New Development Breaks Ground at Former Drive-in Theater in Southwest Memphis

City plans to build library, police station at former Southwest Twin drive-in theater

With the turn of a shovel, the city on Friday celebrated what will one day be a community center in Westwood.

New development breaks ground at former drive-in theater in southwest Memphis Library and police station to be built on the site (Photo: City of Memphis) (LPL/WREG) – The site of a former drive-in theater near the Westwood area of southwest Memphis is undergoing renovation. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday at the former Southwest Twin Drive-In theater on South Third Street. The theater opened in 1961 and closed in 2001, having fallen in…

Southwest Twin Drive-In redevelopment breaks ground

The old drive-in movie site in Southwest Memphis will have a police precinct and a public library with plans for private development modeled on the 5-year-old Raleigh Springs Town Centre.

New development breaks ground at former drive-in theater in southwest Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The site of a former drive-in movie theater near the Westwood area in southwest Memphis is getting a second act. Groundbreaking was held Friday at the former Southwest Twin Drive-In on South Third Street. The theater opened in 1961 and closed in 2001, becoming blighted since then. But the site will soon be the new home for a new development, including a Memphis Police precinct and the Levi Branch library. The city's Division of …