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|name = King Drive-In
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|address = 18478 Highway 43
|city = [[Russellville, Alabama]]
|country = [[United States]]
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|type = Drive-In Movie
|opened = 1949
|yearsactive = 1949-present
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The '''King Drive-In''' is a historic [[drive-in theater]] located in [[Russellville, Alabama]]. It is the oldest continually operating drive-in theater in the state of Alabama.

==History==
The King Drive-In began showing films in 1949 when it was originally owned by namesake A.L. King.<ref name="hvt130327"/> King's son, Morgan, took over operations in 1974.<ref name="td890420"/> Traditionally, the theater screened films throughout the summer at this time when local children and teenagers were out of school. In more recent years, the drive in has opened earlier during the Spring and also remained open into the Fall.<ref name="td890420"/>

==Today ==
The King Drive-In remains among the last currently operating drive-in theater in North Alabama. It has survived for more than 60 years in Franklin County,<ref name="hvt130327"/> despite the additions of digital screens in [[Florence, Alabama]], as well as the attraction of area high school football games during the fall months. It has upgraded its facilities to include the transmission of sound through FM radio, as well as an upgraded screen and projector.<ref name="td890420"/>

Currently, the King Drive-In plays a double and sometimes triple features on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Trailers for upcoming films are played in between films to give customers time for concessions or a restroom break. The location is known as a gathering point for area youths and family on summer weekend nights.<ref name="td890420"/>

==References==
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<ref name="td890420">{{cite news |first=Vicki |last=Pounders |newspaper=[[TimesDaily|Times-Daily]] |location=[[Florence, AL]] |publisher=Tennessee Valley Printing Co. |title=Russellville drive-in still going after 40 years |pages=1A, 5A |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=310eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=A8kEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2916,3745618&dq=king+drive-in&hl=en |date= April 20, 1989|accessdate=March 28, 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="hvt130327">{{cite news |first=Kelly |last=Kazek |newspaper=[[The Huntsville Times]] |location=[[Huntsville, AL]] |publisher=[[Advance Publications]] |title=Athens had North Alabama's first drive-in theater; Russellville's King Drive-In longest running |url=http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2013/03/athens_had_north_alabamas_firs.html#incart_flyout_business |date=March 27, 2013 |accessdate=March 28, 2013}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
*{{Facebook|kingdriveinmovies}}

[[Category:1949 establishments in Alabama]]
[[Category:Cinemas and movie theaters in Alabama]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Franklin County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Drive-in theaters in the United States]]

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