Moonlite Theatre

17555 Lee Highway, Abingdon, Virginia. County/parish: Washington.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 08, 2007. NRIS 07000802.

3 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 2 contributing structures.

Also known as:

  • 095-5256
  • Moonlite Drive-in

From Wikipedia:

Moonlite Theatre

The Moonlite Theatre, also known as the Moonlite Drive-In, is a historic drive-in theater located near Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia. It was built and opened in 1949, and remained one of the few drive-ins still open in Virginia until finally closing in 2013. The theater reopened briefly in 2016 but closed shortly after due to a pending lawsuit. Remaining original buildings and structures include the 65-foot-tall screen tower and office wing, the ticket booth, the concession stand/projector booth building, and the neon-illuminated attraction board at the edge of the highway. The theatre includes 454 parking/viewing spaces designed as reverse-incline ramps.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41684069

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