Starlite Drive-In
900 John E. Peterson Boulevard,
Schertz,
TX
78154
900 John E. Peterson Boulevard,
Schertz,
TX
78154
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A slightly closer address is 1020 FM78, Schertz, TX.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the foundation of the projector booth/concession stand.
A November 2024 Google Street View shows a sign that promises a Car Wash will be constructed on the property. But as of that date, most of the property is still untouched.
You can barely make out the outline & ramps along with the foundation of the projection booth/concession stand. The ticket booth stood until sometime between May 2022 and January 2023 when it was demolished.
The only things left standing as of November 2024 are the marquee and the screen, which is in pretty bad shape.
https://tinyurl.com/33ztb3e5
The concession/projection building has been torn down.
Already closed by the early-1980s. However, the screen and the projection booth is still standing in the 1983 and 1986 aerial views, but the traces are faded in both shots.
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It would have been a lot easier to restore if the VFW Hall hadn’t expanded into the old viewing field.
You can see the problem in drone footage from June 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URvwIlHKsZc
whitley97, if you’re still interested five years later, Google’s June 2016 Street View showed a for sale sign by 4M Realty, phone number 210.342.4242.
mike Bryant I worked here in 1974 n 75 when it was owned by tom an kit randall I went to Randolph high I had just moved to texas from panama city I remember makin the announcement THE SNACKBAR CLOSES IN FIVE MINUTES LOL I DROVE DOWN FM 78 A FEW YEARS BACK 2011 IVE BEEN IN HOUSTON 25 YEARS IT WAS PRETTY COOL I HAD SOME AWESOME TIMES HERE
Is there a number I can call to get ahold of whoever owns this?
Approx. address for this drive-in was 900 John E Peterson Blvd. The screen & concession foundation are still there.
New aerial’s from 1966 and 2012.
This should have been savable.i love the Marquee.must have opened in very late fifties or sixties,Not listed in my 1956 almanac.
Farm to Market 78 & Riedel, Schertz, TX 78154
The above address will map to the location of the drive-in, which was on the south side of FM 78 and north of Riedel.
Here is a 1973 aerial photo courtesy of Historic Aerial Dot Com.
Here is an undated photo of the marquee and ticket booth:
http://tinyurl.com/2u3dhe