Skyvue Drive-In
Highway 60 S,
Winchester,
KS
40391
Highway 60 S,
Winchester,
KS
40391
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The Sky-Vue Drive-In opened in 1948 and was built by J.B. Johnson Enterprises. It opened to heavy rain storms, the same night as its sister theatre, the Lexington Drive-In (defunct 1989), in Nicholasville, KY.
The Sky-Vue’s screen tower (originally wooden) burned in the early 60s, and was replaced with a new steel tower. The Sky-Vue was sold to Chakeres Theatres in 1964. The theatre was extensively remodeled in 1970.
It was sold around 2000 and twined by the owners of Movies 9.
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Danny
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This should be listed in Kentucky, not Kansas.
Yes, this is in KENTUCKY. Further, the contribution of “Danny” is nearly verbatim of what I have researched and written about this theatre elsewhere… with the exception that the twinning was done in 1990 or 1991 by Chakeres Theatres and NOT the Movies 9 outfit. Danny is making an assumption on that part. FWIW, Movies 9 is owned and operated by Larry Mullins, d/b/a Bluegrass Theatres.