Skyview Drive-In

U.S.-75 and Whitt Road,
Coalgate, OK 74538

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on July 6, 2024 at 7:41 pm

The actual opening date is April 23, 1954 with Gary Cooper in “Return To Paradise” (unknown if extras added) featuring a 30x40ft screen and a capacity of 204 cars.

dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on January 14, 2022 at 7:46 pm

Way to go finding it - and that corresponds with the information about the location of the 1958 fire that decimated the former d-i

Kenmore
Kenmore on January 14, 2022 at 6:14 pm

A closer address is U.S. 75 & Whitt Road, OK.

I couldn’t get “Coalgate” to stick on the address. But the drive in is 500 feet to the northwest of the intersection on the south side of US 75.

Today, it is an empty field with a shed in the middle. There is no trace of the drive in remaining.

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MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on January 14, 2022 at 4:44 pm

There was a small drive-in almost three miles northwest of Coalgate on US 75. I wouldn’t describe that as “just outside” of town, but I’d still guess it’s the Skyview.

A 1955 aerial photo showed the drive-in there. Topo maps continued to show its outline through at least 1984, but a 1981 aerial photo showed only traces of the old drive-in. I’m having a heck of a time getting a decent address for the site out of Google Maps, so I’ll leave that piece to our other experts here.