Drive-in theater site could soon become convenience store

By CHARLES McCOLLUM
Herald-Journal

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A vacant lot in south Logan has experienced the past century in a way that might be described as roadside Americana. The Herald Journal reports that from a patch of farmland along the highway, it became the site of Logan’s first drive-in theater in 1947. And after hosting popcorn-munching families and “necking” teenagers for a decade or so, it was converted into a junkyard for Cache Valley’s rusting Buicks, Oldsmobiles and Ramblers. When the junkyard closed, the back of the still-standing screen frame was painted white and sported a Utah State University promotion. Now, the city has approved a site plan for a convenience store/gas station there.