Alfresco Drive-In
Heyburn, Idaho1948-1988
Browse Alfresco Drive-In tees, long sleeve tees and hoodies. The screen tower looked like something built by people who knew barns, a gray metal face between two long sloping wings of dark red boards. Listings say it closed in 1985, but a commenter found newspaper ads running until July 1988, when it played Crocodile Dundee II. Pick your style below, and the full Alfresco history follows further down. We are an American small business bringing back the signs and logos of places and teams that are long gone but remembered fondly.
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Alfresco Drive-In History
The Alfresco Drive-In in Heyburn, Idaho, opened in May 1948 with Jeanne Crain in Centennial Summer, a cartoon and a novelty short. It stood on the north side of the Snake River about two miles from Burley, in the farm country of the Magic Valley, and many listings put it under Burley. I. H. Harris of Harris-Voeller Theatres was the owner, and it held 350 cars. Its name is the Italian phrase for in the open air.
The screen tower looked like something built by people who knew barns. A gray metal face stood between two long sloping wings of dark red boards, with the one word ALFRESCO on a white panel along the top.
Listings say it closed in 1985, but a commenter who checked the newspapers found ads running until July 1988, when it played Crocodile Dundee II. Photos from 1990 show the lot and tower still there, and it was torn down that year. A Century multiplex opened on part of the property, and hints of the ramps can still be seen.