Capada Drive-In

1236 S. Ralls Highway,
Floydada, TX 79235

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Kenmore
Kenmore on November 2, 2022 at 6:37 am

A closer address is 1236 S Ralls Hwy, Floydada, TX.

The address places it right on the property. The drive-in was intact in a 1996 aerial, but was screen was gone by 2004.

Today, it appears to be private property with the projection booth/concession stand still intact. You can also clearly see the ramps.

dorstar
dorstar on November 1, 2022 at 7:16 pm

The Floyd County newspaper shows that Claude Estes bought the Capada Drive-in Theatre on the Ralls Highway from Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Mount no October 31, 1963. The Capada will close every Tuesday night to give the employees a night off. In 1976, Claude Estes sold the Capada Drive-in Theatre to Larry Williams who operated the theatre until 1985.

dorstar
dorstar on November 1, 2022 at 7:09 pm

The Floyd County newspaper shows that the Capada Drive-in was founded by Welton B. Winn and W.D. Mount with an investment of $50,000. Their first program was “Bird of Paradise”. The Drive-in opened on Tuesday night, October 3, 1951.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on June 15, 2020 at 10:11 am

Motion Picture Exhibitor, July 25, 1962: “Amos Page, who operates the Avalon and Derby, McLean, Tex., and who recently took over the operation of the Capada Drive-In, Floydada, Tex., is moving his family from McLean to Floydada.”

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on November 14, 2019 at 9:03 am

Why the name Capada?

Kenmore
Kenmore on March 31, 2016 at 7:03 am

Approximate address according to Google is 1228 S Ralls Hwy, Floydada, TX. The drive-in sat away from the road on the west side.

Today, it is private property and you can still see the ramps. http://tinyurl.com/jgunqay

jwmovies
jwmovies on September 16, 2012 at 6:27 pm

Approx. location for this drive-in was just north of County Road 260 on U.S. 62. The theatre was west of the highway.

irpworks
irpworks on December 15, 2006 at 9:13 am

So much for eternal vigilance.

irpworks
irpworks on December 15, 2006 at 8:11 am

Certainly. I finally did see all of Ghandi with Ben Kingsley years later. I swear I went to the Capada to see it but something caused the windows to fog up!

irpworks
irpworks on October 1, 2006 at 5:54 pm

Loved the Capada. It was still showing first-run movies in the early 1980’s. Was full on the weekends. Owners were ready to retire/move and no one would buy it. Too bad. For a while it was the only drive-in open in the region excepting the one in Lamesa. I saw many, many movies there on many, many dates (well, I saw parts of many movies!)