive-in today save for the old entrance road and it is now a residential area.
However, it does sit next to a “dual” or four-lane highway, so this could be it. https://goo.gl/maps/erDjE
Actual opening date is September 14, 1949, yes with “My Wild Irish Rose” plus an unnamed cartoon.
A closer address is 1202 S Main St, Darlington, SC.
This points to a building which sits where the projector booth once stood. It’s a larger building, but what’s interesting is that it appears to have incorporated the projector booth itself, perhaps. The roof has caved in, but not over the area where the projector booth sat.
In addition, the entrance track still exists. But otherwise everything else including the ramps are gone.
https://tinyurl.com/yc6xhapc