Laurens Drive-In
915 Church Street,
Laurens,
SC
29360
915 Church Street,
Laurens,
SC
29360
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So this may’ve opened as early as 1948. And I’m very sure the Eppron name is just a hoax.
Also, I’m very sure the “closed in March 1967” quote is wrong because I confirmed this from newspaper articles from Greenville rather than Laurens. Greenville papers began picking up showtimes for the Laurens beginning right after Christmas 1954.
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The address is 915 Church St, Laurens, SC.
Although the property itself on Google Maps carries the address of 105 Henry Street, the entrance road to the drive-in connected to Church Street or HWY 14 next to where Big Daddy’s bar currently sits.
A 1976 aerial shows the drive-in intact and in good condition, but given the trail to the projection booth it may have been closed as indicated in the description.
Today, the entire property is overgrown with no trace of the drive-in itself being visible. However, the entrance/exit roads are still present.
https://tinyurl.com/bdfzks55
Boxoffice, Aug. 14, 1948: (under Charlotte) “New accounts for Queen City include … J. D. Davis' Laurens Drive-In at Laurens, S. C.”
The Motion Picture Almanac listings in Laurens SC were always just “Drive-In” owned by J. D. Davis, 200 cars. The 1955-56 Theatre Catalog listed it as the Laurens Drive-In, Jack Davis, 200 cars.