Antelope Drive-In
17813 I-27,
Abernathy,
TX
79311
17813 I-27,
Abernathy,
TX
79311
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Located to the north of town on I-27. The Antelope Drive-In was opened by May 1953 when it was operated by George Reed. It was soon operated by W.A. Waters who also operated the Nu-Vu Theatre, an indoor theatre in town. In 1958 he sold it to Wilf Darden & his wife. Waters granddaughter Peggy and her husband Bernie Joe Greenwood had managed the drive at some time. The Antelope Drive-In was still open in 1957.
A church is now on the property.
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The drive-in sat on the SOUTH side of Abernathy, not the north. While the address is correct, Google is having a tough time mapping it. A 1978 aerial photo shows the drive-in to be demolished.
Today, the St. Isadore Catholic Church sits on the property. You can still see the faint outline of the ramps on the west side of the property.
https://tinyurl.com/yaqpscs2
Billboard, May 23, 1953: “Mr. and Mrs. George Reed have opened the new 250-car capacity Antelope Drive-In Theater at Abernathy, Tex. They also operate the Nue-Vue Theater there.”