Sunset Drive-In
Highway 101 and 5th Street,
Gearhart,
OR
97138
Highway 101 and 5th Street,
Gearhart,
OR
97138
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The Sunset Drive-In was opened in 1950. By 1952 it was operated by Pat Patterson and Oregon Theatres Co-Operative. Purchased by Gregory Kershul in 1955, it appears to have closed possibly in 1975. A housing development with available lots is currently planned for the land.
Gregory Kershul later purchased the Times Theatre in Seaside, Oregon in 1959.
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Here is the link that mentions the development on the old drive-in site. Paragraph 9.
http://www.jerryregan.com/gearhart-oregon.asp
Address: US 101 at 5th St Gearhart, OR 97138
Boxoffice, Sept. 12, 1953: “SEASIDE, ORE. – Robert A. Henningsen has sold his interest in the Sunset Drive-In here to Harold T. Wright and Avery A. Combs. The 500-car open-airer was built in 1950 by Henningsen, Harold and Cecil Wright. Later, Cecil Wright sold his interest to Combs.”
Boxoffice, June 2, 1956: “GEARHART, ORE. – The Sunset Drive-In here has been bought by Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Kershul who purchased it from Coast Theatres, operators of the outdoor theatre since 1950.”