Westernaire Drive-In
79000 U.S. 87,
Lewistown,
MT
59457
79000 U.S. 87,
Lewistown,
MT
59457
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The Westernaire Drive-In opened on June 5, 1949 with Dennis Morgan in “My Wild Irish Rose”. It was closed on July 12, 2008 with Harrison Ford in “India Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”. Car capacity was 200.
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lostmemory… the screen in the picture is gone now. It was torn down in 2009 or 2010. Drove by the old Westernaire Drive-In location a few months ago… there’s nothing there anymore. A sad deal.
Approx. location of this drive-in was the 79000 block of U.S. 87 across from the Truck Bypass.
Chuck1231..Sometimes Goggle street views are out of date.
The screen is no longer standing…
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Closed on July 12, 2008 with “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”.
The “Westernaire” held its grand opening on June 5, 1949, per coverage that week in the Lewistown Daily News. The opening program was “My Wild Irish Rose,” a cartoon and news.
Boxoffice, June 7, 1952: “LEWISTOWN, MONT. - Frank Machler, owner and manager, has started the fourth season of the Westernaire Drive-In here. A snack bar has been installed for this season and chairs placed at it so patrons may continue watching the show while waiting to be served. Adult admission is 60 cents.”
Boxoffice, Oct. 22, 1955: “Ralph and Bruce Isaacson and Glenn Metcalf, local business men, have bought the Westernaire Drive-In from Frank and Helen Machler, who operated it through the recently completed season.”