Thunderbird Drive-In
3774 Konnoak Drive,
Winston-Salem,
NC
27127
3774 Konnoak Drive,
Winston-Salem,
NC
27127
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Previously operated by: ABC Southern Theatres, B & B Theatres
Previous Names: Skyview Drive-In
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Located on S. Main Street at Konnoak Drive SW. The Skyview Drive-In was opened on April 9, 1948 with Robert Paige in “The Red Stallion”. It was first operated by American Theatres Inc. and from 1961 operated by B & B Theatres. On December 15, 1967 it was renamed Thunderbird Drive-In reopening with Don Knotts in “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken”, Mary Ann Mobley in “Get Yourself a College Girl” & Paul Newman in “Torn Curtain”. It had a car capacity listed at 600 cars. ABC Southeast Theatres operated the drive-in from 1975 until its closing.
The Thunderbird Drive-In closed on November 16, 1986 with Farrah Fawcett in “Extremities” & Linda Blair in “Savage Streets”. It has since been demolished. There is a new subdivision where the drive-in once stood.
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Charlotte also had a Thunderbird Drive-in.An ABC THEATRE too. I visted it after it closed very nice.
My mom lives across the street from where it was, yep all new small houses from $85K
Previously called the Skyview from 1948 until 1966.
Roger Katz Skyview was on Highway 421
Winston Salem, NC 27101, ThunderBird theater was on Konnak Dr, they are not the same
Thunder Bird theater drive in
Closed down
3774 Konnoak Dr.
Winston Salem, NC 27127
Express Code: nctthu4 Status: closed Season:
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Screens: 1 Car Capacity: 600 Acres:
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Site: torn down Details: Now occupied by houses
There’s a gorgeous aerial shot, circa 2000, of the forest reclaiming the old Thunderbird site.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/48793782@N08/5353603424/
The poster wrote that it was on Konnoak Drive right before it meets South Main Street.
This opened as the Skyview Theatre on April 9th, 1949.
Skyview Theatre opening 09 Apr 1948, Fri Winston-Salem Journal (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) Newspapers.com
Reopened as the all-new Thunderbird Drive-In on December 15th, 1967. Ad posted.
Reopened as the all-new Thunderbird Drive-in on 15th December 1967 with “Ghost & Mr Chicken”, “Get yourself a college girl” and “Torn curtain”.
Closed on November 16, 1986 with “Extremities” and “Savage Street”.