East Outdoor Theatre

5170 US Highway 60,
Huntington, WV 25705

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East Outdoor Theatre

The East Outdoor Theatre was opened in 1950. The opening movie was “I’ll Get By” starring June Haver. There were also fireworks and free rides for children. It had a capacity for 1,077 cars.

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CSWalczak
CSWalczak on October 9, 2010 at 11:15 am

Additional information and an aerial photo (click to enlarge) here: http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/wvteast

herdintheupstate
herdintheupstate on November 17, 2014 at 9:10 am

While I never saw a movie here, when I was little, I’d see the large screen from I-64 and I knew I was almost at my cousin’s house. The same neon logo found on the marquee sign was on the screen. The site was turned into a Walmart, but that Walmart has moved on to another site. The old Walmart building is still there, but I’m not sure what it’s used for now.

eastfavorite123
eastfavorite123 on December 28, 2014 at 11:04 am

It has become a medical building. The name is HIMG: Huntington Internal Medicine Group

Nessa
Nessa on May 25, 2016 at 7:43 pm

This theatre also advertised “Free Baby Bottle Warming!” for busy parents on a movie date.

Drive-In 54
Drive-In 54 on March 12, 2017 at 2:59 pm

Change the address to:

5170 US Highway 60, Huntington, WV 25705

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on December 27, 2019 at 7:58 pm

Boxoffice ran an article on Oct. 4, 1952 about the East’s use of double ramping to squeeze in more cars in limited space. The site also included “a unique swimming and fishing pool” and a mini-golf course.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on March 23, 2022 at 7:58 pm

Older article about Huntington drive-ins.

https://www.huntingtonquarterly.com/articles/issue41/yesterday.html?fbclid=IwAR06CAPn3Oq-e2EgTywRienYl7GmF3O9axx7-lv9Klxv1h6kFZtlq3Hh3_k

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