Starlite Twin Drive-In

2100 3rd Street Southeast,
Mandan, ND 58554

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Firms: Associated Design Inc.

Previous Names: Sundown Drive-In, Starlight Drive-In

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Starlite Twin Drive-In

The Sundown Drive-In was opened on July 31, 1953 with Dick Haymes in “Cruisin' Down the River”. It was located on a 20 acres lot. One of its most interesting features was the long 525 feet throw from the projection booth, with a narrow projection angle of only 70 degrees. The all-steel screen was 60 feet wide and 40 feet high. The Sundown Drive-In was operated by A.D. Wetzstein and was designed by the architectural firm Associated Design Inc.

In 1965 it was renamed Starlite Drive-In, it was twinned in 1980 and renamed Starlight Twin Drive-In. It was closed on September 1, 1986 and was demolished.

Contributed by Ken Roe

Recent comments (view all 4 comments)

jwmovies
jwmovies on December 12, 2012 at 12:36 am

Approx. address for this drive-in was 2100 3rd Street Southeast.

Chris1982
Chris1982 on July 14, 2014 at 2:32 am

Were the Starlite and the Sundown drive-in’s one in the same? They are both listed at the same address. From 1961 on the only drive-in listed for Mandan was the Sundown Drive-In.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on May 31, 2022 at 7:11 am

Opened On July 31, 1953 With “Crusin' Down The River” With No Extras.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on June 21, 2024 at 1:46 pm

The Bismarck Tribune, Jan. 27, 1993: “The Sundown Drive-In Theater had been operated since 1954 by a group of Mandan residents. When new management took over in 1965, the name was changed to the Starlite Drive-In Theater … In 1980, a second screen went up, to make the Starlite a twin theater. On Labor Day 1986, the screens went dark for the final time.”

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