<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2nEBlE_1H1PD7kR00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2nEBlE_1H1PD7kR00" width="1200" height="600" >SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - On this edition of Throwback Thursday, Lori Kent with the Local Lou Podcast teaches us about the Star Lite Drive-In Theater!“This was off West Sioux Highway, which is now Burnside Street, which is named after one of our old mayors. It’s a short street, so not a ton of things are on it, but this drive-in took up a majority of it,” said Kent.“Joe Floyd owned Wellworth Theaters. They were operating theaters like the Grenata and the Hollywood Theater, which was right here in downtown where the Phillips Avenue Diner is. He’s just like, ‘Let’s get into the business of drive-ins.’ At the time, drive-ins were really new and exciting.”Wellworth Theaters built the Star Lite Theater, which had the capacity to hold 650 cars and had the largest screen in the state.The theater opened in 1948, with almost 4,000 people attending the opening. The theater did very well for nearly four decades before eventually becoming a part-time flea market and later closing for good in 1985.Watch the full interview above to hear more about the Star Lite Drive-In!Want more history? Check out the Local Lou Podcast and previous Throwback Thursday segments.</div></body>

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - On this edition of Throwback Thursday, Lori Kent with the Local Lou Podcast teaches us about the Star Lite Drive-In Theater!. “This was off West Sioux Highway, which is now Burnside Street, which is named after one of our old mayors. It’s a short street, so not a ton of things are on it, but this drive-in took up a majority of it,” said Kent.

Throwback Thursday: Star Lite Drive-In

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - On this edition of Throwback Thursday, Lori Kent with the Local Lou Podcast teaches us about the Star Lite Drive-In T

Throwback Thursday: Star Lite Drive-In

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