Rock 'N' Roll Drive-In
272 Drive-In Lane,
Chaffee,
MO
63740
272 Drive-In Lane,
Chaffee,
MO
63740
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A November 2022 Google Street View shows the marquee of the drive-in featuring movies from that period such as “Wakanda Forever”.
It seems that they used shipping containers for the projection booth/concession stand with a quanset hut on the side. Rather innovative and quite budget-friendly when restoring a drive-in.
It’s alive! The Rock ‘N’ Roll Drive-In hosted its third annual Community Appreciation Night yesterday, per KFVS. I can’t quite tell whether it reopened in late 2020, but it was definitely open by the spring of 2021.
Per Cape Girardeau TV station KFVS, the former Montgomery will reopen in October as the Rock ‘N’ Roll Drive-In. From photos on its Facebook page, they’ve done a lot of work to clear the viewing field and take the foliage off the sturdy concrete screen.
From the April 16, 1955 issue of BoxOffice:
CHAFFEE, MO. – The Montgomery Drive-In just north of the city limits had its grand opening on Easter Sunday (April 10, 1955). It is owned and operated by Bernice Montgomery, who also owns and operates the 500-seat Horstman Theatre. The opposition, Home of the Stars Drive-In, owned by Robert Capshaw, a local automobile dealer, also had its grand opening the same day.
the screen is still standing!
Notice that the Home of the Stars Drive-In opened four days later on the 14th of April?