Cherry Lane Twin Drive-In
1492 S. Cherry Lane,
Fort Worth,
TX
76108
1492 S. Cherry Lane,
Fort Worth,
TX
76108
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The Cherry Lane Twin Drive-In was opened April 7, 1966, at the south end of Cherry Lane, close to the Interstate. When it opened, it put the Sunset Theatre on White Settlement Road out of business. It was closed on September 2, 1985.
It was demolished, a Wal-Mart was built on the site which opened on July 15, 1986, which expanded to a Supercenter on May 17, 2006.
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Marquee photo here. Address is listed as 1492 S. Cherry Lane. There’s supposed to be a Wal-Mart there now, so it shouldn’t be too hard to pin down the right address.
http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/txtcher
This 1983 news story shows the Cherry Lane Drive-In and talks about the drive-in’s decline in popularity. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974771/
This opened on April 7th, 1966. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
Google Maps indicates that the Cherry Lane site is well within the city limits of White Settlement, a suburb of Fort Worth.
The Cherry Lane Drive-In closed for the season on September 2, 1985 with “European Vacation” and “City Heat” on Screen East and Screen West went out with a triple feature of “Volunteers,” “Summer Rental” and “Ghostbusters.” It did not reopen.
The Walmart opened on the site on July 15, 1986. That location expanded to Supercenter on May 17, 2006.