Sundown Drive-in
2010 SK-5,
Saskatoon,
SK
S7H5S8
2010 SK-5,
Saskatoon,
SK
S7H5S8
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Although there is no grand opening date, this opened on October 1, 1966 with “Get Yourself A College Girl” and “Wild Wild Winter”. Ads from a few days later determine that this is a new drive-in so it’s very possible that this opened with both of those attractions mentioned.
The July 4, 1996 tornado which destroyed both of the screens and damaged the concession/projection stand actually occurred during the final minutes of intermission before “Twister” started, not during the movie. The other screen was showing “Executive Decision” at the time of the tornado. The theater was quickly rebuilt and was able to reopen before the end of the 1996 season.
A closer address is 2010 SK-5, Saskatoon, SK S7H 5S8, Canada.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the projection booth/concession stand.
https://tinyurl.com/4badfvsc
As of August 2024 the two screens were still standing on the site of Sundown Storage Solutions. They can be seen on Google Street View. They seem to be in good condition too. Maybe the owners of the property host movie nights for staff. LOL. As far as I can tell from Google Maps they’re the last remnant of Saskatoon drive-in screens as no evidence remains of the others.
Appears to now be operating as “Sundown Storage Solutions”.
The screens appeared to still exist as of 2020-21. Still being used to park school buses.
Opened with “Get yourself a college girl” and “Wild wild winter”. The drive-in lot(complete?) is now used by a outdoor storage facilty to store cars and buses.
It’s actually Highway 5 and Highway 41 (not 43).
The map location is incorrect. The drive-in was located (and the screens are still present) on the southeast corner of Highway 5 and 43, southeast of the location currently pegged on the map.
I just checked the location again (also visible on Street View) and it’s now Sundown Storage Solutions. Better change it’s status to Closed.
Although the screens are still up, as of summer 2014 it’s being used as a parking lot for school buses.
1966 grand opening ad in photo section.
May 1 1967 and “GOOD NEIGHBOR SAM” is playing along with “THREE ON A COUCH"The Drive-in advertises this as an Adult feature?
First ad (october 1 1966) in the newspaper is on this page at View link
Picture of Sundown, Dec ‘03—>
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A picture I took of Sundown a few weeks ago—>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/azzaelea/3947744535/
Looks like Sundown is here to stay—>
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Picture of the Sundown from Sept ‘00—>
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A picture on Flickr of old arcade games the Sundown had disposed of—> View link
A picture on Flickr, dated 2006, of the Sundown at sunset—>
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Sundown Drive-in pictures and stats on Drive-ins.com—>
http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/xxtsund
Here is a news story from August 2007 about the possible sale of the theater:
http://tinyurl.com/m2p6hd