December 14,1950: Robin Hood Drive-In Opens
A new drive-in opened on this day in 1950, on the corner of Robinhood and Peace Haven Roads. At the time of its opening, there were nine other drive-in theatres in the...
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December 3,1961: Handy Pantry Opens
The city’s first Handy Pantry opened on this day in 1961. The parent company, Southland Corporation, operated approximately 700 stores outside of North Carolina, under the name of 7-Eleven Food and Dairy Stores. Handy...