Fort Roc Drive-In
Rock Hill, South Carolina1948-1982
Browse Fort Roc Drive-In tees, long sleeve tees and hoodies. The Rock Hill, South Carolina, theater held about 200 cars, and its sign was a tall white pylon reading FT, a star and ROC. John Margolies photographed it in 1982 beside a letter board advertising adult movies. Choose a style below, and the full Fort Roc history is further down. We are an American small business bringing back the signs and logos of places and teams that are long gone but remembered fondly.
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Fort Roc Drive-In History
The Fort Roc Drive-In in Rock Hill, South Carolina, opened on April 16, 1948, with Robert Paige in The Red Stallion. Its own signs and its 1948 opening notice shortened it to Ft. Roc or FT ROC. Bob Jefferies owned it, and it stood at the southwest corner of Cherry Road and Grier McGuire Drive, with room for about 200 cars.
By the 1970s it was running low-budget R-rated pictures, and Cinema Treasures says that by 1976 it was showing adult movies. John Margolies photographed it in 1982 for his survey of roadside America. His picture shows a tall white pylon reading FT, a star, and ROC, and beside it a big white letter board advertising adult movies on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
A contributor gives 1982 as the closing year, and the overview repeats it. It has been demolished. The layout could still be seen from the air in 2010.