North Star Drive-In

2131 N. Highway 89,
Harrisville, UT 84044

900 cars

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The North Star was a two-screen drive-in which had parking for 900 cars and closed in 1998.

Any further information on its history would be appreciated.

Contributed by Andrea

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lostmemory
lostmemory on July 2, 2006 at 7:32 am

Anyone know the correct location of this former drive-in? The address above reads “Harrisville”. When you click the map button, Google Maps show “Ogden”. I found a photo of a North Star Drive-In that was located in Utah and the location given with the photo is “Pleasant View”. This is the link to the photo.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on December 3, 2008 at 7:41 pm

This blog has a picture of the same drive-in, and labels it “Ogden Utah”:
http://www.anntorrence.com/blog/images/

lostmemory
lostmemory on December 3, 2008 at 7:48 pm

IMPA lists a North Star Drive-In for Ogden, Utah but nothing for Harrisville.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on March 26, 2009 at 8:57 pm

Harrisville and Pleasant View are both on the outskirts of Ogden.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on March 26, 2009 at 9:01 pm

Also they are both unincorporated areas.

RonP
RonP on June 13, 2009 at 7:30 pm

Pleasant View is a city, which was founded in 1851 and incorporated in 1945. Official city website: http://www.pleasantviewcity.com/
Yes, the street address is correct and Google will give Ogden as the city.
From the archives of the Standard-Examiner, I pieced together the following information:
—The construction of the North Star was first announced in an Ogden Standard-Examiner article on March 18, 1962. Wayne and Mark Stephens were selling their Mt. Ogden drive-in, in Ogden, which was to be replaced by a commercial development, and opening the North Star at a different location, which later turned out to be Pleasant View.
— It was to be designed to have an ultimate capacity of 1000 cars with a holding area that could hold 100 cars. An advertised feature was “Quiet, dark surroundingsâ€"no low flying aircraft, street noises or distracting lights.”
—An early ad gave its capacity as 625 cars.
—The theatre received a setback in February of 1963 when high winds toppled the screen. Evidently the theatre was closed at the time. The Stephens said it was covered by insurance and they would reopen in two to three weeks.
— In 1965 its newspaper logo included “800 Car.”
— In October of 1977 the city of Pleasant View drafted an anti-smut ordinance because of some movies being shown on one of the two screens that was visible from the highway. A letter to the editor in the Standard-Examiner said that three of the “dirty movies” were “Carrie,” “Boxcar Bertha” and “The Swinging Cheerleaders.” North Star’s response was that they would try to de-annex from the city. The situation was eventually settled and by the end of the year the North Star was back to showing movies acceptable to the city.
—The Deseret News announced on August 30, 1998 that it was the last day of operation for the twin-screen ozoner. Wesley Webb, who was the North Star’s third owner, said declining revenues forced him to sell to a developer who planned a mixed used development for the site.
—The closing features were “Parent Trap,‘’ “Mask of Zorro,” “Dr. Dolittle” and ``Armageddon.”

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on March 18, 2010 at 11:12 pm

Photo of the North Star Twin Drive-In marquee.
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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on March 18, 2010 at 11:14 pm

Couple more photos of the North Star.
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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on May 24, 2011 at 5:06 pm

When you map the drive-in using the address in the header it comes out Harrisville and the old marquee is still standing. Zip code should be 84044

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on June 16, 2011 at 6:43 am

Need to update the header with the zip code 84044.

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