Knight's Drive-In

1055 S. Federal Boulevard,
Riverton, WY 82501

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Previously operated by: Commonwealth Theaters Corp.

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Knight's Drive-In

Knight’s Drive-In was opened on May 8, 1949 when it was operated by Tom E. Knight. It was taken over by Commonwealth Theatres in January 1971 It was still listed in the Film Daily Yearbook of 1968.

Contributed by Anthony L. Vazquez-Hernandez

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Kenmore
Kenmore on May 26, 2016 at 6:42 pm

Found it! The drive-in was located south of Riverton very near the river at 1055 S Federal Blvd, Riverton, WY.

Today, a business sits on the property, but you can still see the ramps. http://tinyurl.com/zzas6or

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on February 21, 2017 at 7:05 pm

An article in the Fremont County Daily Ranger says that the photo above shows the project that expanded the wooden screen in May 1955 to accommodate wider movies.

http://dailyranger.com/story.php?story_id=1609

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on June 18, 2019 at 11:32 pm

An aside from the Oct. 15, 1949 issue of BoxOffice: “Tom Knight has opened a drive-in at Riverton, Wyo., where he already owns a theatre.”

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on January 2, 2020 at 2:13 pm

Boxoffice, May 9, 1953: “The Knight Drive-In, with enlarged snack bar and 135 more car spaces, has been opened (for the season), with owner Tom Knight in charge.”

kennerado
kennerado on January 2, 2020 at 7:57 pm

Was possibly still operating in the early 1980’s, it was still fully intact in a 1982 aerial photo.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on February 10, 2020 at 10:29 pm

Boxoffice, Jan. 18, 1971: “Commonwealth Theatres has taken over the operation of the Acme and Gem theatres and the Knight Drive-In in Riverton, Wyo. The theatres had been operated by veteran exhibitor Tom Knight, who died recently.”

kennerado
kennerado on July 5, 2020 at 10:24 pm

According to a small article in the Casper Star-Tribune on May 8, 1949 a drive-in was opened by Clinton D. Paul in the same area, could this be the same drive-in?

“RIVERTON: Clinton D. Paul will open his new Drive-In Sunday. The establishment is located at Seventh and Main and is housed in a modern, new building with complete new features and facilities. The parking space includes 11,500 feet.”

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on May 10, 2021 at 3:34 pm

According to an Abilene KS Tourism site, Tom Knight bought a C. W. Parker carousel in 1959 and installed it at the drive-in. A 1975 AP wire story about Abilene’s fund-raising drive to buy it said that it had been used at the drive-in “until about three years ago”, so I guess Commonwealth put the carousel in storage soon after it bought the drive-in.

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