Auburn-Opelika Drive-In
1470 Opelika Road,
Auburn,
AL
36830
1470 Opelika Road,
Auburn,
AL
36830
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The Auburn-Opelika Drive-In was opened on September 11, 1947. Car capacity was listed at 300. It was destroyed 1961 when a fire broke out. It was rebuilt and continued to operate until it closed on September 5, 1977 with Piper Laurie in “Ruby” & Jacques Bernard in “The Room of Chains”. It has been demolished and there is an office park where the drive-in once stood.
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The address for this drive-in was 1470 Opelika Rd. Auburn AL 36830. Now occupied by CVS and Franklin Tires.
Please update.
I 1962 this drive-in was known as Auburn-Opelika and parked 320 cars
Opened on September 11th, 1947. Grand opening ad posted.
Closed on September 5, 1977 with “Ruby” and “The Rooms of Chains”. Last operated by Martin Theatres.
After the drive-in was demolished a short time after closure, it was first occupied by Sambo’s Restaurant.
closing article:
Auburn-Opelika Drive-In closed 07 Sep 1977, Wed The Opelika-Auburn News (Opelika, Alabama) Newspapers.com
Any info about the fire? It probably had a very short-closure because it was still operating throughout the entirety of 1961.
The fire occurred on April 3, 1961