Motor Vue Drive-In
1704 Elk Street,
Rock Springs,
WY
82901
1704 Elk Street,
Rock Springs,
WY
82901
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More details on that 1953 sale.
Boxoffice, April 4, 1953: “Teno Roncalio has announced the sale of the Rock Springs Drive-In to C. E. Bradshaw, W. H. Wills and R. D. "Russ” Bradshaw. R. D. Bradshaw, who manages the situation, said that over $7,000 worth of new equipment has been purchased for the ozoner. An early April debut is scheduled."
Looks like the Starlite opened in the late summer of 1949.
Boxoffice, Aug. 6, 1949: “Another drive-in is scheduled to open soon in Rock Springs, Wyo.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 13, 1949: (Construction:) “Rock Springs, Wyo. - $50,000 drive-in to be built for Star Lite Theatre Co.”
Boxoffice, Sept. 10, 1949: (Openings:) “Rock Springs, Wyo. - Starlite Drive-In opened.”
Summer 1959 photo added of projectionist Virgil Wright credit Bill Franc.
Boxoffice, May 28, 1962: “Oscar Tellefson has taken over the operation of the Motor Vu Drive-In at Rock Springs, Wyo.”
Boxoffice, Oct. 13, 1951: “Ownership of the Starlite Drive-In here was acquired last month by Teno Roncalio, native of Rock Springs and a Cheyenne attorney, with his purchase of the interests of Evan H. Reese and Frank R. Crocker in the theatre.”
Motion Picture Herald, March 21, 1953: “C. E. Bradshaw, owner of the Inland, Martin, S. D., his son Russell, and Wm. Wells, bought the Starlite drive-in, Rock Springs, Wyo.”
Boxoffice, May 2, 1960: “John Anselmi and Fred Magana have purchased the Motor Vu Drive-In, Rock Springs, Wyo., from Teno Roncalio of Cheyenne”.
just uploaded 1967 aerial
600 cars.