These pages for Texas will be about 40 entries per page so it wont be 200 drive-ins long and present scrolling problems for the readers. Just do a search for the town name in the blog’s search box.
Texas,page 1
Abilene – Corpus Christi
Texas,page 2
Corsicana – Friona
Texas, page 3
Garland – Longview
Texas, page 4
Loraine – Port Arthur
Texas, page 5
Quanah – Wichita Falls
Quanah: Chief Drive-In
southeast of the intersection of Route 133 and Route 285 topo and photo
mostly gone. Screen still there.
Quitaque: Midway Drive-In
way east of town, on Route 86 topo and photo
Ranger: Ranger Drive-In
east of town on US-80, before you reach I-20 topo and photo
partial outline of the lot, is all thats left.
Raymondville: Corral Drive-In
south end of town on Route 448 topo and photo
closed. part of the parking rows are still there.
Rio Grande City: H & H Drive-In
northeast of town on RR 755, Ranch Road topo and photo
mostly gone.
Rockdale: Reel Drive-In
southwest end of town on US-79 topo and photo
Rockport: Cove Drive-in
south end of town, on Business Route 35 topo and photo
the area to the left of the upside down ‘w’, you can barely see the old parking rows.
Roma: Garzas Drive-In
east of town on US-83 topo and photo
looks like trees growing in the parking rows. closed.
Rosenberg: Twin City Drive-In
east side of town topo and photo
Rule: Tower
Tower Drive-In is open ! topo and photo
San Antonio: Mission Drive-In
Finding Drive-Ins in cities is difficult, but since I was able to find an address I was able to locate this one after 20 minutes of looking.
southeast of the Municipal Riverside Golf Course topo and photo
4 screens !
I couldn’t find the others.
San Benito: Citrus Drive-In and Juarez Drive-In
one: topo and photo
barely visible
The one under the BM42 marker is in Harlingen.
barely there
San Saba: Corral Drive-In
south of town on Route 16 topo and photo
outline is all thats left.
Schertz: Starlite Drive-In
here is the town topo
Seguin: Dixie Drive-In
here is the town topo
Seminole: Chief Drive-In
south of town on US-385 topo photo
closed, parts still visible
Seymour: Brazos Drive-In
southwest of town on US-277 topo and photo
new buildings, screen gone
Sherman: Sher Den Twin Drive-In, Twin City Drive-In
Sher Den Twin topo and photo
closed. Definately 2 screens. trees in the parking lot.
Twin City Drive-In, in Twin City. topo and photo
Shiner has a new Drive-In ! Crossroads Drive-In
Crossroads in Shiner, Texas web site
Crossroads corner of FM 531 and US-90 not on the topo as its newer than the map
Snyder: Tiger Drive-In
south side of town on Route 350 topo and photo
Spearman: Holiday Drive-In, Wagonwheel Drive-In
one: west side of town on Route 287 topo and photo
between the V area. closed. I can only find one location.
Stamford: H & H Drive-In
north of town on US-277/US-380 topo and photo
Sulphur Springs: Hi Vue Drive-In
here is the town. topo
Sweetwater: Rocket Drive-In
apparently next to Avenger Village State Loop 342. topo and photo
gone. photo
Temple had 4: Loop Drive-In, Sunset Drive-In, Tem-Bel Drive-In, Show Town Drive-In
Loop topo and photo
Where 3rd Street and I-35 now intersect.
Sunset topo and photo
Southeast of Temple, near some apartments. The folks living in the apartments, higher than the fence, could see the movie from their balconies. Where Loop 363 and Little River Road intersect.
Tem-Bel topo and photo
Between Belton and Temple, hence the name, north of Midway, Texas. Built before most of the businesses of Temple along the South General Bruce Highway. It was on the east side of General Bruce/Interstate Highway 35. Midway being a very small town between Temple and Belton.
Show Town topo and photo
Was there after the others had opened, and some had closed. Last one open, that I know of, in this area. It was at 4103 South 31st Street.
Texas City: Tradewind Drive-In
here is the town topo
Tulia: Tulia Drive-In
near US-87 and SW 7th Street topo and photo
Uvalde: Stardust Drive-In
north end of town, on US-83 topo and photo
parts is parts. kinda there.
Vernon: El Rancho Drive-In
just past where Route 488 and US-70 meet. topo and photo
Waco, Texas had 2, no 3, 4 !? Gee, I didn’t know Waco had that many…
one: Drive-In was located east of Brown’s Lake, west of I-35, and north of Waco Drive. Its almost in Bellmead, Texas. topo and photo
Gravel pits on left, Drive-In on right of highway.
second: Drive-In was located near La Salle Avenue, west of Primrose Drive. topo and photo
third: Drive-In was located at the south edge of Waco City limit/Beverly (Beverly Hills), near Robinson, Texas. Visible from I-35, east side. topo and photo
Those buildings just to the right of I-35, and pointed to by the road that crosses I-35, looks like its the old Drive-In site…
fourth: Drive-In was located about the edge of Woodway and Waco, Texas.North of Flat Creek. Near highway 6, but west of highway 6 and US-81 intersection. topo and photo
Yup, looks like somebody dropped a shopping center on top of the Drive-In. Harumph.
Weatherford: Weatherford Drive-In
west side of town, US-180 topo and photo
Wichita Falls had 5: Falls Twin Drive-In, Seymour Drive-In,
Air Drive-In, Falls Drive-In, and Skyway Drive-In
one: on Sheppard Access Road, east of I-44 topo and photo
2 screens, buts its gone
two: on Seymour Road, must be Seymour Drive-In topo and photo
under the shopping center
I was unable to locate the other Drive-Ins.
