This is the second set of drive-in movie speakers that I have done from the long defunct Whitesburg Drive-In that was located off Whitesburg Drive in Huntsville, Alabama. It operated from 1949 to 1979 and was brought down in a controlled burn in 1980!
This particular set I put on a short tabletop stand and went with a red and hammered silver color scheme on the vintage Koropp speakers and Soundmaster junction box, which is what they used at the Whitesburg.
If you don’t know where the Whitesburg was, it’s now exactly where Publix stands on the corner of Whitesburg Drive and Airport Road in Huntsville. The best part is these vintage speakers have now been brought into the 21st century and now feature a Bluetooth connection and an MP3 player! So you can simply connect your phone, tablet, or device via Bluetooth and play your favorite music through these vintage speakers – OR listen to the over 100 pre-loaded vintage drive-in theater ads, gasoline ads, vintage automobile ads, soda ads, and even some classic B-movie trailers with the flip of a switch! This set is sitting on a short table top heavy duty steel stand and the insides have all new wiring, speaker drivers, potentiometers, and electronics!
Speaker restoration and stand built by Kanauga Kool at www.RememberTheDriveIn.com
A big thank you to Huntsville Revisited for having a recording of Dewey Webb’s end of day closing announcement! Having that on this speaker set makes it even more special! You can watch their video here: https://youtu.be/XCMSS3dQ_SQ
Many of the black and white Whitesburg photos in the slideshow I am going to assume were taken by photographers with the Huntsville Times, but I can’t find any solid information on that. They have been shared multiple times through websites, groups, social media, and other outlets over the decades and I’d be happy to give credit if someone can verify them properly.
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