Billiken Drive-In

3101 Muldoon Road,
Anchorage, AK 99504

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After the Billiken was demolished, the Totem 8 indoor movie theater was constructed on part of the former drive-in property.

Contributed by Bryan Krefft

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edsharp
edsharp on February 19, 2010 at 9:37 am

Here is a link to photos of the Billiken drive in during the first season it was open. See also my post above.

Ed Sharp

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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on February 23, 2010 at 11:13 am

Thanks for the photo link Ed.

icecat95
icecat95 on March 11, 2010 at 6:54 pm

My family and I knew the hanby’s. My sister worked briefly there at the snack bar..I spent many a summer night watching movies there. I have great memories of that theater and of the hanbys..thanks so much for the photos..

carolgrau
carolgrau on March 12, 2010 at 4:33 am

Great photos Ed Thanks I always loved Brenkart Projectors, and Ashcraft Lamps were the best…. My Dad had Ashcraft, Super Core Lites, behind Simplex XLs

aerogami
aerogami on May 6, 2010 at 1:43 am

Great shots Ed, Thanks! I remember going there many times as a kid in our ‘67 Saab, with the speaker and heater hanging on the window. Classic, and definitely an “only in Alaska” theater experience.

I think the last drive in movie I saw in Anchorage was “Enter the Dragon” at the Sundowner.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on May 6, 2010 at 10:17 am

Does anyone know where the “Billiken” name came from for this drive-in?

aerogami
aerogami on May 6, 2010 at 5:28 pm

A Billiken is an Eskimo carved character, pretty popular trinkets in Alaska back in the day. Most people who live there now have probably never heard of them.

aerogami
aerogami on May 6, 2010 at 5:44 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billiken

look at bottom for section about AK figures.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on May 6, 2010 at 8:02 pm

Thanks for the info on Billiken. My suriosity stems from Billiken being the mascot for St. Louis University in St. Louis, Mo. As many times and places that I have been in Alaska I haden’t heard Billiken brought up until this drive-in was listed on CT.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on July 29, 2011 at 10:22 am

I put this on last week but somehow never made it here.In 1964 the Billiken Drive-in installed Golden Hot-Shot car heaters,which did make alot of sense,they were supplied by Eprad Theatre Supply out of Toledo,Ohio.Boxoffice,Sept 7 1964.

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