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
Loraine: Dona Lin Drive-In
northeast side of town on US-80 topo and photo
Lubbock: Circle Drive-In, Corral Drive-In, Golden Horseshoe Drive-in, and Red Raider Drive-In
I could only find one on the map.
Drive-In was located just south of Highway 114, northwest corner of West End Place. North of the Westlake Golf Course.topo and photo
You can still see the car ramps. But its closed.
Lufkin: Redland Drive-In and Showtown Twin Drive-In
found Showtown Twin just Northeast of Burke south of Lufkin. topo and photo
Redland is supposed to be between Nacogdoches and Lufkin, but I couldn’t find it. Maybe someone with better eyesight will locate it.
Marfa: Marfa Drive-In
Its just west of the Merced Cemetary topo and photo
You can barely see the parking rows in the aerial photo.
Marshall: Capri
east of Jasper Heights, on US-83, just south of the highway topo
looks overgrown, but it could be the picture.
Mc Allen: Valley
southeast of Boye Reservoir on Highway 115, all south of US-83 on east side of the city. topo and phto
Lots of things parked on the parking rows. Not all of them look like cars.
McCamey: Circus Drive-In
near the Garden of Memories cemetary on US-385 topo and phto
closed and brush growing in the parking areas.
Memphis: Tower Drive-In
southwest of town on Route 256 topo and photo
Menard: Yellow Jacket Drive-In
north side of town, on US-190 topo and photo
parking rows are there, sort of. The screen appears to be still there.
Mercedes: Wes-Mer
Wes-Mer Drive-In is west of town. topo and photo
Mesquite: Bruton Road Drive-In
found it ! and gone topo and photo
Midland has/had 3.
one Drive-In was located east of Midland Drive and north of Andrews Highway. topo and photo
The buildings follow the outline of the drive-in area.
another Drive-In was located east of the Midland airport and north of Wadley Avenue. topo and photo
Looks like an office building or shopping center is on top of where it used to be. To the right of where the lozenge shaped road points.
a third Drive-In was located south of Interstate highway 20 and Northwest of Ridgeheights near Midland. There are also a number of gravel pits north of it, between the Drive-In and I-20. topo and photo
The ramps are still there, but overgrown. A bunch of gravel pits out this way.
Mineral Wells: Tek Drive-In
Tek Drive-In was located northeast of Pollard Hill on the west side of town. topo and photo
Look for the K shaped house. To the left and across the road was where the Drive-In was located.
Monahans: Lobo
South of town, on Highway 18 topo and photo
Hard to tell, but its doesn’t look like its open.
Mount Pleasant: Pleasant Drive-In
South of town on US-271, east side of the highway. topo and photo
To the right of the highway, and above the construction, in the open area.
Muleshoe: XIT Drive-In
On the north side of town, on Highway 214. topo and photo
Nacogdoches: Lumberjack Drive-In
at northwest intersection of US-59 and Route 21 topo and photo
under the buildings.
New Boston: Longhorn Drive-In
here is the town topo
New Braunfels: Tower
here is the town topo
Nocona: Chief
here is the town topo
Odessa: Twin
Well, I found 2 Drive-In sites… maybe each one was part of the Twin screens ?
West side of town, west of US-385, south of 42nd street [southwest corner of that intersection] topo and photo
Southwest corner of the intersection, its gone.
This second one is Northeast of Odessa College topo and photo
Building on top of where it was located. You can still see the fan shape of the Drive-in near the upper part of the aerial photo. The large fan shape.
This shows both on the same page. topo
Olmos: name unknown
I have not seen this one listed elsewhere !
I found it while looking for the Drive-In at Rio Grande City.
right in town. topo and photo
Very much gone.
Olton: Mustang
North of town. topo and topo
Looks closed.
Orange: MacArthur Drive-In
here is the town topo
Ozona: Big O Drive-In
There, north of town. topo and photo
The parking rows are barely seeable. Lots of brush.
Palestine: Dogwood Twin Drive-In
between Route 155 and US-79 topo and photo
under the parking lot. You can still see some of the parking rows to the left of the construction.
Pampa: Top O Texas Drive-In
north side of town. topo and photo
It used to be in the large cleared area.
a second Drive-in, Dave’s comment
Paris: Airport Drive In Theatre and 271 Drive In Theater
on the way to the aiport, on FM 1508 FM means Farm to Market road. topo and photo
definately closed.
271 Drive-In Theatre topo and photo
looks in good shape.
Barry’s update, July 11, 2009
Pasadena: Pasadena Drive-In and Town & Country Twin Drive-In
one: topo and photo
barely visible parking rows. The large open retangular area.
There were 3 drive-ins here.
Pearsall: New Moonlighter and Trevino Drive-In
one: south side of town, Highway 1582 topo and photo
I cannot find the other one. I did have the New moonlighter listed as open, but its not listed on maps.yahoo. So it must be closed.
Pecos: Texan Drive-In
here is the town topo
Perryton: Ranger Drive-In
northeast side of town topo and photo
looks in good shape.
Plano: Plano Triple Drive-In
found it ! topo and photo
mostly gone, but you can see part of the original shape of the lot.
Pleasanton: Trail Drive-In
southwest on Route 97 topo and photo
gone, but parking area still visible.
Port Arthur: Don Drive-In
here is the town topo
