Southland Drive-In
3130 S. Westwood Boulevard,
Poplar Bluff,
MO
63901
3130 S. Westwood Boulevard,
Poplar Bluff,
MO
63901
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A closer address is 3130 S Westwood Blvd, Poplar Bluff, MO.
A 1975 aerial shows the drive-in (what can be seen in the photo) intact and apparently operational. By 1984, the screen had been torn down and most of the property demolished save for the projection booth/concession stand which may still be standing today.
Today, the property is occupied by Rightway Homes. It is less than a half-mile from where the Poplar Bluff Drive-In was located.
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Last season: 1978.
Former Southland Drive-In 09 Oct 1979, Tue Daily American Republic (Poplar Bluff, Missouri) Newspapers.com
Opened October 14th, 1965. Grand opening ad posted.
An Associated Press story, carried in the Sedalia Democrat on Dec. 19, 1966, said that two of the theaters that Kerasotes Theatres of Springfield IL had purchased from Rodgers Theatres of Cairo IL were the Rodgers indoor and Rodgers Drive-In in Poplar Bluff.