Skyline Matraville Drive-In

4 Wassell Street,
Sydney, NSW 2036

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Previous Names: Matraville Star Drive-In

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Skyline Matraville Drive-In

Located in the outer south Sydney district of Matraville/Chifley. The Matraville Star Drive-In was opened in August 1958. It was operated by Star Drive-In Property Ltd. In 1971 it was re-named Skyline Matraville Drive-In. It was closed on 8th August 1984 with Robert Ginty in “The Exterminator”. It was demolished in 1985.

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davidcoppock
davidcoppock on September 14, 2016 at 12:35 am

Opened in 1957 and closed in August 1984. Name changed to Skyline Matraville Drive-in in 1971. Current use of site unknown?

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on June 16, 2017 at 12:25 am

I think the site is still there abandoned and overgrown?

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on June 6, 2018 at 9:16 am

May have been demolished(date unknown?) and may now being turned into a housing estate?

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on October 2, 2018 at 9:03 am

Opened in August 1958, and closed on 8/8/1984 with “The Exterminator”. The drive-in site was used in 1985 for filming the movie “Dead end Drive-in”. The drive-in was demolished shortly after filming finished.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on October 2, 2018 at 9:11 am

Opened as Matraville Star Drive-in.

kennerado
kennerado on June 5, 2022 at 1:16 am

Its now townhouses.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on June 22, 2024 at 6:28 am

Seen briefly in the documentary movie mentioning the movie being filmed there “Dead End Drive-in”.

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