Sunset Drive-In
1633 N. Carbonville Road,
Price,
UT
84501
1633 N. Carbonville Road,
Price,
UT
84501
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Opened as the Sunset Drive-In on March 31, 1950 with Randolph Scott in “Fighting Man of the Plains”. The drive-in was owned by Mr. S. Dewsnup. The car capacity was listed at 260. By 1955 it was operated by Billy R. Webb. It was still open in 1965, but had closed by 1968.
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The Price Motor Vu and the Sunset Drive-In were two completely different drive-ins.
The Motor Vu was located inside city limits at 710 E Main, Price, UT 84501. The drive-in is visible on the Historic Aerials website using 1962-72 imagery. Now occupied by C J’s Do it Center Hardware Store. The Motor Vu could accommodate 350 cars according to the 1962 International Motion Picture Almanac. The Motor Vu began being listed in various theatre catalogs in 1955.
The Sunset was located west of Price, on the way to Carbonville, at 1633 N Carbonville Rd, Price, UT 84501. The Sunset could hold 260 cars according to the 1962 International Motion Picture Almanac. The Sunset began being listed in theatre catalogs in 1950.
In 1962-65 IMPA catalogs both drive-ins were listed as being owned by a Joe Santi.
Launched March 31, 1950 with “The Fighting Man of the Plains” and a Mighty Mouse cartoon
A 2008 Google Street view shows the screen still standing and in decent shape. Apart from the outline and ramps, there is nothing else left of the drive-in.
The drive-in seems to have closed by 1968. By the following year, an aerial photo shows the concession stand/projector booth had been demolished.