National Register of Historic Places

Spud Drive-In Theater

Driggs, Teton County, Idaho
Listed
June 4, 2003
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
99001475

About this property

The Spud Drive-In Theater is a drive-in theater between Victor and Driggs, Idaho. Located in a potato-farming region, the theater's entrance sign features a giant potato on the back of a 1946 Chevrolet flat-bed truck. The drive-in was built by Ace Wood in 1953. The theatre has also hosted concerts, including a 2010 concert by the band Widespread Panic. Financial difficulties in 2011 threatened to close the drive-in, but arrangements were made to continue its operation. On the evening of April 4, 2022, the original screen structure was destroyed in a windstorm. Manager Katie Mumm said that it would be rebuilt in the same colors as the original structure and that they will probably need to replace the screen. In August 2023, MD Nursery purchased the Spud. MD Nursery owns the surrounding land and operates a commercial landscaping company. The new owners plan to keep the theater in operation. == SpudFest Family Film and Music Festival 2004-2008 == Spud Drive-In Theater was the home base for the film screenings, music performances and parties of The SpudFest Family Film and Music Festival, which was an annual film festival from 2004 to 2008. It was established in the summer of 2004 by Dawn Wells, the original Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island and founded as a natural outgrowth of the Idaho Film and Television Institute and Film Actors Boot Camp.

Location

231 ID 33
Driggs, Teton County, Idaho
43.68945, -111.10922

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Pierre's Hole 1832 Battle Area Site
Civil War
1.5 mi
Teton County Courthouse
Industrial
2.4 mi
Victor Railroad Depot
Industrial
5.9 mi
Hollingshead Homestead
Pre Contact
14.2 mi
Conant Creek Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge
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25.8 mi

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Spud Drive-In Theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 2003.

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