Moonlite Drive-In
Missouri J and Co Road 406,
Hayti,
MO
63851
Missouri J and Co Road 406,
Hayti,
MO
63851
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Previous Names: 61 Drive-In
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The 61 Drive-In was opened on June 10, 1949. Car capacity was listed at 200. It was renamed Moonlite Drive-In in 1955 and closed in 1958. It had been demolished by 1969.
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For the 1955 to 1958 seasons, the theatre was renamed the Moonlight Drive-In Theatre. The theatre was purchased with the two indoor theaters as a group and does not have appeared to re-opened after the 1958 season.
Launched at the 61 Drive-In Theatre on June 10, 1949 by John Mohrstadt who also created an amusement park with mini-train there.
From the May 7, 1955 Motion Picture Herald:
Gene Boggs, who operates the Joy and Missouri theatres in Hayti, Mo., has changed the name of his drive-in from the “61” to “Moonlight.”
If there was a drive-in along HWY 61 in or near Hayti, it must’ve been totally demolished and unrecognizable by 1969. Any information about its possible location would be helpful.
Based on a 1952 USGS aerial, the then-61 was about a mile and a quarter south of Hayti on US 61, now Missouri J, the outer road west of I-55. Google Street View in October 2016 showed a couple of unrelated, undermaintained small buildings by the road there now.
Based on the aerial provided by NeonMichael, a close address is Missouri J & Co Rd 406, Hayti Township, MO. The drive-in was about a quarter-mile north of the intersection on the west side of what is now Missouri J.
By 1969, the drive-in was demolished. The 1969 aerial does show what might be the projection booth/concession stand intact, but it was totally gone by 1980.
Today, there are a couple of buildings and a private residence on the property. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
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Sorry! It was the Moonlite (not Moonlight). My error.