Sky-Way Drive-In
22125 Rock Creek Road,
Sheridan,
OR
97378
22125 Rock Creek Road,
Sheridan,
OR
97378
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Small drive-in with around 250 car capacity located on Highway 18 between Sheridan-Willamina Highway, Oregon was part of a 4 theater chain with theaters in Willamina, Sheridan & Grand Ronde.
Closed after the 1965 season, it was demolished in 1966.
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Chas Springer
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I think this is my first Drive-in in Oregon.You are right it parked 250 cars and i have it owned in 1956 by W.H.Hibbert.
Mr. Hibbert owned the 4 theater chain and operated them through the 50s, then retired and started leasing them out. I ran the Hi-Way during the winter/spring of ‘63/64 and then the drive-in summer of '64. Fun theaters to operate but no money to be made :–(
Never heard of a rich theatre manager,I think we all did it for the love of the business.
Very true Mike.
I followed Highway 18 from Sherdian to Willamina on the Gooogle Satellite Photo and could find no sign of a demolished drive-in, anyone know the exact address or crossroad?
Did Mr. Hibbert have anything to do with McMinnville Ammusement Company?
McMinnville Amusement was owned by Robert J. Mattecheck who had retired before I started working at the Mack theater. Bill Hibbert did not have anything to do McMinnville. He owned and worked his farm full time and ran the theaters on the side. After the theaters closed or were leased out, he continued farming until his death of a heart attack.
It’s been too many years since I’ve been in the area but I think the Sky-Way was located on the Sheridan-Willamina Highway (18) at the intersection of Pittman Road. Since the lot was never paved it would be overgrown by grass now or other structures built on the property. With the screen tower and reader board gone only the concession building might still be there.
Chas, thanks for, the info. I looked at the Google photo where Pittman hits 18 and you sure can’t see any sign of a drive-in, how sad.
My error. The theater was located at the corner of Highway 18 and Rock Creek Road. The box office was off of Rock Creek with reader board on 18. I looked at google maps and see that there is some kind of industrial enterprise now on the property with all signs of the drive in gone.
PLEASE CHANGE ADDRESS TO:
WILLAMINA-SHERIDAN HWY & SW ROCK CREEK ROAD.
A more accurate address for this theater is 22125 Rock Creek Rd, Sheridan, OR 97378. Now McFarland Cascade.
Please update.