Bamberg Drive-In
US 601 and Drive-In Road,
Bamberg,
SC
29003
US 601 and Drive-In Road,
Bamberg,
SC
29003
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There are still some questions.
The 1957 aerial shows the drive-in fits the 1953 Box Office magazine and 1955/56 Theater Catalog as given in the description.
However, it does not fit the International Motion Picture Almanac of 1961 in the description as it is clearly larger than a 50-car capacity.
Plus, it had listed the drive-in existing at least to 1976. Yet the 1974 aerial clearly shows the drive-in long demolished with large trees growing on the ramps. It takes considerable time for trees to grow that large.
One possible explanation is that the drive-in closed at that location in 1959/1960 and then re-opened in another location for 1961. But if so, I have yet to find another drive-in in the 1974 aerial … yet.
Judging by the 1957 aerial view, the drive-in looks kinda larger than a 50-car drive-in.
new photos confirm Kenmore’s excellent spotting, it’s there in a 1957 aerial and almost fully demolished/partially overgrown by 1974 with the remains of the concession building remaining.
The Jericho Drive-in Jericho, Queensland, Australia may be the smallest drive-in the the world(36 cars, plus a siting area!!?)?
wow..thanks….
Great find, Kenmore. In retrospect, the name “Drive In Road” was a dead giveaway. I really had to strain at that 1989 Historic Aerials photo to see what might be a screen facing south. With the trees already growing in the view field, it’s hard to tell how large it was just from that.
I believe I found it.
The address is US 601 and Drive in Road, Bamberg, SC which is located just south of the town. A 1989 aerial photo appears to show the remnants of a small drive-in.
Today, the property overgrown with trees and junk vehicles. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
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