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Blanding, Utah

LeRay Alexander, a school teacher and World War II veteran, opened the first commercial movie theater in Blanding on 23 August 1946, despite opposition and competing plans from local leaders.   Dr. Wesley R. Bayles helped fund the $11,000 showhouse.  Over 60 years later, the San Juan Theatre continues bring movies to the county it was named after.

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The Starlight Drive-In on a 1991 geological survey map.  The theater was located just west of Dragerton and East Carbon.

The Starlight Drive-In on a 1991 geological survey map. The theater was located just west of Dragerton and East Carbon.
Starlight Drive-In, East Carbon, Utah
Courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey
1 July 1991

An aerial view of the Starlight Drive-In site in 1998.  Buildings have been built on the site, but the projection building may still be standing.
Image courtesy of the US Geological Survey, 8 October 1998

An aerial view of the Starlight Drive-In site in 1998. Buildings have been built on the site, but the projection building may still be standing. Image courtesy of the US Geological Survey, 8 October 1998
Starlight Drive-In, East Carbon, Utah
Courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey
8 October 1998