Stockade Drive-In
5 Stockade Road,
Chadron,
NE
69337
5 Stockade Road,
Chadron,
NE
69337
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The Stockade Drive-In was opened on July 9, 1952 with Vincent Price in “Bagdad” & Dick Powell in “You Never Can Tell”. The August 23, 1952 issue of Boxoffice noted, “The Stockade Drive-in was recently opened by Joe Sykes, Joe Tobin and Ralph Ormesher”.
The 1953-54 Theatre Catalog listed the Stockade Drive-In with a capacity of 250 cars, owner Joe Tobin. The 1955-56 edition listed the owner as Mrs. Viola Ormacher.
The Stockade’s first appearance in the Motion Picture Almanac’s drive-in lists was the 1953-54 edition, capacity 275, owners J. Sykes, J. Tobin, & R. Ormehher. Those details stayed the same through the 1966 edition, its final entry.
The March 2, 1957 issue of Boxoffice reported, “CHADRON, NEB. - The Black Hills Amusement Co., which owns and operates the Pace Theatre and Starlite Drive-In here, has purchased the Stockade Drive-in west of town from Ralph Ormesher, who remains ownership of the buildings and land … Black Hills indicated it has no plans to operate the Stockade”.
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Michael Kilgore
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Found It!
The address is 5 Stockade Road, Chadron, NE. The address points to where the old entrance/exit roads used to be, but no longer exist.
A 1966 aerial shows the drive-in demolished, although you can clearly see the outline, ramps, and entrance/exit roads. Today it is private property, but you can still just see the outline.
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Adding emphasis to the closing date. Boxoffice, March 16, 1957: “The Black Hills Amusement Co., which recently bought the Stockade Drive-In, Chadron, Neb., is dismantling the ozoner.”
The Stockade Outdoor Theatre opened July 8, 1952 with Vincent Price in “Bagdad” and Dick Powell in “You Can Never Tell.”
I believe dallasmovietheaters, but I just found this note.
Motion Picture Herald, July 12, 1952: “Joe Sikes opened his new 250-car, $50,000 Stockade drive-in at Chadron, Neb., on July 5.”