Market Street Drive-In

8601 Market Street,
Houston, TX 77015

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Previously operated by: McLendon Theaters

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1961 marquee photo credit Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Courtesy Retro Houston.

The Market Street Drive-In opened at 7:45 p.m. on August 26, 1948. The premier feature was “Relentless” with Robert Young and Marguerite Chapman. The Market Street advertised ‘room for 670 cars, loud speaker for each car’. In 1972 it was taken over by McLendon Theatres. It was closed in the early-1980’s.

An Anheuser-Busch beer distribution center now stands on the Market Street site.

Contributed by Bob Machann

Recent comments (view all 8 comments)

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on November 28, 2009 at 3:39 am

By 1956 it held 400 cars and was owned by C.A. Mitchmore.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on November 28, 2009 at 3:49 am

Hey Mike how are you getting all this information, do you work for C.T. now?

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on November 28, 2009 at 4:42 am

I just wish i would have saved all those BOXOFFICE mags, we ALL threw away. However, unlike you I did save a few!

rivest266
rivest266 on November 24, 2020 at 9:18 pm

Opened on August 26th, 1948. Grand opening ad posted.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on July 8, 2021 at 12:06 am

1961 marquee photo added credit Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Courtesy Retro Houston.

kennerado
kennerado on July 8, 2021 at 1:07 am

Closed in the early 1980’s.

rivest266
rivest266 on November 10, 2022 at 6:29 pm

Taken over by McLendon theatres in 1972.

MSW
MSW on February 1, 2023 at 5:02 pm

I added a poster I found for a church service held at the Market Street Drive-In

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