Gay Drive-In
78444 Stockdale Lane,
Enterprise,
OR
97828
78444 Stockdale Lane,
Enterprise,
OR
97828
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Boxoffice, April 4, 1953: “ENTERPRISE, ORE. - Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Stockdale, owners of the Vista Theatre here, will build a 350 to 500-car drive-in here, with construction starting as soon as weather permits. It is hoped the drive-in will be ready for opening by June 1.”
August 7, 1953 opening ad with “The Sea Hawk” and “The Gunfighters” in ads. The venue had space for 350 cars and featured a 60-foot screen.
Boxoffice, April 24, 1954: “Alvah B. Stockdale, 56, owner of the Vista Theatre and Gay Drive-In at Enterprise in eastern Oregon, died after suffering a heart attack. Stockdale … in 1933 moved to Enterprise where he and his wife operated the Vista. They built the 350-car Gay Drive-In in 1953.”