Sunset Drive-In
499 W. Kershul Circle,
Seaside,
OR
97138
499 W. Kershul Circle,
Seaside,
OR
97138
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499 W Kershul Cir, Seaside, OR 97138.
This points to the entrance road in the photo above.
Hwy 101 was in Gearhart.
BTW Concession Circle and Picture Circle are north of this locaton.
Please update.
Boxoffice, June 2, 1956: “GEARHART, ORE. – The Sunset Drive-In here has been bought by Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Kershul who purchased it from Coast Theatres, operators of the outdoor theatre since 1950.”
Boxoffice, Sept. 12, 1953: “SEASIDE, ORE. – Robert A. Henningsen has sold his interest in the Sunset Drive-In here to Harold T. Wright and Avery A. Combs. The 500-car open-airer was built in 1950 by Henningsen, Harold and Cecil Wright. Later, Cecil Wright sold his interest to Combs.”
Address: US 101 at 5th St Gearhart, OR 97138
Here is the link that mentions the development on the old drive-in site. Paragraph 9.
http://www.jerryregan.com/gearhart-oregon.asp