Oshkosh Drive-In
17570 US-26,
Oshkosh,
NE
69154
17570 US-26,
Oshkosh,
NE
69154
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On May 2, 1953, Motion Picture Herald reported, “Merrill Nygren is building a 250-car drive-in at Oshkosh, Neb., using RCA equipment”. The Oshkosh Drive-In was opened on July 10, 1953 with Frankie Laine in “Rainbow Round My Shoulder” & George Montgomery in “Jack McCall, Desperado”.
The 1955-56 Theatre Catalog listed the Oshkosh with capacity 250, owner M. V. Nygren.
The drive-in was on the northwest side of Oskhosh, and still looked active in a 1969 aerial photo. It was closed at the end of the 1972 season. Still outlined in a 1974 topo map but completely gone by a 1993 photo. Since WI-26 was rerouted in the early-2000’s, its intersection with Road 58A is where the northeast corner of the drive-in’s old viewing field used to be.
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From the March 17, 1956 Motion Picture Herald: “Louis Petry and Robt. Perry have leased the Mitchell drive-in, Mitchell, Neb., and the Oskosh (sic) drive-in, Oskosh, Neb., from Merle Nygren.”
Motion Picture Herald, Sept. 25, 1954: “August Koeppe has bought the Oskosh (sic) drive-in, Oskosh, Neb., from Merrill Nygren.”
but Boxoffice wrote that day, “August Koeppe bought a two-thirds interest in the Oshkosh Drive-In, Oshkosh, Neb., from Merrill Nygren.”
Boxoffice, June 8, 1957: “H. & D. Jensen have bought the Oshkosh Drive-In, Oshkosh, Neb., from Perry Petry.”
Boxoffice, July 24, 1972: “A newcomer to the business, Roland Callies, has taken over operation of the Oshkosh Drive-In, Oshkosh, Neb. Former owners were Howard and Doreen Jensen. The theatre had been closed for about a year.”
July 10, 1953 was the grand opening of the 250-car Oshkosh Drive-In Theatre with a double-feature of Frankie Laine in “Rainbow Round My Shoulder” and George Montgomery in “Jack McCall, Desperado.” Appears to have closed following the 1972 season at the end of a 20-year lease.
A closer address is 17570 US-26, Oshkosh, NE.
This puts it quite close to the property. Which has been drastically changed since the drive-in close.
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