Park Drive-In
4005 Pine Street,
Abilene,
TX
79601
4005 Pine Street,
Abilene,
TX
79601
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Previously operated by: Interstate Theatres Inc. & Texas Consolidated Theaters Inc.
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The Park Drive-In opened on December 16, 1949 with Dennis Morgan in “It’s A Great Feeling”. It had a capacity of 300 cars. It was enlarged to a 670-car capacity in 1952. It was operated by Interstate Theatres Inc. from the mid-1950’s through the late-1960’s. The drive-in closed in 1986 and has since been demolished.
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Adult Film policy,wish you could go into more details,I worked for ABC THEATRES,{Southeast] and we always tried to stay clear of adult movies,I guess you mean X rated.that sure doesn’t sound like the ABC THEATRES i worked for until Plitt took over.
4005 Pine St
Abilene, TX 79601
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is now occupied by Mike’s Wrecking. The address in the header is off by several hundred feet.
I worked close to this theater and yes it seemed to have some pretty trashy stuff in 1980 and 81
the concesion stand appears to stil be there though i’m not sure but the ramps still clearly remain.
Nice Drive-In Junkyard. Could leave the cars show movies charge by the car seat.
Billboard, Aug. 30, 1952: “The Park Drive-In at Abilene, Tex., is undergoing extensive improvements, according to James Tharp, manager. Three new ramps are being installed to increase the parking space from 456 to 670 cars. New sound equipment also will be added.”
It appears that another building was constructed in front of the concession stand/projector booth between 1994 and 2004. This, despite the fact that there are square holes (which are now covered) in the front of the newer building which are commonly used for projectors.
Grand opening ad:
Park Drive-In opening 16 Dec 1949, Fri Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Texas) Newspapers.com