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This photo of a bad wreck in front of the “old” Skyview Drive-In gave us an idea of what its sign looked like. By David Morris, as it appeared Jan. 2, 1989 in the Sacramento Union, which probably still owns its copyright.
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It has been decades since I have seen this sign anywhere…I remember vividly in my mind what this sign looked like, right down to the logo. Yes, what is believed to be the final picture of Sacramento’s first drive in theatre. The Skyview Drive In would have been in its 77th year of operation alongside the Starlite Drive-in in North Sacramento.
Update on what happened to its owners…both Strawns (the founders of this drive in) have now passed away, and virtually nothing is left of this drive in today. A trucking service now has expanded to part of the drive-in property, assuring this theatre will never be restored to its 1960s-1972 two-screen configuration, though in theory it could be restored to just the South Screen.
I will never forget going to this drive-in, the one I visited the most growing up in Sacramento.
Again, if anyone has surviving 35MM films of the intermissions/local spots that played at this drive-in, please come forward.