The Sage Crest Drive-In in Yerington NV has been closed since 1995, but it still attracts attention. The dry desert has preserved so much of the place, including most of the panels from its original screen.
KTVN, Reno’s News Leader, visited the old Sage Crest site a week ago for its Nevada Backroads segment. This YouTube video is a great way to see how well the drive-in is holding up despite 30 years of inactivity. Check it out!
Here’s a video to tack on to the sad story of the closing of Guthrie, Oklahoma’s Beacon Drive-In for no good reason. That YouTube video, not the closing, is courtesy of KOKH, Oklahoma City’s News Leader.
Program note: Drive-in news was getting so slow in mid-January that I thought I could take a couple of weeks off. I was wrong. I’ll be catching up on the news for the rest of this week.
KLAS, Las Vegas’s News Leader, ran a video love letter to the Las Vegas Drive-In Theater, run by West Wind. I wish I could embed that video here, but you’ll have to click a link to see the full story or just the video.
The North Las Vegas opened in 1966, and the video mentions that it’s the oldest around Las Vegas. As far as I know, it’s the only drive-in around Las Vegas; the only other Nevada ozoner is in Sparks near Reno. But for three minutes of great behind-the-scenes video, I’ll forgive KLAS for not making that distinction. Go check it out!