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Submitted by pkimw01 on Fri, 8/10/2012 - 7:37pm
When I moved to Durham in 1961, this corner of hwy55 and Riddle Rd was a weedy field with an old drive-in theater screen at the back of the property facing '55. There were holes in the screen and it looked like the place had been closed a long time. Does anyone know anything about the drive-in?
Submitted by Robby on Sat, 8/11/2012 - 8:24pm
That corner was the site of the Collage View Drive-in. This was Durham's black drive-in.Was in operation from about 1952-1958.Ads were in the Carolina Times.
The office building housed Foxy-107 and WDUR 1490 studios from the mid-late 1980s untill the early 1990s.The Durham Fire Marshal was here also. The building was damaged in the 1989 tornado. The Pantry next door had to be totally rebuilt.
Submitted by pkimw01 on Sat, 8/11/2012 - 10:45pm
Thanks for posting Robby, I've always wondered. I've lived here all my life and had never heard about the College View. Maybe someone will post a picture of the drive-in from back in the day.
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