Mile High Drive-In
9 Yellowstone Highway,
Douglas,
WY
82633
9 Yellowstone Highway,
Douglas,
WY
82633
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Opened on July 11, 1954.
Boxoffice, April 10, 1961: “Ray T. Stephany has taken over operation of the Mile Hi Drive-In at Douglas, Wyo.”
Boxoffice, June 10, 1968: “Clarence E. Dugan has taken over operation of the Mile Hi Drive-In at Douglas, Wyo. The airer formerly was operated by Mrs. William Diehlman”
Boxoffice, July 10, 1954: “DOUGLAS, WYO. – Douglas Movies, Inc., has opened its Mile High Drive-In near here, according to Joe Stallman, one of the firm’s officers. The new ozoner will have a 250-car capacity.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 9, 1976: “Fred Kaysbier has opened his new Star Drive-In, Douglas, Wyo. The facility is built on the site of an older, abandoned drive-in and has a 212-car capacity. Kaysbier also operates the Mesa Theatre in Douglas.”
Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 7, 1954: “Joe Stalman, partner in the Mile-High drive-in, Douglas, Wyo., has sold his interest to his three partners.”
I appear to be mistaken about the screen still standing. While it does appear in a 2011 street view along Yellowstone HYW which is on the north side, a 2015 street view from HWY 25 on the south side shows the screen is gone.
So, it appears that between 2011 and 2015 the screen was taken down.
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The Drive-In was located at 9 Yellowstone HWY, Douglas, WY. It’s on the west side of town across the river. The drive-in appears intact in a 1963 aerial, but by 1994 it was closed.
Today, a business sits on the property and even the ramps have faded to the point where they mostly cannot be seen.
Yet perhaps incredibly, the screen is still standing and looking in good shape.
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