Utah Drive-In
447 Park Boulevard,
Ogden,
UT
84401
447 Park Boulevard,
Ogden,
UT
84401
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Previous Names: Starlite Drive-In, Uptown Drive-In
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Opened on October 28, 1949, as the Starlite-Drive-In. At this time there were already three other Ogden-area drive-ins. Its opening was not without controversy as the neighbors on Shupe Lane appealed that its license be denied on the grounds that it would worsen already hazardous traffic conditions at Washington Boulevard and Park Boulevard.
It began its 1965 season as the Uptown Drive-In and under management change and with a remodeled snack bar. It appeared to drop out of the theatre listings in early November of 1969. At this time all of the other Ogden area drive-ins were open year round and offered in-car heaters.
It was open again on April 29 of 1970 with a name change to the Utah Drive-In with and advertisement proclaiming ‘Newly Remodeled’. Apparently it was under new management, as in January an ad appeared in the Ogden Standard-Examiner classifieds to sell a drive-in grossing $70,000. Later, ads appeared asking for a manager and other employees to apply. In June of 1970 things began to look up when the Utah Drive-In had what was described as ‘World Premiere Showing’ of “The Cheyenne Social Club” which they played day and date with the downtown Orpheum Theatre.
It dropped out of the movie listing in early November of 1977, when there were still four other year-round drive-ins, but continued to operate seasonally and was last listed in the International Motion Picture Almanac in 1988.
Apartments now occupy the site near Park Boulevard and Shupe Lane.
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Ron Pierce
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Undated photo added courtesy of Pattie Mobley Mumford. It was confirmed by several in the Remembering Ogden/Riverdale and Beyond Facebook page, that it was re-named the Paramount in the early `80’s until it’s closing.
Grand Opening ad as the Star-Lite added courtesy of Michael W. Nelson.
A more accurate address for this theater is now Sun Chase Apartments at 447 Park Blvd, Ogden UT 84401. The entrance road was next to what is now a steak house. Shupes Lane is the entrance road. This drive in was not on Washington Blvd.
Please update.
Reopened as Star Drive-in with a cartoon(not named), “Red Stallion in the Rockies” and “River lady”.
davidcoppock, that reopening was as the Starlite (Star-Lite) Drive-in. I posted the Grand Opening ad with those films on it in 2017. Link from the Photos gallery below.
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/29850/photos/207019