Star-Lite Drive-in Movie Theater, Tacoma, WA Black T-Shirt

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Twenty-three years after the last film played, the screen was still standing over South Tacoma Way.


Jet Black

Printed to order in Milton, WA. Ships in 7–10 business days.

Size chart & measurements

Measure your chest around the fullest part, keeping the tape level and snug but not tight. Then read across.

Your chest35–37"38–40"41–43"44–46"47–49"50–53"54–57"
SizeSMLXL2XL3XL4XL

T-shirt — Port & Company PC54

5.4 oz. 100% cotton in solid colours; Athletic Heather is 90/10 cotton/poly, Ash is 98/2, other heathers are 50/50. Classic fit.

SMLXL2XL3XL4XL
Chest, laid flat18202224262830
Body length28293031323334
Sleeve, centre back16¾17¾18¾19¾20¾21¾22¾

Hoodie — Port & Company PC78H

7.8 oz, 50/50 cotton/poly fleece. Air jet yarn, two-ply hood.

SMLXL2XL3XL4XL
Chest, laid flat20222426283032
Body length27¼28¼29¼30¼31¼32¼33¼
Sleeve length34¼3535¾36½37¼3838¾

All measurements in inches, taken on the garment laid flat — chest is half the circumference, so double it to compare against your own chest measurement. Body length runs from the high point of the shoulder to the hem at the back. Tee sleeve is measured from the centre back neck, over the shoulder, to the sleeve hem; hoodie sleeve from the centre of the neck down.

Care. Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colours. Non-chlorine bleach only when needed. Tumble dry medium for tees, low for hoodies. Do not iron the print.

Between sizes? These are a classic cut, not slim — most people take their normal size. Size up if you like room, or if you are buying a hoodie to layer.


The Star-Lite opened on 26 May 1948 — the second drive-in built in Tacoma, and the one that lasted. It cost more than $150,000, spread over three acres at 83rd and South Tacoma Way on old Highway 99, and came with RCA in-car speakers you could set to your own volume, around seven hundred evergreens planted along the fence line, and a sixty-seat indoor room for anyone who turned up without a car. Opening night was Golden Earrings, with Ray Milland and Marlene Dietrich.

The last movie played in 1996. The place carried on as a swap meet for another twenty-three years — a dollar to get in, power tools and shoes and a glass case full of knives — and the screen tower stayed up the whole time, a landmark off the highway. It came down in June 2019. There is a distribution centre on the ground now, and whoever built it named it Starlite. The address, for the record, sits in what is today Lakewood.

Printed on a jet black tee. Pick your size above.

  • T-shirt — Jet Black, 5.4 oz cotton — 100% cotton in solid colours, cotton/poly blend in the heathers
  • Sizes S through 4XL — every size, always in stock
  • Printed to order at Northwest Custom Apparel in Milton, WA
  • Family owned and operated since 1977

Need shirts for your company, school or team? Call 1-800-851-3671 or email sales@nwcustomapparel.com.