Starlite Drive-In
Departure Bay Road and Norwell Drive,
Nanaimo,
BC
V9T
Departure Bay Road and Norwell Drive,
Nanaimo,
BC
V9T
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The Starlite Drive-In was operated by Famous Players in the Nanaimo neighborhood of Wellington opening on August 24, 1950 with Dennis Morgan in “My Wild Irish Rose”. The Starlite Drive-In had one screen with a capacity of 400 cars. It closed after the 1973 season on September 23, 1973 and its site has since been redeveloped.
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in 1956 it parked 320 cars and was owned by F.P.C.C.
This opened on August 24th, 1950
Found on Newspapers.com
Another Starlite Drive-In opened at Island Highway & Departure Bay Road on June 29th, 1961. There was a Cassidy Drive-In opening on May 4th, 1956 as well.
Another Starlite Drive-In opened at Island Highway & Departure Bay Road on June 29th, 1961. There was a Cassidy Drive-In opening on May 4th, 1956 as well. Listings for the old Starlite Drive-in ended in 1955.
This “other” Starlite Drive-In mentioned by Mike Rivest is actually the same Starlite Drive-In, which was always located at Departure Bay Road at Norwell Drive. The Cassidy Drive-In was actually located on the Trans-Canada Highway in Cassidy, which is well south of Nanaimo and closer to Ladysmith.
Opened on 24/8/1950 with a Bugs Bunny cartoon(Rebel Rabbit), a specialty(Celebration days), a novelty(Sun Valley fun), and “My wild Irish rose”.
The Starlite Drive-In opened its gates on August 24, 1950 with Dennis Morgan in “My Wild Irish Rose” along with the Bugs Bunny Merrie Melodie “Rebel Rabbit”, the specialty “Celebration Days” and the novelty “Sun Valley Fun”.
The Starlite closed on September 23, 1973.