Tri-City Drive-In
293 S. Old Pacific Highway,
Tri-City,
OR
97457
293 S. Old Pacific Highway,
Tri-City,
OR
97457
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In 1979, Lawrence Hennigh wrote a long paper about an Experimental Schools project in the region. The only part that I care about is a reference to the Tri-City Drive-In in the present tense, suggesting that it was still in operation. Since a 1982 aerial photo shows trailer homes parked on the edges, we might be getting close to a closing date.
Hennigh also emphasized that the drive-in was in Tri-City, “an expansive suburb-like unincorporated area between Canyonville and Myrtle Creek.” Google Maps shows that the site is still within Tri-City, which is still its own “census-designated place” with a population of over 4000.
Boxoffice, Oct. 4, 1952: “MYRTLE CREEK, ORE. - The 500-car Tri-City Drive-In located on Highway 99 south of here has been opened by owners W. E. Love, who also is manager, J. H. Markham jr., and W. R. Markham, all of Riddle, Ore.”
The Tri-City Drive-In Opened On August 28th, 1952.
On December 6th, 1953, A Tiller Girl At The Tri-City Drive-In Was Injured By A Vehicle At The Entrance Of The Theater.
Awesome! Thanks Ken!
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The Tri-City Drive-In was located at 293 S. Old Pacific Highway, Myrtle Creek, OR.
Today, it is the Tri-City Mobile Estates, a mobile home park. You can still see the outline.
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