Starlite Drive-In

2011 W. Broadway Avenue,
Sulphur, OK 73086

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The Starlite Drive-In was opened on May 8, 1950 with William Bendix in “Life of Riley”. It was located on the south side of W. Broadway Avenue opposite the Comet Drive-In which had opened 2-weeks earlier. It was operated by Izah Adams & W.T. Kerr. It was closed on July 14, 1955 when a windstorm blew town the screen tower.

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NYozoner
NYozoner on January 20, 2011 at 4:52 pm

Both the Starlite Drive-In and Comet Drive-In opened in spring 1948 on Hwy 7, ¼ west of Sulphur. They were across the street from each other, with the Comet on the north side and the Starlite to the south. Only one survived into the 1960s, the Comet, as the Starlite had disappeared in the 1960 aerial photo.

Here is a 1954 aerial photo showing both drive-ins, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS:
http://flic.kr/p/9bUgPC

Here is a 1960 aerial photo showing the Comet Drive-In on the north sideof Hwy 7, and no more Starlite Drive-In:
http://flic.kr/p/9bUnfs

jwmovies
jwmovies on February 27, 2019 at 4:36 am

A more accurate address for this theater is 2011 W Broadway Ave, Sulphur, OK 73086. This points directly to the drive in itself. Now Arbuckle Memorial Hospital.

Please update.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on June 6, 2019 at 6:09 am

The June 10, 1950 issue of BoxOffice included the Starlite, “owned by Waite Kerr and Mrs. Izaah Adams”, in its list of newly built drive-ins that opened in May 1950. It also included the Comet in that list.

dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on August 8, 2021 at 7:28 pm

The theatre’s final day of operation was July 14, 1955 when a windstorm knocked down the tower. Unfortunately, a car full of people sought shelter at the tower and the car was crushed by the tower causing three of the storm’s six injuries. The theatre was demolished for a potential hospital site.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on May 20, 2022 at 7:19 am

Boxoffice, Aug. 5, 1963: “W. T. Kerr, Sulphur, … was also a partner in a drive-in, the Starlight, which was destroyed in a windstorm and never reopened. His partner was Mrs. Izah Adams, who operated the Ritz Theatre, Sulphur, for many years, but who is no longer in the theatre business."

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on April 30, 2024 at 6:18 am

The actual opening date is May 8, 1950 with William Bendix in “Life Of Riley” with no extra short subjects.

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