The projection booth/concession stand remains, although it is in less than ideal condition. Given its proximity to the parking area, I’m surprised they didn’t tear it down as well.
A closer address is 23128 US-77, Pauls Valley, OK.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property. It is private property with a home sitting about where the screen once stood.
The remnants of the ramps are now gone. About the only thing left is the double-driveway entrance/exit roads. And what may be the foundation of the projection booth/concession stand
Looks like the state has taken over the property, it contains numerous concrete street barriers. The ramps have been wiped out, so only the foundation of the projection booth/concession stand remains.
An even closer address is 1200 W Cherokee St, Wagoner, OK.
A 1958 aerial shows the drive-in located where the Wagoner Community Hospital now resides. The drive-in connected to both HWY-51 and HWY-69 using what is today North Hayes Avenue.
The closest address I could get was 20065 Co Rd 28, Julesburg, CO 80737
This puts it across the street to the south. It fits the description of being just over a mile west of the I-80 interchange and next to the Italian Caves.
Today, all that remains is the ramps and foundation of the drive-in.
This photo is the Portage Drive-In, which was also in Kalamazoo. It matches perfectly the other photos of that drive-in. It could not be the Douglass Auto Theater, which never had a “square” screen nor was the screen next to the road.
I can’t be sure, but the concession stand/projector booth may still be standing.
The drive-in was demolished before 1973, but the structure appears to still be standing in front of the newly constructed, but now home of the Space Walk of Middle Arkansas. Which sells party supplies.
It appears the booth was extended before 1983 to add a garage. However, I do not see any telltale signs of a projection booth such as the square holes for the projector. So again, I cannot be sure.
The marquee for the Capri Drive-In was the only remnant remaining. Having been repurposed for LKQ, a used auto parts store. It was still standing in January 2022, but by May it had been replaced. The original marquee might have been severely damaged by a storm which made replacing necessary.
CinemaTour.com may be confusing the Longhorn with the Starlite Drive-In, which was on US HWY-82 West.
As with 50sSnipes, I see no evidence of a drive-in on TX-8, north of HWY 30 in the 1970 or 1984 aerials.
If I had to guess, the 1984 aerial shows the Tex Inn on TX-8, just north of HWY 30 on the east side. The parking area looks mighty big given the size of the hotel. But that is just a guess.
A June 2023 Google Street View shows the projection booth/concession stand was removed. Only the foundation remains along with the ramps and foundation of the screen.
The entrance is where Hibernia Road Parking is located. The on-ramp for HWY-63 heading north cuts right through the middle of where the drive-in once stood. As of now, there is no address on Google Maps for the parking area.
In the 1955 aerial, there appears to be an auto-salvage yard northeast of Eldon at what is now the intersection of MO-87 and Manor Drive. It has the general shape and features of a drive-in.
And given that several drive-ins across the country became auto salvage yards, perhaps that location is a possibility for another drive-in that existed a few years earlier. Operative word “possibility”.
The projection booth/concession stand remains, although it is in less than ideal condition. Given its proximity to the parking area, I’m surprised they didn’t tear it down as well.
A closer address is 23128 US-77, Pauls Valley, OK.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property. It is private property with a home sitting about where the screen once stood.
The remnants of the ramps are now gone. About the only thing left is the double-driveway entrance/exit roads. And what may be the foundation of the projection booth/concession stand
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A closer address is 40577 US-81, Medford, OK.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
https://tinyurl.com/4m25xaku
Looks like the state has taken over the property, it contains numerous concrete street barriers. The ramps have been wiped out, so only the foundation of the projection booth/concession stand remains.
A closer address is 1021 E Market St, Williamstown, PA.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property. In fact, right on the collapsed concession stand/projector booth.
You can still see the ramps, but the property is mostly covered in trees.
https://tinyurl.com/2amdmmyc
An even closer address is 1200 W Cherokee St, Wagoner, OK.
A 1958 aerial shows the drive-in located where the Wagoner Community Hospital now resides. The drive-in connected to both HWY-51 and HWY-69 using what is today North Hayes Avenue.
https://tinyurl.com/37bvm5ee
The Comet Drive-In sat where the Carl’s Jr. and the Veritas School is located today. All remnants of the drive-in have been removed.
Homes are now being constructed on the eastern half of the property, there is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
Found it.
The closest address I could get was 20065 Co Rd 28, Julesburg, CO 80737
This puts it across the street to the south. It fits the description of being just over a mile west of the I-80 interchange and next to the Italian Caves.
Today, all that remains is the ramps and foundation of the drive-in.
https://tinyurl.com/basxwbzr
All remaining traces of the ramps have disappeared. There is nothing remaining to indicate that a drive-in once stood on the property.
This photo is the Portage Drive-In, which was also in Kalamazoo. It matches perfectly the other photos of that drive-in. It could not be the Douglass Auto Theater, which never had a “square” screen nor was the screen next to the road.
An August 2023 Google Street View shows the screen has been removed.
By 1985, the screen was gone.
Today, the property is an empty field with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
I can’t be sure, but the concession stand/projector booth may still be standing.
The drive-in was demolished before 1973, but the structure appears to still be standing in front of the newly constructed, but now home of the Space Walk of Middle Arkansas. Which sells party supplies.
It appears the booth was extended before 1983 to add a garage. However, I do not see any telltale signs of a projection booth such as the square holes for the projector. So again, I cannot be sure.
The marquee for the Capri Drive-In was the only remnant remaining. Having been repurposed for LKQ, a used auto parts store. It was still standing in January 2022, but by May it had been replaced. The original marquee might have been severely damaged by a storm which made replacing necessary.
CinemaTour.com may be confusing the Longhorn with the Starlite Drive-In, which was on US HWY-82 West.
As with 50sSnipes, I see no evidence of a drive-in on TX-8, north of HWY 30 in the 1970 or 1984 aerials.
If I had to guess, the 1984 aerial shows the Tex Inn on TX-8, just north of HWY 30 on the east side. The parking area looks mighty big given the size of the hotel. But that is just a guess.
A Hamilton Inn & Suites was built in 2017 destroying all remaining evidence of the drive-in.
A June 2023 Google Street View shows the projection booth/concession stand was removed. Only the foundation remains along with the ramps and foundation of the screen.
The property today is the home of a solar panel farm.
Aerial photos show the drive-in with screen was still intact in 1986. Whether it was open or not I do not know.
By 1991, the screen was gone.
The entrance is where Hibernia Road Parking is located. The on-ramp for HWY-63 heading north cuts right through the middle of where the drive-in once stood. As of now, there is no address on Google Maps for the parking area.
A closer address is 1348 Selms Rd, Bridger, MT.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
Today, the property is a private residence with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/mrxj3f77
A closer address is 14027 IL-37, Cairo, IL.
Google has updated their Maps and this address puts it right on the property.
https://tinyurl.com/txv472tf
A closer address is 55 NH-10, Orford, NH.
Today, the property is home to a few different businesses. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/yx46y736
In the 1955 aerial, there appears to be an auto-salvage yard northeast of Eldon at what is now the intersection of MO-87 and Manor Drive. It has the general shape and features of a drive-in.
And given that several drive-ins across the country became auto salvage yards, perhaps that location is a possibility for another drive-in that existed a few years earlier. Operative word “possibility”.