The Silvermoon drive-in is a drive-in theatre in Lakeland, Florida. Established in 1948, it is the last remaining drive-in of Polk County, Florida. [1]
The Silvermoon drive-in is a drive-in theatre in Lakeland, Florida. Established in 1948, it is the last remaining drive-in of Polk County, Florida. [1]
The Silvermoon was founded on April 14, 1948. Admission was only 35 cents per person. The opening attraction was Up Goes Maisie , starring Ann Sothern and George Murphy. The Theatre was owned and operated by I. Q. Mize and M. G. Waring.
On May 23, 1950 the screen was damaged in a tornado, but the theatre was reopened on July 1, 1950. In 1952 I. Q. Mize and M. G. Waring sold the theatre to Carl Floyd owner of Floyd Theaters, a successful chain of theatres across Florida.
Floyd Enterprises was acquired by Burnup & Sims in the late 1970s, but they retained Harold Spears, who Carl Floyd had appointed the president of Floyd Theatres. In 1985 another screen was added.
In the 1990s Burnup & Sims merged with Mastec. When in 1996 Mastec told Mr. Spears to close the remaining drive-in theatres, he formed Sun South Theatres and bought the Silvermoon Drive-in and two other drive-in theaters. One of those theaters, the 28th Street Drive-In in St. Pete was closed down in 2000. [2] The other theater, the Joy-Lan Drive-In in Dade City is still operating. [3] The cinema celebrated its 50th anniversary with a gala in 1998. [4]
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