Trail Drive-In
U.S. 87 and Br. Michael Jenkins Road,
Clayton,
NM
88415
U.S. 87 and Br. Michael Jenkins Road,
Clayton,
NM
88415
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Motion Picture Herald, July 5, 1952: “Tom Murphy has opened his new 330-car drive-in, the Trail, at Clayton, N. M., it is being managed by his brother, William Murphy.”
the marquee is also laying on the ground!
Boxoffice, Jan. 7, 1950: “CLAYTON, N. M. – Construction of a drive-in will be started here this spring by Hubbard & Murphy Theatres, Inc., which operates indoor houses here and in Raton and Alamosa, N. M., and Del Norte, Colo.”
A closer address is US-87 & Dr Michael Jenkins Rd, New Mexico 88415.
The drive-in sits about ½ mile west of the intersection on the north side of the highway. The aerial photo shows the entrance, outline, ramps, concession stand, and screen which is laying down.
http://tinyurl.com/y3j88tq4
The ticket booth, ramps and concession building are still clearly visible on Google Earth as I type.
The drive-in shows up on the 1973 topo map at Historic Aerials. It looks active from the 1969 aerial photo, and the screen is still there in 1997. It’s still on the 2001 topo map, but by the 2005 aerial photo, the screen is gone.
Approx. location for this drive-in was about 2 blocks west of U.S. 87 & Bell.
There are several pictures of the remains of the Trail Drive-in taken from 2002-2011 on its gallery page at Drive-ins.com.