Star-Lite - Fargo, ND
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m&m O
N 46° 54.345 W 096° 47.929
14T E 667637 N 5197042
Fargo's only drive-in theater use to stand on the corner of University Drive and 19th Ave. N.
Waymark Code: WM125GH
Location: North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 03/03/2020
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"The Star-Lite opened in 1949 with Bing Crosby in “Pennies From Heaven”. This single-screen drive-in could accomodate about 600 cars. From the 1970’s, until the time it closed, in 1981, the Star-Lite Drive-In was under the same ownership as the Moon-Lite Drive-In in Moorhead (which was closed seven years later). The drive-in was razed after closing to make way for a strip mall." From (
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The Star-Lite closed in 1981 and became the parking lot for a new K-Mart. The K-Mart lasted a couple of decades before closing and reopening as a grocery store. The building now housed the Fargo location of North Dakota State College of Science.
Current condition: Something standing in it's place (no remains)
Address:
1900 N. University Drive
Fargo, ND USA
58102
Web Page: [Web Link]
Rating: 
Drive-In For Sale!: Not listed
Unknown Name: Not listed
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