Skyway Drive-In

5988 Airport Road,
Bluefield, WV 24701

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DavidZornig
DavidZornig on August 24, 2022 at 2:20 am

Crisper version photos added credit Mahood Collection, Eastern Regional Coal Archives courtesy Mercer County Historical Society. Identifies the Architect as Alex B. Mahood Sr., operator Don Keesling and Manager Clifton Hill. (Also an Outdoor Drive-In theatre located at Greentree Crossroads in Bluefield that I will add a page for.)

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on November 5, 2010 at 3:03 am

Thanks guys.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois on November 4, 2010 at 12:04 pm

STYLE:

STREAMLINE MODERNE

Open ~1950-~1985? Can anyone verify the exact dates?

Owned for it’s entire life by M. Switow & Sons, Enterprises, Inc. of Louisville, Ky. Sam J. Switow, President, they had about 14 theaters.

If you go to the Map you can still tell it was a Drive-In.

Need more info and more photos.

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on November 4, 2010 at 5:14 am

There are two pictures of this theater on its page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/wvtskyw

AndyCallahanMajorMajor
AndyCallahanMajorMajor on November 3, 2010 at 11:53 pm

This one was at about 5988 Airport Road. The Airport Road Shopping Center was built on part of the property, but some of the ramps remain in the rear of the property.