Sunset Drive-In

2501 E. Broadway Avenue,
West Memphis, AR 72301

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Kenmore
Kenmore on April 26, 2022 at 2:24 pm

New construction has wiped out all traces of the drive-in.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on April 26, 2022 at 9:33 am

The April 9, 1955 issue of Boxoffice ran a lengthy story about the Sunset, owned by Abbott Widdicombe and managed by Bob Kilgore. The drive-in installed “the first Midsouth CinemaScope screen” with a 70x105-foot tower which was so big that radio station KWEM moved its studio into its base. “An ornamental radio transmission tower extends 20 feet above the 70-foot-high screen tower, and the actual transmitting tower is nearby.”

rivest266
rivest266 on August 12, 2021 at 2:51 pm

The Sunset Drive-In opened on August 18th, 1950. Grand opening ad posted.

Iceberg
Iceberg on January 17, 2018 at 2:28 pm

I believe the 70 Drive In was advertised as being 2 miles west of West Memphis. I don’t know any specifics beyond that. It was in operation around 1951, operating in competition I guess with the Sunset. I don’t think it was around but a couple of years.

Drive-In 54
Drive-In 54 on October 12, 2017 at 5:07 am

Iceberg….where was the 70 Drive-In located at?

Drive-In 54
Drive-In 54 on October 12, 2017 at 5:00 am

Was this aka West Memphis Drive-In at one time?

Iceberg
Iceberg on October 11, 2017 at 5:38 pm

In the early 50’s, there was another drive-in in the West Memphis area, the 70 Drive-in.

Kenmore
Kenmore on September 4, 2016 at 1:35 pm

The area covered by the drive-in was considerable. The screen was located in the parking lot next door to the auto salvage site. You can still see traces of the outline of the drive-in that emanated from the screen southwest towards what is now an abandoned trailer park. http://tinyurl.com/zkeemg3