Valley Drive-In

12834 N. Cave Creek Road,
Phoenix, AZ 85022

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MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on April 7, 2025 at 8:29 pm

Boxoffice, May 19, 1956: “CACTUS, ARIZ. - A drive-in will be opened this month near this small community, north of Phoenix. Located one mile north of here on Cave Creek road, the outdoor theatre will cost $85,000. Owners and operators are J. L. and Onamae Lightfoot of De Leon, Tex."

Boxoffice, Feb. 9, 1957: “O. K. Leonard, owner of the Apache, Globe, Ariz., has taken over the Joy ozoner in nearby Cactus from J. L. Lightfoot. The Joy is being renamed the Cactus, with W. G. McKinley appointed as manager.”

kennerado
kennerado on June 29, 2020 at 5:06 am

It looks like this was actually originally called the Joy Drive-In, it was advertised under that name in 1956.