3-Way Drive-In
Highway 191 and Highway 78,
Three Way,
AZ
85533
Highway 191 and Highway 78,
Three Way,
AZ
85533
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At Three Way, AZ where Highways 75,78 and 191 meet. This is across from the Three Way Store at Highway 78 and the Arizona Department of Motor Vehicles on Highway 75. The 3-Way Drive-In was opened on June 16, 1954 when it was operated by C.E. Davis & Earle J. Johnson. In late-1955 it was taken over by Western Amusement.
All of the ramps, the marquee, the screen and the concession stand are still standing although the concession’s roof has caved in.
There are storage tanks next to the screen that were for a gas station on the entrance road that has since been demolished.
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James Monroe
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A closer address (at least for Google) is HWY 191 and HWY 78, Three Way, AZ. The drive-in can easily be seen at the intersection on the NW side. http://tinyurl.com/h9zp6xs
Boxoffice, Nov. 26, 1955: “Western Amusement has taken over the Three Way Drive-In in Clifton, Ariz., from Claude Davis”
Googlemaps shows this is still standing as late as May 2023.. RAC Photography Randy A Carlisle (FB)
Motion Picture Herald, June 12, 1954: “C. E. Davis is owner of the new Three-Way drive-in, which is being readied for the opening June 16 in Clifton, Ariz. Ozoner will have a capacity of 500 cars, and will be handled by the Earl Johnson office.”