Comments about Park Vue Drive-In in Nowata, OK

Chuck1231 on January 19, 2011 at 10:59 pm

I agree the header should read Sky Vue Drive-In AKA Park Vue. Sky Vue was the last name used so that should be the lead in name.

NYozoner on January 19, 2011 at 10:16 pm

Grand opening was on Sept 1, 1952, as the Park Vu Drive-In. Ownership changed in 1955, and drive-in was renamed to Sky Vue.

My suggestion is the change the name of this listing to Sky Vue Drive-in, also known as Park Vu Drive-In, as the drive-in spent most of its 30+ year lifetime known as the Sky Vue, while going by Park Vu for only 3 years.

The location of the drive-in is on US 60, east of Nowata.

U.S. 60 & N4160 Rd, Nowata, OK 74048

The above address will map to the nearest intersection, with the drive-in being on the north side of US 60, roughly .2 miles west of the intersection.

The drive-in is clearly visible on Google Earth using 2003 or earlier imagery.

lostmemory on June 12, 2009 at 10:39 am

I’m thinking the same thing. Park Vue might have been an earlier name for the Sky Vue Drive-in. If anyone is interested, there were three hardtop theaters operating in Nowata. The Luxor, Rainbo and Rex. I don’t see any of them listed on Cinema Treasures. Add them if you want to.

Chuck1231 on June 12, 2009 at 10:16 am

I found the same information that LM found so if the drive in is the same as the Sky Vue it had to be called the Park Vue prior to 1961.

raybradley on June 12, 2009 at 10:10 am

Maybe these two drive-ins were one and the same. This web site has info on both the Park Vue and Sky Vue.
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lostmemory on June 12, 2009 at 9:56 am

Any idea what years the Park Vue Drive-In operated? From 1961 to 1980 the only drive-in listed for Nowata is a Sky Vue Drive-in with a capacity for 230 cars.