Starlite Drive-In
8th Street E and Preston Avenue S,
Saskatoon,
SK
S7H 0V3
8th Street E and Preston Avenue S,
Saskatoon,
SK
S7H 0V3
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The Starlite Drive-In was Saskatoon’s first drive-in theatre. It opened on July 19, 1950 with Jennifer Jones in “Duel in the Sun”. Located on 9 acres of land, purchased by one Harold Howard.
After selling it in 1968, the Starlite Drive-In was replaced by the Chevy dealership. (A New Starlight Drive-In was opened in September 1968, which became the Southwinds Drive-In and has its own page on Cinema Treasures).
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This opened on July 19th, 1950 (2 days before Famous Players opened its Drive-In in Sutherland Park)
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It parked 400 cars and in 1956 run by Famous Players. May 1 1967 has one showing only of “THE GREAT RACE”.Color cartoon.
Opened with “Duel in the sun”.
In September 1968 the Southwinds Drive In opened south of Saskatoon; it was initially named the New Starlite Drive In, and it used that name until 1974 when new owners renamed it the Southwinds.