tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post1714556060135749461..comments2024-03-28T16:25:38.547+01:00Comments on The Butler Pennsylvania Blog ~: Skyway Drive-in Theater ~Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16789609881681811818noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-70584810711322297272022-05-19T21:28:34.688+02:002022-05-19T21:28:34.688+02:00Text of Skyway Drive-in
Skyway Drive-In by your gr...<b>Text of Skyway Drive-in</b><br />Skyway Drive-In by your grandma's house<br />Used to be all they talked about<br />It's been gone such a long time now<br /><br />Whatever happened to the Tanglewood<br />Where our first dance made us feel so good<br />Ache in my chest when I saw you in your dress<br /><br />We had small town in our bloodstreams<br />Wild horses in our hearts<br />It hurts like Hell when first love falls apart<br /><br />Your father gave his life to Armco Steel<br />He'd take his rifle out in Nelson's field<br />Sometimes I wonder if he's out there still<br /><br />He had small town in his bloodstream<br />Wild horses in his heart<br />Never liked me much, right from the start<br /><br />Maybe those winters got too goddamned cold<br />They'd come around make me feel so old<br />Just fifteen with an ancient soul<br />Mmm, I always wanted so much else from life<br />To head out west, find a west coast wife<br />I did my time with that small town strife<br /><br />But late at night, I still see those faces<br />No matter how much the time erases<br />I'm goin' back, I'm gonna see those places again<br /><br />Cuz I've got small town in my bloodstream<br />Wild horses in my heart and no one knows you<br />Like those from your start<br /><br />If you've got small town in your bloodstream<br />Then you know it's all the truth<br />There ain't no better way to waste your youth<br /><br />Text: Stephen Shane AlexanderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-60755032194756118382021-03-05T17:26:22.793+01:002021-03-05T17:26:22.793+01:00Money destroyed another Perfect Place . Society ne...Money destroyed another Perfect Place . Society needs to take a step back . To much Greed to fast .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09515125474234674242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-54455021796112418862020-06-26T16:36:22.793+02:002020-06-26T16:36:22.793+02:00Anyone have movie listings of what movies were pla...Anyone have movie listings of what movies were playing each week in summer of the 70s and 80s at both the Skyway and Pioneer Drive-Ins ???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-20537116529190037192020-04-25T16:10:52.927+02:002020-04-25T16:10:52.927+02:00i miss the skyway. we went there all the time for ...i miss the skyway. we went there all the time for movies. my brother and i would play under the screen on the swings. i remember when i was very little, there was a bunch of kids playing football. i didn't know anything yet so i wanted to play. i thought i was just supposed to tackle anyone with the ball and tackled my own team mate 😂😂😂Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18244741595549314263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-5994868164660263852020-03-26T02:26:17.330+01:002020-03-26T02:26:17.330+01:00In the 1960's, two of my brother's and I a...In the 1960's, two of my brother's and I and later my mother all worked at the Skyway Drive-In. Those were good times. The Geibel's were a good family to work for.<br /><br />Regarding the comment several posts above..."I'm Batman." PDNHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01037632254171609133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-89085196278245207912020-03-08T02:58:42.540+01:002020-03-08T02:58:42.540+01:00The SkyWay was a big parts of growing up. My older...The SkyWay was a big parts of growing up. My older brother John worked there in the early 60's Then my next older brother Jom was next and also the next in line Paul. The biggest thing I remember was when the 1st Batman movie came out . My brother Paul was staying at the Geil's in Beaver and would bring cut foam shapes back on a Honda 50 (a real site). There was a fort built on the snack bar and Paul came in on a helicopter supplied furniture company on North Main st. by a dressed as Batman and rescued Robin from the fort.<br />Later I worked at the Drive-in and learned to drive Billy Ertil's 57 Chevy there. Even my mom worked the ticket both for years and little sister did a bit of work.<br /> Chuck Sankey sankey35@gmail.comChuck Sankeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11024884859816098893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-52228376556609943112016-08-21T21:10:43.334+02:002016-08-21T21:10:43.334+02:00Referring to Skyway Drive-in. I have written twic...Referring to Skyway Drive-in. I have written twice on the blog but never see it. Old-must be doing something wrong. I am the youngest daughter of Mr. & Mrs. William J. Geibel - owners of Skyway in Butler and Tusca in Beaver, PA. I am not a native of Butler but spent most of my time there even going to Junior High and High School for a time. Great memories of the theaters and people. I remember the Osborn's well.<br />I am the first licensed lady projectionist in the State of Pennsylvania. I could tell stories!!<br /> Judy Anderson<br />E-mail artanderson50@yahoo.comJudy Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-67410453765861290002016-05-18T18:29:56.739+02:002016-05-18T18:29:56.739+02:00My grandparents owned Skyway. On flea market Sund...My grandparents owned Skyway. On flea market Sundays, I was the 10 year old in the snack bar pouring drinks and making popcorn (eating most of it). My 14 year old sister ran the register and my brother manned the front making sure nobody snuck in the exit. Grandma was tough: It was $1.00 whether you were looking, buying, or selling. To his final days, my grandfather thought that people would get sick of their VCRs and come back to the drive in. I have the snack-bar menu hanging in my kitchen and many speaker posts in my garage. What an icon it was. If you want, do a google search for "Skyway Drive In" by Butler singer/songwriter Shane Alexander. Enjoy. greggeibelhttp://www.greggeibel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-9658467404655100812013-08-01T14:04:56.157+02:002013-08-01T14:04:56.157+02:00Two movies I remember going to see were (1) Cleopa...Two movies I remember going to see were (1) Cleopatra in 1963. I was 8 years old and made it all the way to the intermission. As Cleopatra's boat whisked her back to Egypt at the intermission, mom made me lie down on the back seat. I went right out. Had to wait several years until I could watch the second half on TV. (2) Bonnie & Clyde in 1967. This was the only time my younger brother and I went to the drive in with my older brother and cousin. They both seemed to like Faye Dunaway!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-50684914389228557142011-04-20T03:53:49.473+02:002011-04-20T03:53:49.473+02:00Don Pheifer, Freeport, 1973...you old dog! Drive I...Don Pheifer, Freeport, 1973...you old dog! Drive Inn's .... boys and girls....WATCH OUT, momma! lolUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17809826756459122822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-40751883160426568782011-03-19T23:46:58.467+01:002011-03-19T23:46:58.467+01:00I grew up in Lyndora, My Mom and Dad would take my...I grew up in Lyndora, My Mom and Dad would take my brother and I onto N. Eberhart Rd by Sterlings you could see the movies but not hear the sound that was in the 1950's and early 1960's! Many years later about 1976 my Dad owned a checker cab that he had painted red with a black roof, Mr Giebel owned the cab company and we went out to the former drive in on Rt 68(Key Septic) to get parts. The Skyway was also great flea market for many a year. My cousin Frank Pichler worked there in his youth.John Pichlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-25122997908634472842011-03-09T22:44:02.151+01:002011-03-09T22:44:02.151+01:00Hill Top Drive In ran XXX movies in the late 60, e...Hill Top Drive In ran XXX movies in the late 60, early 70s. When I was 17, on Friday nights, dad often lent me his big Chevy with giant couch seats, so I picked up my 15-year-old girlfriend and spent evenings having monkey sex in the back seat, and front seat. No one ever asked for an ID, or cared that the car springs worked out vigorously through every movie. Ah, fond Butler memories!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-75800854711517613342010-09-21T21:04:39.154+02:002010-09-21T21:04:39.154+02:00The Pioneer-Drive In just finished its 51 season t...The Pioneer-Drive In just finished its 51 season this summer. I've worked there the past 3 summers.smcafee06https://www.blogger.com/profile/16108871110016771822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-40751602300979677292010-08-30T22:09:19.252+02:002010-08-30T22:09:19.252+02:00When I was 12, my buddy and I snuck through the ba...When I was 12, my buddy and I snuck through the back field to the Pioneer Drive-In where we saw our first porno flick. Aghast, I said, "What's he doing to her?!" My friend informed me that's how it's done. Of course I had to agree knowingly. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-4388014115144815782010-08-26T05:41:17.848+02:002010-08-26T05:41:17.848+02:00I remember when I was about 5 years old, "Bat...I remember when I was about 5 years old, "Batman" was going to make an appearance at the Skyway.<br />My parents took my sister and me out there. I remember they lowered<br />him from a helicopter right into the crowd of kids and he handed out lollipops. It was pretty exciting for us, although I noticed that he didn't look anything like Adam West. That part was a little disappointing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-14604289237068779992010-08-17T05:20:57.666+02:002010-08-17T05:20:57.666+02:00From the Cinema Treasures and Butler Eagle. W.J.&q...From the Cinema Treasures and Butler Eagle. W.J."Bill" Giebel owner of the Skyway Drive-In Theater also owned the Tusca Drive-In Theater, located in Brighton Twp. Beaver Co. just west of the intersection of Tuscarawas Road & Dutch Ridge Road. It opened Sep 27, 1950 had 500 car capacity and last operated on Sep 1, 1991. Beaver Meadows assisted living facility now occupies the former drive-in. Bill passed away two months after the closing of the Tusca. His brother James Giebel started the Giebel Drive-In (Rt68 East) as a cloth strung between two poles and a portable projector after WWII.Bob Orsbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16477791115682788899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-69349534813421934282010-08-17T03:43:54.281+02:002010-08-17T03:43:54.281+02:00before individual speakers were installed they use...before individual speakers were installed they used giant speakers mounted on the base of the screen. You could park on Eberhart Road and watch and hear the movie. On some nights the sound could be heard a couple of miles away. ghsnyderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-61716268381621998672010-08-16T23:38:27.102+02:002010-08-16T23:38:27.102+02:00I remember the Skyway so well - my grandparents li...I remember the Skyway so well - my grandparents lived kitty cornered from there and we used to either watch movies (no sound!) from their front window or we would walk up and sit in the last row of the drivein.Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-3625924482098446892010-08-15T23:50:00.273+02:002010-08-15T23:50:00.273+02:00you'reyou'reAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-45255550303121760512010-08-11T16:07:25.010+02:002010-08-11T16:07:25.010+02:00I really apologize for being so pedantic, but it w...I really apologize for being so pedantic, but it was Geibel's Drive In (not Giebel). When the Geibel's emigrated from Germany in the mid 1800's, many settled in Butler County.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-12367090671193047682010-08-11T03:34:12.530+02:002010-08-11T03:34:12.530+02:00Yes indeed the property was valuable, the Stirling...Yes indeed the property was valuable, the Stirling Village complex which replaced the Skyway Drive In Theater was just sold to Lifesteps for $2 million. Back in the 1950's Butler Co. had six Drive-In Theaters, Chicora Drive In (Rt 268), Giebel Drive In (Rt 68 East), Hill Top Drive In (Rt 68 East), Skyway Drive In (Rt68 West), Sunset View Drive In (Freeport Hill) and the Pioneer Drive In (Rt 8 North). The Hill Top is closed but the screen is still there. The Pioneer is still operating with one large screen and 4 smaller ones.Bob Orsbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16477791115682788899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-26255057106808459892010-08-10T03:49:22.963+02:002010-08-10T03:49:22.963+02:00The property was more valuable than the revenue th...The property was more valuable than the revenue the drive in produced. Pioneer is still in business. The night it opened our boss sent one of us there to buy a ticket and then sent us back a few days later to buy another ticked and check the numbers to see how many admissions they were getting. ghsnyderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-33648181972704650562010-08-10T01:42:16.416+02:002010-08-10T01:42:16.416+02:00So it is no longer there? What happened? I have ...So it is no longer there? What happened? I have not been back home in over 25 years. The memories I have of that place! The Pioneer is still operating?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-33207681833817596602010-08-07T14:18:42.881+02:002010-08-07T14:18:42.881+02:00Bob Orsborn and I hold the pizza making record for...Bob Orsborn and I hold the pizza making record for the drive in. We made and sold 167 pizzas one hot summer evening. No one will ever break it. We were experts at burning a pizza just enough that it couldnt be sold but not bad enough that we couldnt eat it ourselves. We didnt get rich working there but we did have fun. I have a piece of the screen tacked up in my garage that I saved when it was knocked down. ghsnyderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14858576.post-40316989058005521362010-08-07T05:33:20.978+02:002010-08-07T05:33:20.978+02:00I think the Pioneer Drive-in on Rt.8 North is the ...I think the Pioneer Drive-in on Rt.8 North is the last one. It has 5 or 6 screens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com