Skyvue Drive-In
1126 W. County Road 500 S.,
New Castle,
IN
47362
1126 W. County Road 500 S.,
New Castle,
IN
47362
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The screen seems to be the only thing remaining. Sometime between July 2018 and July 2019 the screen was painted to resemble the American flag.
Additional history credit Henry County Historical Society, Inc:
“On April 22, 1967, anticipation was growing for the opening of the new Skyvue Drive-In Theatre on Ind. 3 South. The name was chosen from more than 600 entries.
The Skyvue Drive-In was opened June 9, 1967. Car capacity is listed at 500 with sound over FM radio and pole speakers. The drive-in was open seasonally from May thru September. It was closed in 2011 but reopened for the 2014 & 2015 season, but closed as a 35mm operation, unable to raise funds for digital projection."
Also credit Ron Wyatt: “The winner of the name the drive- in contest was a student from Knightstown High School. He won a life time free pass. I think his last name was Clark, graduated in 67 or 68.”
Looks like it reopened for the 2014 and 2015 seasons but closed after 2015 because they could not get any more 35MM films and they did not convert to digital. Their Facebook page is still up, but not much activity obviously.
This one opened on June 9, 1967.
The Sky Vue plans to reopen very soon. You can find them on Facebook.
closed 2011
There are pictures on its entry page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/intskyv