Southwinds Drive-In
Highway 11,
Saskatoon,
SK
S7J
Highway 11,
Saskatoon,
SK
S7J
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Previous Names: New Starlight Drive-In
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Located 2 miles south of Highway 11. The New Starlight Drive-In was opened on September 14 1968 with Julie Andrews in “Hawaii”. It replaced the Starlight Drive-In on 8th Street. It reopened as the Southwinds Drive-In on March 29, 1974 with Dustin Hoffman in “Strawdogs” & Ewa Aulin in “Candy”. It had a capacity for 350 cars.
It was run by the 8th Street Theatre Co, who also operated the Duffy Cinema 3 (formerly Cinema Twins).
Southwinds Drive-In closed on October 7, 1990 with Jim Belushi in “Taking Care of Business”, Richard Gere in “Pretty Woman”, Jeff Daniels in “Arachnophobia” & Alan Alda in “Betsy’s Wedding”.
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1974 grand opening ad in photo section.
Opened on 29/3/1974 with “Strawdogs” and “Candy”. 360 cars.
Some additional information: the drive in actually opened in September 1968. At the time, it was called the New Starlite Drive In and was a replacement for the former Starlite Drive In on 8th Street. In February 1974 the New Starlite was sold and the new owners renovated the property and it reopened in March as the Southwinds.
The actual opening date is September 14, 1968 with Julie Andrews in “Hawaii”.
The Southwinds Drive-In closed on October 7, 1990 with “Taking Care Of Business”, “Pretty Woman”, “Arachnophobia”, and “Betsy’s Wedding”.
1968 grand opening ad posted.