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August 18, 2009

aerial views of the Scott Drive-In from 1966

Enclosed here are two aerial views of the Scott Drive-In from 1966. Images are from the Georgia Department of Transportation.

Images from Tommy Holcombe
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July 20, 2009

Now Playing at The Scott Drive-In

------- ALSO "THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS"

1966

June 5, 2009

Dress as you Like and Be sure to Visit our Snack Shop

DRESS AS YOU LIKE- SMOKE IF YOU PLEASE.
CHILDREN ALWAYS ADMITTED FREE.
BE SURE TO VISIT OUR MODERN,GLEEMING SNACK SHOP.
Serves delicious food and drinks. Come for supper and enjoy a grand program in cool comfort.

April 30, 2009

The Show Starts in 10 Minutes

Click on this and listen while you check out this Drive-In Site.

First Drive-In Theatre in Decatur, GA. opened in Sept. 1951
The entrance of the Scott Drive-In was located at the corner of Scott Blvd. & the Lawrenceville Hwy.
This is a newspaper article about the Grand opening of The Scott-Drive-In Theatre.

A new asset to Decatur's impressive list of modern business establishments has been added in the Scott Drive Theatre at the intersection of Scott Blvd and the Lawrenceville Hwy.
Set in a natural amphitheatre and partially enclosed by a cresent-shaped backdrop of trees, the new drive-in is one of the most beautiful anywhere in the south. It opened Monday.
With 550 automobile positions, the new outdoor movie has 12 parking ramps. Elevated and tilted to give the viewer just the right view of the screen, the ramps are close enough so that customers at the rear can get a clear picture.
Community Theatres Corporation who built the new drive-in have secured the very latest of equipment and designs for their movies.
Frederick G. Story, president of Community Pictures, says that the Scott's big concession stand is probably the best designed in this area.
We studied many other drive-in concession stands and elimated all of their mistakes in ours he said.
Features of the concession house are the comfortable rest rooms, public telephones,cigarette machines and cafeteria style service.
The sound equipment the speakers which the drive-in customer hangs from his auto window is R C A which Mr. Story says is the best of it's kind. And he adds that the Scott's movie screen is the largest in the Metropolitan area.

The opening night had some 550 cars which is a full house.
1000 cars were turned away that first night.