Sheridan — The fate of the venerable Cinderella Twin Drive-In is at issue tonight when the city of Sheridan’s Planning and Zoning Commission reviews developers’ plans to turn it into an 11-acre field of apartments.
The outdoor theater at West Hampden Avenue and South Santa Fe Drive is one of the few remaining drive-in theaters in the state. It opened in 1971, bringing in hundreds of cars packed with families and couples to see double, and sometimes triple, features.
Soon, the area could be the home of the Park at Sheridan residential community.
For years, developers had their sights set on the property, having first won zoning approval in 2002. They postponed building while the rest of the area developed, particularly the River Point at Sheridan shopping center south of the site.
The costs of a bridge over Santa Fe to a light-rail station, between $7 million and $10 million, also stymied development plans in 2003, said Ted Blanchard, Sheridan’s chief building official.
