In is still going strong after 49 years despite rumors that it's going to close. It was announced July 1996 that the drive-in may be replaced with a United Artists indoor theater complex. Peter Gemora, agent with Commercial Industrial Realty Co., the real estate company which is handling the project, said it's likely that the original plans will change slightly by the time the project is completed.
Discussions are underway with prospective tenants for the retail spaces and restaurant.
Gemora did not indicate their identity since no agreements are final. And besides, we don't know what UA is doing and if we do close, we want to go out with a bang and not a whimper. The drive-in now has a Web site. If Brian Fischbach has his way, someday hikers will be able to tromp from LeTort Spring to Mt. Holly Springs to Boiling Springs without having to dodge traffic on paved roads. Or Appalachian Trail hikers passing through Cumberland County could take a trail along the LeTort that leads to Carlisle, where they could buy groceries or find a dry place to sleep.