Skyline Drive-In

6 Diamond Road,
Rawlins, WY 82301

300 cars

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MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on January 27, 2020 at 8:18 am

Boxoffice, April 17, 1961: “Russ Dauterman of Salt Lake City has taken over operation of the Skyline Drive-in and the Fox Theatre at Rawlings (sic), Wyo., from Fox Intermountain Theatres.”

Boxoffice, May 22, 1961: “RAWLINS, WYO. – The Three-D Theatre Co. has purchased two local theatres from the Fox Wyoming Co. and the Wyoming Amusement Corp. The purchase of the Fox Theatre and the Skyline Drive-In became effective May 3. The owners of the Three-D Theatre Co. are Russ Dauterman, … Ray Davis, … and Charles L. DuRyk … The Skyline Drive-In had been owned by the Wyoming Amusement Corp. since 1958. … Extensive improvements have been made at the Skyline Drive-In, including the remodeling of the snack bar, the installation of a new widescreen and new marquee.”

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on September 18, 2019 at 8:45 pm

Boxoffice, March 19, 1949: “Wyoming drive-ins to be completed for spring opening include the Motor Vu, Cheyenne; Skyline, Casper; Skyline, Rawlins and West, Cody.”

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on May 26, 2019 at 9:17 pm

From the Dec. 10, 1955 Motion Picture Herald:

Bob Adams has sold the Skyline drive-in, Rawlins, Wyo., to the Wyoming Amusement Corp. Clarence Batter will buy and book.

Kenmore
Kenmore on July 5, 2018 at 9:50 am

Found It!

The drive-in sat east of town next to State HWY 76. I could not Google map an accurate address. However, an address that is next door is 6 Diamond Rd, Rawlins, WY. The drive-in sat just to the west of that location.

The drive-in appears to have been built in 1948 or early 1949 as it appears in a 1949 aerial, but not in a 1947 aerial. It also shows up on a 1976 topo map, but not a 1981 topo map, meaning it could have closed around that time.

Today, the property appears to be half-business, half-residential with no trace of the drive-remaining.

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