Starlite Drive-In
4000 University Avenue,
Waterloo,
IA
50701
4000 University Avenue,
Waterloo,
IA
50701
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The Starlite Drive-In was the first drive in the state of Iowa, opening on September 12th, 1947 with Edmund Lowe in “The Enchanted Forest”. The back of the screen tower had "Starlite Drive-In" spelled out in blue neon and a red & yellow blinking neon star in the upper right hand corner.
It closed in 1990 and was demolished and replaced by a Hy-Vee supermarket and a Walgreens drug store
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Rod Morrow
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Rod, it was owned by Starlite Drive-in Company and parked 700 CARS ! making it one of Iowa’s largest outdoor screen.
September 10th, 1947 grand opening ad uploaded here.
Boxoffice, Nov. 19, 1955: “Stephen A. Oellerich has sold his interests in the Starlite and Skyvue drive-ins to the Central States Theatre Corp., effective December 1. The Starlite was built in the summer of 1947 by Oellerich and Philip E. Winslow - the first drive-in in Iowa. Two years later they built the 600-car Skyvue on the east side of Waterloo. Central States purchased Winslow’s interests in both theatres in June 1954.”
Opened on 12/9/1947 with latest news, comedy(not named), short subjects(not named), and “The Enchanted Forest”.