Joe's Drive-In
220 Grace Church Road,
Salisbury,
NC
28147
220 Grace Church Road,
Salisbury,
NC
28147
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Previously operated by: Consolidated Theatres
Previous Names: Hitching Post Drive-In
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It was located off Alexander Boulevard (formerly Albemarle Highway 29) in the Northern part of the city. The Hitching Post Drive-In was opened on August 2, 1948 with Betty Grable in “ The Shocking Miss Pilgrim”. The Hitching Post Drive-In had a car capacity of 392. On September 29, 1954 it was renamed Skyline Drive-In, screening “Mom and Dad” and was closed in 1955.
It was reopened as Joe’s Drive-In on July 15, 1959. It was showing first-run features, mainly “B” movies to keep afloat until the late-1960’s when the format was changed to showing “XXX” rated films before it closed in 1989. It has since been demolished and the site has become an animal sanctury.
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Theatre was located at: 220 Grace Church Rd, Salisbury, NC 28147
Also, closed in 1989 when Hurricane Hugo blew down the screen.
Anybody know who I need to talk to get the drive in reopen???
The property is now owned by an animal sanctuary. They purchased in roughly 2009 and have a facility on the north west corner of the property, and use the rest to walk dogs, etc. Adding a good deal of photos of the property as it stands today to the photos section.
In talking with the proprietor of the animal sanctuary, apparently when they bought the property, it was as if everything had been untouched. Like when Hugo took the screen down in 1989, they just turned the lights off and left the property. Both projectors were still in the projection building even though the roof was caving in!
The proprietor of the property told me they took all the reels, projectors and stuff out and tried hard to sell, but no one wanted them. They even tried to donate to a museum in California, but still no takers. Unfortunately, ended up being sold for scrap. Wish I would have known, but a little too late to the game.
There also used to be an 8,700 pound small scale working train when the drive-in was called the Hitching Post. The train still remains in perfect condition and is owned and located at a gentleman’s home in Lexington, NC.
The xxx rated movie “Pebbles gets Bamm Bamm” is proberly a Flintstones parody spoof movie?
Opened August 2nd, 1948. Grand opening ad posted.
Renamed Skyline Drive-In on September 29th, 1954 with “Mom and Dad”. Another ad posted.
Closed as Skyline Drive-In in 1955 and reopened on July 15th, 1959 as Joe’s Drive-In. Another ad posted.
Today, the property is home to Faithful Friends Animal Sanctuary, which consists of a relatively small building near where the screen once stood.
The rest of the property is overgrown with trees with only the entrance road, what may be the foundation of the ticket booth, and the general outline remaining.
Opened on 2nd August 1948 with “The shocking Miss Pilgrim”.