Skyway Drive-In
3609 Bardstown Road,
Louisville,
KY
40218
3609 Bardstown Road,
Louisville,
KY
40218
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The Skyway opened its gates in mid-1947. Construction started that May and started its operation by August of that same year. The Skyway closed after the 1972 season.
The Jan. 3, 1948 issue of Showmen’s Trade Review had a photo roundup of 1947 theater construction. It mentioned “Louis Arru’s Skyway, Buechel, Kentucky, … has in-car speakers, Motiograph projectors and sound, Strong Mogul high intensity lamps and Strong rectifiers.” Buechel is the name of a census-designated place that was incorporated into Louisville in 2003, so it seems to be the same drive-in.
3609 Bardstown Road is correct. It is the corner of Bardstown Road and Hikes Lane. Both addresses (3623 and 3609) will both work.
Approx. address for this drive-in was 3623 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY 40218.
The location is incorrect. The Skyway was approximately ¾ mile south of this location at the corner of Bardstown Road and Hikes Lane.