Taber, Alberta
1:5000 1985 Orthophoto + Contours + Cadastral image Shows the abandoned Sky-Vue Drive-In. It closed after a fire gutted the projection / concession building on April 5, 1975.
Billboard reported on August 29, 1953: “New drive-in at Taber, Alta., is the 300-car Sky-Vue Drive-In, owned and operated by Miller Theatres, Ltd., Taber. Douglas Miller is president and his son, Leo, is vice-president and manager. The 1955 Motion Picture Almanac also included the Sky Vue Drive-In in Taber, owner D. Miller.
A June 27, 2018 retrospective in the Taber Times wrote that Miller built the drive-in one mile west of town “at the southeast corner of the intersection where the Vauxhall Highway entered No.3. July 29, 1953 was grand opening night for the Sky-Vue Drive-In. "The Lawless Breed” starring Rock Hudson and Julia Adams was the first movie to be shown there". The Times said the Sky-Vue Drive-In closed on April 5, 1975 after a fire gutted the projection / concession building. A farm equipment supplier occupies the site today.
Contributed by Michael Kilgore
https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/62116
Advertisement in the Taber Times Thursday, May 6th, 1954
Sky-Vue Drive-In TheatreRe-Opens Friday Night May 7 at dusk.
Movies showing "Cruising Down The River" May 7-8-19 and "Fort Algiers" May 11, 12, 13.
Taber, Alberta, 1985 1:5000
#Orthophoto + #Contours + #Cadastral image
Shows abandoned Sky-Vue Drive-In which was closed after a fire gutted the projection/concession building on April 5, 1975.
cinematreasures.org/theaters/62116
Sowings advertised in the Taber Times
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