Rim Rock Drive-In

1348 Selms Road,
Bridger, MT 59014

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Previous Names: Hillside Drive-In

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Rim Rock Drive-In

On July 4, 1953, Boxoffice reported, “Harry Plunkett returned from Bridger, Mont., where he attended opening of the new 500-car Rim Rock Drive-In Theatre owned by Ken Brown”.

The 1955 Motion Picture Almanac listed the “Rimrock” with a capacity of 300 cars, owned by K. D. Brown. By the late-1960’s it had been renamed Hillside Drive-In and was still open in 1970.

Contributed by Michael Kilgore

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MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on January 5, 2020 at 8:34 pm

Boxoffice, Feb. 13, 1954: “The Rimrock Drive-In was sold at a sheriff’s sale to Aldrich and Co. and Marshall Wells. The business will be resold to settle the bills due these two firms and other local business firms.”

kennerado
kennerado on May 20, 2020 at 7:19 am

The closest address is 1349 Selms Rd, Bridger, MT 59014. It was located opposite this address with the rocky cliffs behind it, hence the name of Rim Rock. It can be seen in 1957 and 1976 topo maps. There’s now a residence on the property.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on March 29, 2024 at 9:12 pm

I’d guess that the drive-in eventually changed its name to the Hillside Drive-In, which advertised in the 1968 and 1969 editions of the Bridger High School yearbook, the Scout. The 1970 edition had an ad for the “Hellside Drive-In,” a typo that the undersigned Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Jares and Family probably didn’t like.

Kenmore
Kenmore on March 30, 2024 at 6:10 am

A closer address is 1348 Selms Rd, Bridger, MT.

Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.

Today, the property is a private residence with no trace of the drive-in remaining.

https://tinyurl.com/mrxj3f77

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