Yankton Drive-In
Yankton, South Dakota1948-1980s
Shop Yankton Drive-In tees, long sleeve tees and hoodies. It opened in September 1948 as the Movieland Drive-In, with room for 300 cars on Broadway in Yankton, South Dakota. John Margolies photographed its sign, which showed Yankton in silver script tubing over a marquee announcing drive-in worship at 8 a.m. on Sunday. Pick a style below, and the full Yankton history is 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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Yankton Drive-In History
The Yankton Drive-In in Yankton, South Dakota, opened in September 1948 as the Movieland Drive-In. It stood at 2410 Broadway, with room for 300 cars. Max Slaughter owned it in 1958, and in 1964 it was sold to Commonwealth Theatres. At some point it took the town's name in place of Movieland, though no source says when.
John Margolies photographed the sign on his trips across the country. His picture, dated 1987 on Cinema Treasures, shows Yankton in silver script tubing on top of a marquee, with red letters announcing drive-in worship at 8 a.m. on Sunday. A picture of the same marquee appears in his book on the roadside, Ticket to Paradise, with Emily Gwathmey.
Cinema Treasures has the theater still open in 1986, and no closing notice has turned up. It has since been torn down. One commenter places a Days Inn on the site.