Skyway Drive-In

A great handbill from the early 1950s – thanks for posting!

My father. W. G. “Mike” Carmichael, was in the movie business from 1921 till his death in 1967, and J. C. “Cass” Carscallen and his wife, Cody, were family friends. Cass Carscallen was born a British subject in Canada, and he and my father worked together in the movie business during the golden decades of Hollywood. Our family visited the Skyway on several occasions from the late 1950s until the mid-60s. The Carscallens lived in a very smart modern apartment build beneath the screen of the Skyway – an architectural delight that we thought amazingly modern and chic in those days. Their business thrived quite successfully, and they retired to Windsor, Ontario.

I do not think the description for this drive-in is correct. The dealership that replaced it was Bob Wilson Dodge in the mid 70’s. That dealership closed in 2008 and I believe that space is still unused. Perfect spot for a movie theater if you ask me :)

The Skyway closed around 1983. I know I watched movies there in the early 80’s. I went there with my husband & I didn’t meet him til 80.

I lived right behind the Skyway drive in theater on 120th Avenue from 1956 to 1970 4 houses behind the back fence. As a 6 year old with 2 brothers and 2 sisters all a year apart in age at 3-7 years old, my mother took us to the Skyway to watch Vincent Price scary movies. Other times we climbed on the roof to watch with no sound. I was in the 9th grade at Adams junior high in April 1966 when the tornado hit and pretty much destroyed the house taking the roof and some walls down.