Sky Vue Drive-In

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.”

Boxoffice, Aug. 14, 1954: “WATERLOO, IOWA - The Central States Theatre Corp. of Des Moines, headed by Myron Blank, recently purchased the controlling interest in two local drive-ins, the SkyVue and the Starlite, from Philip E. Winslow. The other owner, S. A. Oellerich, will keep his minority interest and continue as manager of the two airers.”

Goggle Earth from 1994. It is just a empty field now, just waiting for somebody to build the new SkyVue on it!! If only..

Thanks for the ad Ken Mc. “FRENCH CONNECTION 2” not too good of a film,bet it did bad business there.

Here is a June 1975 ad from the Waterloo Courier:
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