Midway Theater

A brief history of Hill City (PDF here), after retelling the story of a rivalry that developed between the northern and southern sections of town, says that reconciliation began when “Mr. and Mrs. John Welty constructed The Midway, a theater/stage presentation venue atop the topographical dividing line in 1920….” The Welty’s remained in the theater business at Hill City for decades, and opened the Riverside Drive-In there in 1953.