Back during the 1950's heyday for outdoor cinema,
Arkansas was host to more than 50 Drive-in theatres.
Since that time, 95% of those Drive-ins have gone dark or
were demolished. Only 3 remain that we can enjoy & support.

De Queen (Sevier County) Arkansas De Queen Drive-in:  870-642-2023  GONE formerly located on Highway 70 East It's now a sales lot for new & used mobile homes. photo: Rick Hasley Fayetteville (Washington County) Arkansas 112 Drive-in:  479- 442-4542 located at 3352 Highway 112 North (between Fayetteville and Springdale) Single screen showing double features weekends only (Fri-Sun) and on occasional Mondays such as Memorial Day and Labor Day; and also on Thursday evenings when school is not in session; open mid-March thru mid-November. Broadcasts the movies' soundtrack locally in FM Stereo (105.3). BoxOfc opens 1hr before dark/ShowTime. Admission: $6 per carload (covers both movies, for all passengers). photo: Phillip Cary Marshall (Searcy County) Arkansas Kenda Drive-in Theatre:  870- 448-2393 located off Route 65 - 1mi n. of town square Operated by the same family that built it back in 1966, the Kenda was named after the owner's daughter, and is the only Arkansas Drive-in open year round - 5 nites (closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays). It is also the only operating American Drive-in that has a viewing lounge adjacent to the snack bar with indoor seating (was one in Florida - bulldozed courtesy of WalMart). Their 72' wide screen is lit-up with a single first-run feature each nite, and movie audio is still provided here exclusively with traditional Drive-in speakers. Admission: $3.50 per person (age 11 and under free); occasionally, with certain kids' films: $1.75 for kids. Mountain View (Stone County) Arkansas Stone Drive-in:  870-269-3227 located on Highway 87 North (within city limits) Shorty Thompson and his wife Ruby opened-up this single-screen Ozoner in 1965; with Ruby taking over after Shorty passed on in '72 and it has remained in the same family all these years; run now by their son, Bobby and his wife Christie.  The Stone Drive-in is open March-November and screens a single feature film all 7 nites. They still have traditional drive-in speakers; ADM: $4 (age 12 & up). Nashville (Howard County) Arkansas Howard Drive-in:  Demolished formerly located off of Route 27

If you are aware of any Drive-ins
that we seem to have missed, or
would like to contribute any
information to our efforts,
please use this envelope
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