Built 1949 (1949) NRHP Reference # 07000802 Designated VLR June 6, 2007 Area 5 ha Added to NRHP 8 August 2007 | Architectural style Drive-in theatre VLR # 095-5256 Opened 1949 Phone +1 276-628-7881 | |
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Location 17555 Lee Highway, near Abingdon, Virginia Address 17555 Lee Hwy, Abingdon, VA 24210, USA | ||
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 in 1949. Remaining original building 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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007, and is one of only four drive in theaters nationwide to be awarded that distinction.
The Moonlite closed in 2013 and was in danger of being lost due to neglect. However, it was later purchased by a local business man who began renovations. Although these were not yet complete, it re-opened and began showing its traditional week-end double features in October of 2016.