Flamingo Drive-In
7651 N. Kings Highway,
Myrtle Beach,
SC
29572
7651 N. Kings Highway,
Myrtle Beach,
SC
29572
No one has favorited this theater yet
Additional Info
Previous Names: Highway 17 North Drive-In
Nearby Theaters
The Highway 17 North Drive-In was opened in 1952. Within months of opening, it had been renamed Flamingo Drive-In. By 1955 it was operated by Max Reinhardt, Exhibitors Services. It suffered damage from Hurricane Hazel on October 17, 1954 which put it out of action until repaired were completed. The Flamingo Drive-In was closed in 1962. It sat abandoned until the 1980’s when a shopping center was built on the site,
Contributed by
Ken Roe
Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater.
Recent comments (view all 3 comments)
Located at what is now 1430 US 17 Business, Myrtle Beach, SC. It’s the intersection of 13th Avenue South and Kings Highway North. Currently a shopping center with a Food Lion and Big Lots among other stores.
1430 South Kings Highway
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
For mapping purposes, the above address will accurately take you to the location of the drive-in. For whatever reason, Google Earth does not map when using US 17 Business in the location.
Actually, both of you are wrong. 1430 South Kings Highway was actually where the Myrtle Beach Drive-In (later the Myrtle Drive-In and back to Myrtle Beach Drive-In, now a Food Lion) is. The Flamingo Drive-In was actually located on 7651 N Kings Highway in Myrtle Beach.
First opened as the Highway 17 North Drive-In in 1952 before becoming the Flamingo Drive-In months later. The Flamingo was damaged by Hurricane Hazel on October 17, 1954, and reopened later on.
The Flamingo closed for the final time in 1962 and was left abandoned for more than two decades. The shape and the faded traces were left attached until the 1980s when a shopping center was built. Some of these nowadays include a Food Lion, The Fresh Market, Pizza Hut, Bank of America, Liberty Tap, and China Dragon (just to name a few) was built in the former Flamingo Drive-In’s site.