
Glasgow Drive-In
State Highway 24 and Hughes Lane,
Glasgow,
MT
59230
State Highway 24 and Hughes Lane,
Glasgow,
MT
59230
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The Glasgow Drive-In opened its gates on August 14, 1959 with Joanne Woodward in “No Down Payment” and Robert Wagner in “Beneath The 12-Mile Reef” with no extras, featuring a unique 28x66ft concrete-built screen weighing 100 tons as well as the containment of almost three tons of steel.
It was still open in 1966, but appears to have closed by 1967.
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The drive-in is still intact, save perhaps for the ticket booth which is no longer present.
A 1971 aerial appears to show the drive-in closed as their is debris and other items near the concession stand/projection booth. So, it may not have lasted a decade.
The screen is still standing as well, which is not surprising given its construction.
Its very unique to see the screen being built EXTREMELY low-mounted and connecting that one building.
Aerial photos show the Glasgow intact in 1967-1975 but replaced by other buildings by 1985.
The Glasgow Courier reported on Thursday, Aug. 13, 1959, that the Glasgow Drive-In was “scheduled to open this week end.” The drive-in’s ad in that issue didn’t mention a grand opening, but the program for Aug. 14-15 as “No Down Payment” and “Beneath the 12-Mile Reef.”
There was no building behind the screen in the 1967, 71, and 75 aerial photos. The building was constructed by 1985 using the screen as a supporting wall. And why not.
My guess is that the drive-in closed shortly after the 1967 aerial was taken. As to why it went out of business I cannot say, but being several miles from the nearest town didn’t help.