Maloy Drive-In
727 E. Broadway Boulevard,
Jefferson City,
TN
37760
727 E. Broadway Boulevard,
Jefferson City,
TN
37760
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Previous Names: Cherokee Drive-In, Maloy Indoor-Outdoor Theatre
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Opened as the Cherokee Drive-In in 1951 with Glenn Ford in “The Man from Colorado”. It was operated by J.W. Smith & C.T. Davis. By 1955 it was operated by J.W. Smith & Marguerite Stith and was still the Cherokee Drive-In in 1957.
On May 30, 1957 it was renamed Maloy Indoor-Outdoor Theatre. It was renamed Maloy Drive-In in 1959. It closed in spring of 1977. Farm Bureau Insurance on site now.
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From what I found this opened as the Cherokee Drive-In and was listed as open in 1951.
There is nothing left of the drive-in, save for faint parch marks of the ramps.
The Cherokee Drive-In opened on August 9, 1951 with “The Man From Colorado.“ In 1956, the hardtop downtown theatre closed for the summer with the Cherokee being the exclusive film venue in Jefferson City until the fall reopening.
Mr and Mrs Ben “Babe” Maloy take on the drive-in early in the 1957 season relaunching it as The Maloy Indoor-Outdoor Theatre on May 30, 1957 with “The Tall Texan.” In 1959, the venue is renamed the Maloy Drive-In Theatre. In 1963, the hardtop downtown theatre closes leaving the Maloy as the only film spot in town.
The Maloy Drive-In closed at the end of a 30-year lease early in the 1977 season with “Death Riders” and “The Hustler Squad”. It has since been demolished.