Wyo Drive-In
205 Boyd Avenue,
Newcastle,
WY
82701
205 Boyd Avenue,
Newcastle,
WY
82701
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A 1982 aerial view shows the drive-in in great condition with its screen and glory, but was already wiped by the early-1990s.
CT really ought to move Knox Drive-In to a previous name and label this page with the ozoner’s last known name, the Wyo Drive-In.
Boxoffice, May 15, 1961: “Bill Hart is now managing the Wyo Drive-In, Newcastle, Wyo. Hart is a veteran in exhibition and at one time operated the theatre in Hay Springs, Neb. The Wyo Drive-In, under Hart, is remodeling its concessions stand.”
In the 1956 Motion Picture Almanac, the drive-in’s name changed to the Wyo; it’s likely that it opened that way for the 1955 season. Seven years later…
Boxoffice, April 30, 1962: “Black Hills Amusement Co. has acquired the Wyo Drive-In at Newcastle, Wyo., from Wally O'Neill”
Boxoffice, March 13, 1954: “Ted Knox has bought the Starlight Drive-In, Newcastle, Wyo., and has renamed it the Knox, as he is also doing with his other four drive-ins in the (Denver) territory. The Newcastle ozoner, with 350-car capacity, was bought from the Starlight Amusement Co.”
Boxoffice, Oct. 2, 1954: “Wally O'Neill, owner of the Vita, Spearfish, S. D., and Bud Lowell of Newcastle, Wyo., have bought the Knox Drive-In, Newcastle, from Ted Knox”
Boxoffice, Aug. 23, 1952: “A windstorm damaged the screen and other installations at the Starlight Drive-In, Newcastle, Wyo. The wind was so strong that it not only blew away 15 speakers, but some of the speaker posts went along for the ride also.”
Boxoffice, July 8, 1950: “The Starlight Investment Co. will open its new 300-car, $40,000 drive-in, the Starlight, at Newcastle, Wyo., about the middle of this month.”
Boxoffice, July 29, 1950: “The 200-car Starlight Drive-In, located about two miles south of the city on the highway toward Lusk, has been opened by B. J. Kearney, J. Edward Smith, Harry Henderson and E. Keith Thompson.”