East Park Drive-In

2610 8th Avenue SE,
Watertown, SD 57201

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East Park Drive-In

The East Park Drive-In was opened around 1949 when it was operated by H.E. Hanson. It originally had a capacity for 360 cars. In 1955 it was operated by Welworth Theatres Company of Minneapolis, MN. and the car capacity had increased to 408.

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TomMc11
TomMc11 on April 25, 2018 at 11:04 am

2527 US-212, Watertown, SD will put you at the entrance to this old DI. It is visible in full in a 1966 Historic Aerial. Currently the road that the address drops you at is all that remains, but not for long.

kennerado
kennerado on May 7, 2020 at 2:00 am

2610 8th Ave SE, Watertown, SD 57201 is a better address.

dansdriveintheater
dansdriveintheater on March 15, 2021 at 9:17 am

mos of the ramps still remain!

Kenmore
Kenmore on March 15, 2021 at 9:30 am

Actually, almost all of the drive-in is gone. You can only see a faint outline of the drive-in behind the Country Inn & Suites.

The lines just to the west that reach to 31st Street SE are from an auto salvage yard that was built on the property after the drive-in had closed. The salvage yard is closed and the building demolished.

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