Crawley's Drive-In
1848 W. 2nd Street,
Portales,
NM
88130
1848 W. 2nd Street,
Portales,
NM
88130
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Located in the southwest of town. The Crawley’s Drive-In was opened prior to 1955 when it was opened by Perry Crawley.
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A closer address (at least for Google) is 1848 W 2nd St, Portales, NM 88130. The drive-in sat on the SW side of the town.
Today, the Portales Valley Church of Christ sits on the site. However, you can still see some remnants of the ramps on the west and east side of the church. http://tinyurl.com/zlbkb3j
Given that the Varsity was the drive-in on the southwest side of Portales, the remaining drive-in on the northeast side must have been Crawley’s. Its address should be 42497 US-70, Portales, NM.
Crawley’s appeared precisely once in the Theatre Catalog (1955-56 edition) and Motion Picture Almanac (1956). Both named Perry Crawley as the owner and the capacity at 200.
Going from experience, the Theatre Catalog listing suggests Crawley’s was open by early 1955. The MPA listing points to it still being around in early 1956, and its departure (in lieu of the Varsity) in 1957 suggests that it closed before the end of 1956.