Ball-O-Jak Drive-In
3104 S. Main Street,
Roswell,
NM
88203
3104 S. Main Street,
Roswell,
NM
88203
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Commonwealth Theaters Corp., Frontier Theatres
Previous Names: BallOJak Drive-In
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Located at S. Main Street at W. Jaffa Street. The BallOJak Drive-In was opened in 1951, when it was operated by R.I. Payne of Frontier Theatres Inc. of Dallas, TX.
The drive-in is seen on aerial photos from 1964, it was closed on September 20, 1970.
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Ken Roe
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Recent comments (view all 6 comments)
the ramps are still there!
Odd name!! Why the name Ball-O-Jak?
A 1961 aerial photo shows the drive-in to be intact and seemingly operating.
It was also called BallOJak without the dashes in the name.
Still in operation since 1967.
As kennerado noted, this drive-in consistently advertised from at least 1953 until it closed as the Ballojak (occasionally Ballojack) with no hyphens or spaces.
The Feb. 17, 1951 issue of Boxoffice included the Ballojak in a list of drive-ins under construction. The 1952 Theatre Catalog included the “Ballo Jak (sic?) D. I. Exec: R. I. Payne, Theatre Entrs., Inc., Tower Petroleum Bldg., Dallas, Tex. (500)” So it must have opened in 1951.
The final ad I could find in the Roswell Daily Record for the Ballojak, then owned by Commonwealth, was on Sept. 20, 1970.