Return of Drive-In Theaters-- Part 8:The Spud Drive-In Theatre

It would be possible to build a whole vacation around a visit to The Spud Drive-In Theatre in Idaho's Teton Country, located about an hour's drive from Grant Teton National Park.

Operating since 1953, it beckons to guests with a giant potato (what, a giant potato in Idaho, who'd have figured) sitting in "Old Murphy," a 1946 Chevrolet flatbed truck, parked along the driveway.

The drive-in sign is modeled after an Idaho license plate, featuring the motto "Famous Potatoes."  

A couple years ago, owner Lenny Zaban added two rustic cabins at the back of the lot, where overnight guests can watch movies from the porch or the nearby hot tub and enjoy specialties from the snack bar, including "Spud Buds" (potato tots) and caramel corn made fresh nightly.

Spend a Night at the Theater.  --Cooter

"Oh, Skinny, Run Like Ev'rything! Car of Watermelons!"

From the July 25, 2018, MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1918, 100 Years Ago.

"Oh, Skinny, run like ev'rything!  Car of watermelons!    Such was the cry in the neighborhood of the North Western (railroad), while Corey & Evans men were unloading a big car of the kids' delight.

:"This is among  the first cars of such to be received here, and there was the usual aggregation of little folks hanging around the car, just hoping that one would slop from the hands of the men as they were loading the big truck.

Wonder If Any Watermelons Were Dropped?  --Cooter

Looking Back to 1916: Thanks to Corey & Evans

From the August 10, 2016, MidWeek "Looking Back."

1916, 100 Years Ago.

"Corey & Evans have earned the gratitude of the military aid people.  The well-known transfer firm has donated the use of its big motor truck to haul the band to and from the ice cream social at Sycamore on Wednesday night."

More for the war effort.

--DaCoot