A beloved drive-in theater in Kings Mountain is closing.
Hound’s Drive-In Theater announced on its website and on Facebook that the theater is closing for good after seven seasons.
“This has been a very difficult decision for my father and I,” the message on Facebook from owner Preston Brown reads. “We started this journey together with a vision of a campground and drive-in movie theater that ultimately turned into the #1 highest-grossing drive-in theater with the largest screens in the nation.”
The post goes on to say in its seven seasons, the theater broke attendance records compared to other drive-ins as well as walk-in theaters.
“It was something I had experienced growing up, then when this one opened, I got to share that same experience with my son and it was that much more special,” customer Reshawna Greene said.
In April 2020, severe storms toppled one of the drive-in’s screens — a challenge that came on top of the impacts of COVID-19 on the business. Still, the drive-in made the most of it, using the space to hold church services, graduations and concerts in 2020.
In the post, Brown notes he’ll miss regular customers, loyal employees, and special seasonal events — but he won’t miss the demanding hours or weather impacts.
“July the 4th — that was especially my favorite, they would have a huge firework show down by the screens, everyone loved it so much,” former employee Skylar Turner said.
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0:16 looks like you got a NS Heritage locomotive! The Wabash number 1070! What are the odds! Still that suck to see a drive in theatre go away. I bet great memories once happened there! What a surprise. You think it will go away because of Covid but NO!