Shoreline Drive-In
135 Shipyard Way,
Bolon Island,
Reedsport,
OR
97467
135 Shipyard Way,
Bolon Island,
Reedsport,
OR
97467
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Boxoffice, Sept. 22, 1951: “The Shoreline Drive-In at Reedsport, Ore., has a new treat for the small fry. Every night the theatre is open (which is Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday), youngsters may now ride free the Shetland ponies which Earl Baltazar, owner of the ozoner, has had brought to Reedsport from the Shetland Heaven stables near Gresham. There is no charge but, when the show starts, the riding stops.”
Now Fred Wahl Marine construction.
Please update.
A more accurate address for this theater is 135 Shipyard Way, Reedsport, OR 97467. This points directly to the drive in. Now Wahl marine construction.
Please update.
Should be “Lower Smith River Rd”
US 101 at Lower Smit River Rd Reedsport, OR 97467
In 1963 the owners were Leonard Swain and Lloyd Claver. Claver also owned the Rhododendron Drive-In in Florence, OR at that time.
In the mid 1950s I worked for the owner, Earl Balthazar (sp?), doing a wide series of rather menial tasks. I took tickets, hauled in the boxes of candy, cleaned up after the ponies, changed the film names on the roadside sign, rewound films and sometimes met the truck that brought us new features to make the exchange.
It was not much, but it was “Show Biz” and a real thrill for a high school boy.