You might want to check the link again as the movies being advertised for viewing occurred in the summer of 2016 which is over two years ago.
The question is whether this is an active drive-in which shows movies regularly to the public or an organization that occasionally shows movies primarily to its congregation. It certainly seems to be the latter. Plus, they haven’t shown movies recently at least according to their own website.
Could you be more specific about the location of the marquee?
Historical aerial photos show what might be the marquee located where the Naaman Road Business Park marquee is located today. However, in 1991/1992 aerials it is gone and was replaced years later by the current marquee.
A closer address is 2583 Chamberlin Drive, Denison, IA. The address is right next to the old entrance to the drive-in. A 1950 aerial shows the drive-in under construction.
Today, an RV park sits on the property with only a faint outline of the old drive-in.
A closer address is 294 S 4th St, Huntingdon, PA, which is where the entrance and exit roads to the drive-in were located. It is the only part of the drive-in remaining.
A 1971 aerial shows the drive-in fully intact, but the aerial from 1972 shows the screen missing. It may have been replaced as topo maps up to 1989 show the drive-in still present.
Today, a large shopping center with several businesses sits on the property.
I do not see any evidence of a marquee, even in the historic aerial photos from 1963 or 1969 when the drive-in existed. A lack of a separate marquee for a drive-in is not all that unusual as the back of the screen often held the marquee.
All I see is a billboard on the NW side of the parking lot that didn’t show up until the 1991 aerial, long after the drive-in was closed and demolished.
A closer address is 4377 TX-22, Hillsboro, TX. The drive-in sat west of the town and today it is the home to a few businesses, including the Warehouse Outlet of Texas.
You can still see the hint of ramps that were part of the drive-in between the businesses.
A closer address is US-283 and County Road 400, Seymour, TX. The drive-in is located on the west side of the intersection. Today, all that is left of the drive-in is part of the ramps. The rest of the drive-in is located under US-270.
A closer address is TX-115 and E Dallas Ave, Kermit, Texas. The drive-in was located on the east side of the town. It was built before 1968, but a 1996 aerial shows the screen was already down.
A 2013 Google street views shows the outline, ramps, and projection booth/concession stand are present.
I’m not sure if anything is left of the screen foundation. A 1958 aerial shows a pretty sizable screen for such a small drive-in. While subsequent aerial photos are rather blurry, the screen was definitely gone by 2007.
Thing is, the screen sat just to the east of where the rectangular object seen in the current photo sits. The screen was against the treeline where the two trails meet in a “V” shape.
So, whatever that thing is, it cannot be part of the screen foundation. And the area where the trails meet is clear.
A 1963 aerial shows a single screen as the drive-in just opened. A 1969, 1970, and 1990 aerial photo still shows a single screen.
A second screen does not appear until a 1997 aerial. There is no evidence of a third screen nor the additional projection booth needed to make a third screen work.
You have to be real careful about photo captions. After looking at topo maps and aerial photos, I see no evidence of another drive-in either in or near Carey apart from the Car-Vu which is a couple of miles to the southeast.
Unless there is more evidence, I’d say the photo captions are off.
It appears based on the Apple Map overhead photo along with the Google Map street view from August, 2017 that the land is being prepared for something.
The grass has been removed leaving the underlying dirt and construction equipment is present in the street view.
Today, the property is a private residence. You can still see the outline, ramps, and screen foundation clearly.
A building of the same size and shape sits in the same location as the projector booth/concession stand, but does not have the typical holes found with such a building. So, it may be the same, remodeled, or a whole new building.
There seems to be some confusion about the Grand Vu and the Hill Top Drive-Ins.
The entrance to the Hill Top was located at 1171 South Murphy Lane. It is the drive-in that sits behind the bowling alley. It was built in 1954, but was closed and demolished by 1968.
The former entrance road to the Grand Vu is now 1119 Bonita Street as the property is being developed. It was also built at the same time as the Hill Top, but lasted considerably longer. The screen was still standing in 1980, but it came down by 1997. It was also “covered in weeds” as stated in the description, but has now been totally demolished and prepped for construction.
I suggest that the address be changed in the description to 1119 Bonita Street, Moab UT as it is now a recognized road and pinpoints the old entrance.
You might want to check the link again as the movies being advertised for viewing occurred in the summer of 2016 which is over two years ago.
The question is whether this is an active drive-in which shows movies regularly to the public or an organization that occasionally shows movies primarily to its congregation. It certainly seems to be the latter. Plus, they haven’t shown movies recently at least according to their own website.
Could you be more specific about the location of the marquee?
Historical aerial photos show what might be the marquee located where the Naaman Road Business Park marquee is located today. However, in 1991/1992 aerials it is gone and was replaced years later by the current marquee.
So, is it somewhere else?
A closer address is 1580 U.S. 277G Business, Stamford, Texas.
There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/y7bm94u8
A closer address is 7349 US-40, Cumberland, IN.
Today, a housing edition sits on the property with no traces of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/y8kmdsez
A closer address is 2583 Chamberlin Drive, Denison, IA. The address is right next to the old entrance to the drive-in. A 1950 aerial shows the drive-in under construction.
Today, an RV park sits on the property with only a faint outline of the old drive-in.
https://tinyurl.com/ycnur69g
A closer address is 294 S 4th St, Huntingdon, PA, which is where the entrance and exit roads to the drive-in were located. It is the only part of the drive-in remaining.
A 1971 aerial shows the drive-in fully intact, but the aerial from 1972 shows the screen missing. It may have been replaced as topo maps up to 1989 show the drive-in still present.
Today, a large shopping center with several businesses sits on the property.
https://tinyurl.com/y928k5kr
I do not see any evidence of a marquee, even in the historic aerial photos from 1963 or 1969 when the drive-in existed. A lack of a separate marquee for a drive-in is not all that unusual as the back of the screen often held the marquee.
All I see is a billboard on the NW side of the parking lot that didn’t show up until the 1991 aerial, long after the drive-in was closed and demolished.
You can still see the outline, ramps, and the projector booth/concession stand is still present in a Google street view from 2013.
Entrance was on State Street. Today, all that is left is the outline, faded ramps, and the foundation to the projector booth/concession stand.
A closer address is 4377 TX-22, Hillsboro, TX. The drive-in sat west of the town and today it is the home to a few businesses, including the Warehouse Outlet of Texas.
You can still see the hint of ramps that were part of the drive-in between the businesses.
https://tinyurl.com/ybet7j56
A closer address is 968 US Hwy 271 S, Gilmer, TX. The site is now a Tractor Supply Company Store.
https://tinyurl.com/y9kgry3f
A closer address is US-283 and County Road 400, Seymour, TX. The drive-in is located on the west side of the intersection. Today, all that is left of the drive-in is part of the ramps. The rest of the drive-in is located under US-270.
https://tinyurl.com/yab6ypgm
A closer address is W 4th Street and Colorado Street, Monahans, TX.
https://tinyurl.com/y9f67t8h
A closer address is TX-115 and E Dallas Ave, Kermit, Texas. The drive-in was located on the east side of the town. It was built before 1968, but a 1996 aerial shows the screen was already down.
A 2013 Google street views shows the outline, ramps, and projection booth/concession stand are present.
https://tinyurl.com/y82ayj6d
I’m not sure if anything is left of the screen foundation. A 1958 aerial shows a pretty sizable screen for such a small drive-in. While subsequent aerial photos are rather blurry, the screen was definitely gone by 2007.
Thing is, the screen sat just to the east of where the rectangular object seen in the current photo sits. The screen was against the treeline where the two trails meet in a “V” shape.
So, whatever that thing is, it cannot be part of the screen foundation. And the area where the trails meet is clear.
A 1963 aerial shows a single screen as the drive-in just opened. A 1969, 1970, and 1990 aerial photo still shows a single screen.
A second screen does not appear until a 1997 aerial. There is no evidence of a third screen nor the additional projection booth needed to make a third screen work.
The drive-in appears in a 1951 aerial photo, indicating it was built at least by that year. It also appears intact in a 1969 aerial photo.
A 1993 aerial photo shows the drive-in to be totally demolished and empty, save for hints of the ramps.
Yup, 36 miles off. The pictures of the Chief Drive-In must be several years old at least because the screen today is in terrible shape.
It looks like the entire drive-in is now housing with nothing remaining.
You have to be real careful about photo captions. After looking at topo maps and aerial photos, I see no evidence of another drive-in either in or near Carey apart from the Car-Vu which is a couple of miles to the southeast.
Unless there is more evidence, I’d say the photo captions are off.
It appears based on the Apple Map overhead photo along with the Google Map street view from August, 2017 that the land is being prepared for something.
The grass has been removed leaving the underlying dirt and construction equipment is present in the street view.
Today, the property is a private residence. You can still see the outline, ramps, and screen foundation clearly.
A building of the same size and shape sits in the same location as the projector booth/concession stand, but does not have the typical holes found with such a building. So, it may be the same, remodeled, or a whole new building.
The answer to your question is in the first paragraph of the description.
The neon sign hasn’t moved, it’s still at the entrance to the shopping center.
There seems to be some confusion about the Grand Vu and the Hill Top Drive-Ins.
The entrance to the Hill Top was located at 1171 South Murphy Lane. It is the drive-in that sits behind the bowling alley. It was built in 1954, but was closed and demolished by 1968.
The former entrance road to the Grand Vu is now 1119 Bonita Street as the property is being developed. It was also built at the same time as the Hill Top, but lasted considerably longer. The screen was still standing in 1980, but it came down by 1997. It was also “covered in weeds” as stated in the description, but has now been totally demolished and prepped for construction.
I suggest that the address be changed in the description to 1119 Bonita Street, Moab UT as it is now a recognized road and pinpoints the old entrance.