The story
The Oak Hills Drive-In opened in 1951 just southeast of Hogle Zoo, and Fox Intermountain Theatres operated it. Nearby residents to the south could get free movies with sound by paying a $50 installation fee for a monaural speaker connection.
It closed around 1965, when it was demolished for a housing subdivision. A 1997 aerial photo shows the subdivision that replaced it. Fox Intermountain then built the Olympus Drive-In at 5600 South and 900 East.
What's There Now
A housing subdivision.
Everything that was here
- 1951–1965
Oak Hills Drive-InTheater
A drive-in just southeast of Hogle Zoo let neighbors pay $50 for a speaker hookup and watch from home.
See the map in 1952 →
Did you know?
It opened in 1951.
Fox Intermountain built the Olympus Drive-In afterward.
Another source lists the address as 980 Oak Hills Way.
Nearby history
Ute Stadium (Robert Rice Stadium)
451 S 1400 E · 1.4 km away
A $133,000 timber-and-earth stadium opened in 1927 and ran for 70 seasons before the Utes tore it down.
Kingsbury Hall
1395 Presidents Circle · 2.1 km away
The University of Utah's 2,009-seat hall, dedicated in 1930, started Ballet West and Utah Opera and hosted Eleanor Roose
Hires Big H
425 S 700 E · 2.2 km away
A former grocer built a cinder-block drive-in near the University of Utah in 1959 and put a family pink sauce on the bur
Trolley Square (Utah Light and Railway car barns)
602 E 500 S · 2.2 km away
E.H. Harriman spent $3.5 million on streetcar barns here; the last trolley left in 1945 and a mall opened in 1972.
Bill and Nada's Cafe
479 S 600 E · 2.3 km away
A 24-hour cafe that served brains and eggs, kept Nada's name for decades after her death, and closed with Bill in 1999.
Snelgrove's Ice Cream parlor and plant
850 E 2100 S · 2.8 km away
The Sugar House flagship of Snelgrove's had art deco decor, a factory out back and a 1962 double-cone sign, closing in 2
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