Stone Drive-In
801 Theatre Lane,
Mountain View,
AR
72560
801 Theatre Lane,
Mountain View,
AR
72560
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Stone Drive-In (Official)
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Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: Mountain View Drive-In
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
870.269.3227
Manager:
870.269.3227
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The Stone Drive-In, one of only a couple of drive-ins still operating in Arkansas, opened in 1965, then, as now, a single-screener. The theater can accomodate about 300 cars, and its season runs from March to October.
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From a 2003 CNN Money article: “It began when (owner Bobby) Tompson’s father came home one day with a used Ford truck, small popcorn machine and two movie projectors. He drove the Ford throughout Arkansas, stopping in towns to sell tickets to films that he projected on the sides of churches and school buildings.
“Eventually, Tompson’s dad erected a permanent giant movie screen in a field near their home, installed speaker stands, a tiny ticket booth and concession stand. Tompson took over after his father’s death, and he still runs the movies during summer nights.”
More: http://money.cnn.com/2003/12/05/pf/q_lostjob/
wonder where they tell you what wovies they show?
here’s the rusted all covered remains of the marquee
https://www.google.com/maps/Egyptian Theatre.8751083,-92.1311714,3a,60y,32.72h,85.29t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sooWL4NpK_mQXzBBEGE—Ng!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en&authuser=0
Boxoffice, March 3, 1969: “CAVE CITY, ARK. - Gene "Shorty” Thompson, owner of the Stone Theatre and Stone Drive-In, has installed heaters at the drive-in."
@DansDriveInTheater - What covered remains of what marquee? I can’t figure out how your post ties in to the STONE DI. Thanks, Dave Lounder
@Dave Lounder THE DRIVE-IN THEATRE PRESERVATION SOCIETY TheDriveInGuys.com
This is a Google Street View from August 2019 of the entrance to the Stone Drive-In. https://tinyurl.com/mrx4w8tu
Now, is that the entrance and is that the marquee as it looked when dansdriveintheater made his post in January 2019?
I take it the marquee has been updated since?