Drive-In Short Reel Theatre.
6th Street,
Galveston,
TX
77554
6th Street,
Galveston,
TX
77554
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I Tried Looking For Some Rare Attractions On The Galveston Daily News, And It Seems Its Difficult To Find.
First drive-in i have heard of, that didn’t screen features(unique?)!! Worlds shortest lived drive-in theatre? Is there anything on that site now?
Kerry Segrave’s 1992 book “Drive-In Theaters” (very dry but recommended for drive-in historians) spent most of two pages on Galveston’s drive-in. Louis P. Josserand was also the architect and inventor of this slightly different version. “The main difference between his plan and Hollingshead’s was that the former allowed for two sets of parking ramps between each aisle. Automobiles could enter or exit a parking space either forward or backward, as the incline was rounded, lacking any rails.”
The Galveston drive-in was graded on sand, which required almost daily efforts to restore after each performance. The whole thing cost only $1,500 to build, and was regarded as an experiment to test whether a more permanent version would become profitable.
Bob, get the book “THE AMERICAN DRIVE-IN MOVIE THEATRE” by Don and Susan Sanders,It has pictures of this rather strange drive-in.Motorbooks International Publishers and Wholesalers. 729 Prospect Ave,PO BOX 1,Osceola,WI.54020-0001. It is a great book.167 pages color and black and white photos.
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600 SEAWALL BOULEVARD
Opened July 5, 1934?
Closed July 26, 1934?
Anyone have more info or photos?
I got it out of a book of History of Drive-ins.Amazing what you can in the discount bin at Borders.
Man that was a short life theatre.
Louis Josserand was the proprietor.