Sunset Drive-In
4575 US-60,
Morganfield,
KY
42437
4575 US-60,
Morganfield,
KY
42437
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The September 6, 1952 issue of Boxoffice ran an article about Morganfield’s Sunset Drive-In, which had opened “recently” at the junction of highways 60 and 141. It was built on a sloping hill with the 40x45-foot screen at the bottom. J. S. Corbett owned the Sunset Drive-In, which could hold 400 cars. It actually opened on July 9, 1952 with Joel McCrea in “Cattle Drive” & Donald O'Connor in “Yes Sir, That’s My Baby”.
A 1955 aerial photo showed a drive-in west of the intersection of US 60 and Kentucky 141 about 5 miles east of Morganfield. The Sunset Drive-In was closed on October 15, 1961 with Don Murray in “The Hoodlum Priest”. The drive-in was still intact in 1968 but had fallen into disrepair by 1982.
A trucking company occupies the site today.
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Michael Kilgore
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Sunset Amusement was one of two companies building drive-ins in town in early 1952. The Sunset Drive-In Theatre rose on July 9, 1952 with “Cattle Drive” and “Yes, Sir, That’s My Baby.” The Broadview was the other. Edwin “Eddie” Johnson and Dr. William Humphrey were game but bowed out after the season-ending October 15, 1961 showing of “Hoodlum Priest.” One of the new land owners, Jim McElroy said the 1962 season would not occur deciding to retain the McElroy Farm located Broadview eliminating the competition .