Lights Out: Abandoned American Drive-Ins
| January 30, 2019
Airway Drive-In
This gorgeous drive-in theater in St. Louis County opened in the 1940s and was a part of the early wave of outdoor theaters that opened before the heyday of the 1950s and ‘60s. The theater area had space for a remarkable 800 cars at a time, and it was a popular local attraction. The peppy baton-twirling majorette neon sign made it easy to spot from miles away.
Although the theater closed in the mid-80s to make room for a strip mall, the developers kept the huge majorette sign, and used it to make a new sign for the mall. Instead of movie times, it now lists gas prices.
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