Elgin had another indoor theatre beside the Eltex, called just the Elgin Theatre. They were open at the same time. I have ads for the Elgin but no other information.
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (ABC4) — The Redwood Drive-in and Swap Meet opened its doors for the last time Sunday.
Earlier this year, the West Valley City Council voted to rezone the 26-acre property to accommodate a sale to Edge Homes, who plans to build 40 condos and 244 townhouses.
While the season for drive-in movies ended months ago, the Swap Meet has continued in full force since the rezoning was passed. The closure will bring significant change to hundreds of residents of the West Valley community.
As of early 2025 the concession building and ticket booth have been torn down. A sign on the fence says “Shamrock Storage-Dublin”. So I assume the screen tower will be coming down soon also for the construction of the storage buildings.
CDC Purchases Ellis, Still Waiting To Determine Whether Structure Can Be Saved
Wednesday, 27 November, 2024
The Perryton Community Development Corporation continues to work on purchasing some tornado-ravaged buildings on Main Street. While some buildings are beyond repair and either have been torn down or will be, their newest purchase’s future remains a question.
Perryton CDC Director Colby Waters said they have now purchased the Ellis Theater but whether it will be saved is unclear. “We closed on that property earlier this month, but we do not take possession until December third. After we take possession, we have engineers who will evaluate the building and see where we go from there,” he told KXDJ’s Chris Samples.
“I’ve not had much time in that building. It has challenges. There are some areas where their roof has been gone since the tornado. There’s a chance that building would come down as well but there has been a push for us to try and evaluate that building differently than some of the others we’ve had.”
The building has been torn down and a laundry mat has been built on the site.
Currently a funeral home.
This theater should be changed to “closed”.
Better address is 115 E Main St.
I have newspaper ads from the same week showing booth the Eltex and Elgin theatre open and showing movies in 1952?
The old concession building remained until 2010, when it was torn down for the new business on the property.
I don’t believe this drive in was ever called Coyote 7? At present time, a machine works business is on the old drive in property.
Elgin had another indoor theatre beside the Eltex, called just the Elgin Theatre. They were open at the same time. I have ads for the Elgin but no other information.
It appears that the drive in property is vacant and the church property backs up to the old drive in.
The main screen as you come into the drive in was blown down Monday, June 9th as result of heavy storms that came through the area.
The ticket booth foundation is still there as of 2025.
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (ABC4) — The Redwood Drive-in and Swap Meet opened its doors for the last time Sunday.
Earlier this year, the West Valley City Council voted to rezone the 26-acre property to accommodate a sale to Edge Homes, who plans to build 40 condos and 244 townhouses.
While the season for drive-in movies ended months ago, the Swap Meet has continued in full force since the rezoning was passed. The closure will bring significant change to hundreds of residents of the West Valley community.
This drive in is definitely closed.
As of 2024, the concession building is still being used by the business on the property.
The old ticket booth is still standing 2025.
The drive in was located about 4 miles from the army base. So not quite located near the entrance to the base.
UPDATE: TICKET BOOTH BARELY STANDING IN EARLY 2025
An update from the previous post….the screen tower is gone and the official name of the storage units are the “Shamrock Drive-In Storage”.
As of early 2025 the concession building and ticket booth have been torn down. A sign on the fence says “Shamrock Storage-Dublin”. So I assume the screen tower will be coming down soon also for the construction of the storage buildings.
The concession/projection building has been torn down.
CDC Purchases Ellis, Still Waiting To Determine Whether Structure Can Be Saved Wednesday, 27 November, 2024 The Perryton Community Development Corporation continues to work on purchasing some tornado-ravaged buildings on Main Street. While some buildings are beyond repair and either have been torn down or will be, their newest purchase’s future remains a question.
Perryton CDC Director Colby Waters said they have now purchased the Ellis Theater but whether it will be saved is unclear. “We closed on that property earlier this month, but we do not take possession until December third. After we take possession, we have engineers who will evaluate the building and see where we go from there,” he told KXDJ’s Chris Samples.
“I’ve not had much time in that building. It has challenges. There are some areas where their roof has been gone since the tornado. There’s a chance that building would come down as well but there has been a push for us to try and evaluate that building differently than some of the others we’ve had.”
The theater is closed.
The property still sits vacant.
Nothing of the drive in is left on the property.
The Joy RV Park was built on the old drive in property in 2024.