Pat's Auto Vue Drive-In
Theatre Road,
Kellogg,
ID
83868
Theatre Road,
Kellogg,
ID
83868
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Located to the west of Kellogg in Smelterville. Pat Metzger was the operator of the Auto Vue Drive-In when it opened in July 1953. Capacity at that time was 415 cars. It was still operating in the 1960’s.
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A closer address (at least for Google) is Theater Rd, Kellogg, ID. The screen appears to be intact. http://tinyurl.com/hbsnmbj
That’s got to be “the old Smelterville drive-in” that the Smelterville Lions Club operates one night a year (for two years now) as part of Frontier Days. The photo in the Shosone News-Press matches Google’s aerial photo down to the small tree in front of the right side of the screen.
According to the News-Press article, “The Lions drew an enormous crowd from all around the region last year when they held a showing of ‘The Goonies.’ A line of cars reportedly stretched all the way from the old drive-in to the Interstate-90 on-ramps.”
The 2017 one-nighter will be Sept. 9, when they’ll show Stand By Me.
The reference books (yes, I know they’re not perfect) suggest a short initial run followed by a revival, possibly by a child of Pat.
Pat’s Auto Vue wasn’t in the 1952 Theater Catalog, but was there in the 1955-56 edition. It was in the 1963 IMPA (Pat H. Metzger), but there was nothing for Smelterville in 1969-76.
The “Valley Ctr. Flick D/I” (G. Metzger) was listed in Smelterville in the IPMA lists from at least 1982 to the last one in 1988.
Boxoffice, July 11, 1953: “SMELTERVILLE, IDA. – Pat’s Auto-Vu Drive-In east of town has been opened to the public by owner Pat Metzger. The new open-air theatre has accommodations for 450 cars.”
As noted above this is still intact and possibly still used occasionally. The concession building and possibly even the ticket box still stand.
they re gone the ticket booth and the concession stand sadly please update