Airport Drive-In

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These ads summarize the history of the Airport Drive-In which opened on June 5, 1953 with “Big Trees” (bottom left ad). In its third very unsuccessful season - last for Stout Theatres - they simply put in one last ad covering all of the showings to the end of the season (ad at top right) to save money which was being wasted on the ozoner.

Stout Theatres offered the drive-in for sale for $10,000 prior to the 1956 season in a large display ad opting not to reopen (upper left ad). For its fourth and final season, it was independently operated on a subleasing agreement. The Airport Drive-In closed permanently with “Five Against the House” and “Danger is My Beat” on September 29, 1956 (ad bottom right). The property was again listed with the price plummeting to just $6,000 or best offer by a realty agency (second ad on top). And that was that!