Las Vegas 5 Drive-In
4150 W. Carey Avenue,
North Las Vegas,
NV
89032
4150 W. Carey Avenue,
North Las Vegas,
NV
89032
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The Las Vegas Drive-In was opened by Century Theatres in 1966 as a single screen drive-in. Additional screens were added in 1971, 1974 and 1992 bringing the total to six (now five screens). The Las Vegas Drive-In has a capacity for 950 cars.
Now operated by West Winds Drive-Ins chain.
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Here is another 2008 photo.
We were out there last night. Funny to see all the films showing on the big screens. We have very few operating drive-ins left in SoCal. Here is another view of the marquee:
http://tinyurl.com/2zccn4
Another recent photo can be seen here.
Was mentioned in the documentary “Drive-In Movie Memories” in 2001.
This drive-in was designed by Vincent G. Raney, architect of virtually all of the Syufy-Century theaters from the 1960s through the 1980s. Start of construction was announced in the July 5, 1965, issue of Boxoffice Magazine. The theater was to have space for 1200 cars, and the largest screen in Nevada.
I’m at this drive-in now! Watching “The Book of Eli” & “Sherlock Holmes”. :)
Here are two photos taken earlier today:
http://tinyurl.com/y9dq677
http://tinyurl.com/ycf6o83
They got it all in LasVegas!!!
Syufy Enterprises owns West Wind. Just saying. :)
I’m glad this location is still open despite the fact that I don’t visit as much as I should. I heard rumors that Syufy wanted to tear it down and sell the land, like they do with every other theater they own, but the City of Las Vegas wouldn’t let them as its a (local) landmark.
I took a few dates here during my high school years because I’m classy like that alongside having a summer where my friends and I would do the double features here every Tuesday for four dollars.
They claimed to have upgraded their projection systems recently, but when I went a few months ago, for a double feature of Machete and Piranha, it still looked the same.
They probably forgot to change the Xenon Bulbs.LOL.