Starlite Drive-In
3305 Columbia View Drive,
The Dalles,
OR
97058
3305 Columbia View Drive,
The Dalles,
OR
97058
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This was one of two drive-in theaters in The Dalles, Oregon, the other being The Dalles Drive-In on Chenoweth Loop.
The Starlite Drive-In was opened in 1953 and was operated by E.T. Chambers & J.A. Clark of Portland. It was built on a hill and had The Dalles Bridge in its view. Haven’t been able to find information on it, other than a photograph that confirms its location.
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Here’s a link to a photo of what was the drive-in, with The Dallas drive-in in the distance. I’ve since been told that it was on a section called Columbia View Heights. http://boundless.uoregon.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=%2FBestof&CISOPTR=838&CISOBOX=1&REC=1
Summit Ridge Dr at E Knoll Dr
The Dalles, OR 97058
The drive-in is now occupied by a housing development.
A more accurate address for this theater is 3305 Columbia View Dr, The Dalles, OR 97058. This points directly to the drive in entrance.
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D.W. Chambers of Albany OR sold the “Starlight” to Ed Chambers for over $60,000 per a note in the April 8, 1955 Motion Picture Daily.
A week later (April 16), Boxoffice expanded on that note and gave us an opening year. “Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Chambers have purchased the Starlight Drive-In from David W. Moore. Walter Eschebeck, who has managed the airer since it was opened in 1953, will continue to supervise the operation.”