Elk Drive-In
5th Avenue & 7th Street,
Castlegar,
BC
V1N 2Y2
5th Avenue & 7th Street,
Castlegar,
BC
V1N 2Y2
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Capacity was 300 cars. It is now a trailer park.
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Ken McIntyre
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The Elk Drive-In was actually located in Hosmer on Highway 3 near the Elk Valley Provincial Park, it opened in 1955 and closed in 1985.
Hosmer is over 200 miles from Castlegar. I would guess that it is a different Elk Drive-In that was located there.
This one appears to have been on the corner of 5th Ave and 7th St in Castlegar and closed around 1960 according to View link
The old Elk drive in held 300 cars and was owned in 1956 by G.Simmons.
Based off my visit, it doesn’t look demolished to me. They have done a pretty good job on the landscaping though. A great location right on the river.
Judging from the picture above, it looks like the Elk Drive-In site is now an RV park, though the screen is still intact.
I think there is some confusion between the Sunset and Elk Drive-Ins here.
You are right about the confusion. The photo is of the Sunset drive-in across the river.
The only thing left of this drive-in are the steel girders cut off at the ground that once held the screen.