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rloeffler commented about Sky View Drive-In on Oct 31, 2018 at 8:09 am

The last business there is a golf ball driving range. Since I don’t golf, I only can assume it is still open.

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rloeffler commented about Golden Spike Drive-In on Oct 30, 2018 at 2:47 pm

Exactly. Omaha is the home of Union Pacific Railroad, ½ of the team to build it. Also, this section of West Dodge Road was originally was part of the Old Lincoln Highway, one of the earliest transcontinental highways.

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rloeffler commented about Q-Twin East Drive-In on Oct 30, 2018 at 2:15 pm

The site was not part of a golf course originally (built in 1967), which was just a 9 hole site. It expanded to 18 holes in 1968. The drive-in ended up being a site for a couple of dozen houses. Long after the drive-in was demolished, a developer did a major renovation of the course moving the back 9 in 2004. Those are the holes you see today.

There was a regular theater just north facing Q St.

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rloeffler commented about Q-Twin East Drive-In on Oct 30, 2018 at 1:50 pm

The “Q” stood for the intersection in which all cars had to pass to get to the main road. That was the intersection of 120th St. and Q St., which was just north of the drive-in.

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rloeffler commented about Sky View Drive-In on Oct 30, 2018 at 1:47 pm

This site does not have broadcasting towers. The towers are across the street. There are four towers. Three of them were installed in a vertical line in 1966. One was installed in 1989. The center tower of the first three collapsed at night on 04 July, 2003; they were in the process of adding HD antenna equipment at that time. A new tower was installed just east of it.

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rloeffler commented about AMC Westroads 2 on Jan 7, 2012 at 12:34 pm

They were in the same building. In fact they were butted up against each other. The six screen theater had an inside entrance about 50 feet inside. The twin had its own separate outside entrance about 20 feet to the right of the mall entrance to the other.

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rloeffler commented about AMC Westroads 2 on Jan 1, 2012 at 9:28 pm

Yes, Rave is in the mall, on the north exterior side where Younkers used to be. The Fox theater used to be on the northwest corner,just north of where J. C. Penny is (and has been all these years). It (and AMC) was torn down around 2003, and a Dick’s Sporting Goods Store is in its place.

 As for AMC now, it is a 24 screen behemoth just east of Oak View Mall, southeast of 144 & Center. Not at 
                

Westroads.

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rloeffler commented about Sky View Drive-In on Sep 23, 2010 at 9:09 pm

The drive-in at 7200 Hartman Ave. was called the Sky-View, not the Sunset. It opened in Aug. 1954. It had a capacity of 410 cars.

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rloeffler commented about Q-Twin East Drive-In on Sep 23, 2010 at 9:00 pm

This drive-in had two screens. The entrance was at the top of a large hill. If you went to the northwest there was a screen, likewise to the southeast. If you didn’t like the movie you were watching, all you had to do was walk to the top of the hill where you could see both at the same time. You could see the huge screen with its black background and white letters saying Q-Twin for miles around on the Interstate right next to it. It was torn down and the land was made into a gated community of 20 houses(how sad).

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rloeffler commented about Golden Spike Drive-In on Sep 23, 2010 at 8:39 pm

This drive in was opened in 1955. It closed in 1985. It had one screen and it was located at 114 & West Dodge Road.It was the farthest west the cars cruising would go. People would hang out at the Burger King across the street, and we would walk through the drive-thru between pictures. One time they wouldn’t serve us; they said it a DRIVE-thru. We just told them we lost the car.

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rloeffler commented about AMC Westroads 2 on Sep 23, 2010 at 8:08 pm

This theater’s address was 10000 California St. Omaha Ne 68114.