Las Vegas 6 Drive-In
4150 W. Carey Avenue,
North Las Vegas,
NV
89032
4150 W. Carey Avenue,
North Las Vegas,
NV
89032
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Wouldn’t it be great if the screens were all built as towers with murals on the back. We had so many here in California; now, they’re gone – what a shame.
I was also in LV…and went here…in April of last year and saw the potholes & debris first hand.
Chris: I was in LV in April of last year and looked over fence during daytime. It needs a overhaul
Did they repave the fields? Too much debris & potholes in it’s current config.
The sixth screen at this location as been rebuilt and is currently up and running. Should now be the Las Vegas 6 Drive-In.
Digital projection to be installed before the end of April 2013.
There is also a duplicate listing of this as the West Wind Drive-In (which it is operated by).
This is my wife’s other favorite theater. See my post at West Winds. My brain could be merging the two theaters together, too.
They probably forgot to change the Xenon Bulbs.LOL.
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 got it all in LasVegas!!!
Here are two photos taken earlier today:
http://tinyurl.com/y9dq677
http://tinyurl.com/ycf6o83
I’m at this drive-in now! Watching “The Book of Eli” & “Sherlock Holmes”. :)
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.
Was mentioned in the documentary “Drive-In Movie Memories” in 2001.
Another recent photo can be seen here.
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
Here is another 2008 photo.
Its Las Vegas 5 Drive-In operated by West Wind.
Current name is West Wind Las Vegas 5 Drive-In. See the last photo posted on 2/17/08.
Do you know that for sure?
Also down to five screens.
Opened January 7, 1966. No longer a Century Theater.
There are some 2007 photos of the concession area on this site:
http://tinyurl.com/2575v9
Here are some photos from February 2008:
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Actually,“Phantasm” played at the Desert 5 drive in. I still have the ticket stub,which Angus Scrimm(The Tall Man)autographed for me at a sci-fi a few years ago.
I DID see “Star Wars” here though.
Went to this passion pit a few times in my senior year. Saw Phantasm there. Look in the rear view mirror, and I could watch Inframan! What a gonzo time!