Motor-Vu Drive-In
200 Cascade Drive,
Lebanon,
OR
97355
200 Cascade Drive,
Lebanon,
OR
97355
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Opened on March 10, 1950 with Mark Stevens in “Will James Sand” and Richard Crane in “Arthur Takes Over” along with an unnamed cartoon.
More like 200 Cascade Dr, Lebanon, OR 97355.
It had a longer driveway.
Now the smoke shop south of WalMart. Please update.
The Motor Vu opened before 1951.
Boxoffice, March 17, 1951: “LEBANON, ORE. - Mild Weather brought on an early reopening of the Motor Vu Drive-In. Tadd Nelson is manager.”
Boxoffice, April 21, 1951: “LEBANON, ORE. - During a recent showing at the Lebanon Motor Vue, flames followed two explosions in the projection booth when films caught fire. Projectionist Carrol Courtnier fought the fire while throwing all electrical switches, then crawled from the rear door of the booth. Firemen arrived to control the blaze. New equipment was flown to Salem overnight from Salt Lake City and the following evening the place was again in operation.”
Overview photo & description credit Lisa Dumas. “My stepdad Don Gorman, when he worked at the Motor-Vu theater. The German Shepherd was the guard dog for the ticket booth. Lebanon, Oregon abt. 1954”
There are over thirty pictures of the Motor-Vu on its gallery page at Drive-ins.com.