Chief Drive-In
US-70 and S. Inez Street,
Paducah,
TX
79248
US-70 and S. Inez Street,
Paducah,
TX
79248
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Located one mile west of town on the south side of US Highway 62. The Chief Drive-In was opened on November 1, 1951 with Mona Freeman in “Dear Brat”. It was operated by Simpson Nelson & Ray Leathers. It was closed on October 29, 1956 with Linda Darnell in “Dakota Incident”
The screen stood for a few years until it was town down in March 1960. The concession/projection building was made into someone’s home, but it has since been abandoned and grown up with weeds and trees around it.
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Ken Roe, Debbie Perry
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A 1966 aerial photo shows the outline of the drive-in surrounding a home.
Here is an overhead view of the property today. https://tinyurl.com/y9qe8gbv
Opened November 1, 1951 with the film, “Dear Brat”. Closed on October 29, 1956 with “Dakota Incident.” It does not appear to have reopened.
Boxoffice, July 2, 1955: “The Chief Drive-In, one mile west of town, has been reopened by owner H. B. Leathers after renovation.”
Boxoffice, March 21, 1960: “H. B. ‘Red’ Leathers … is dismantling his drive-in theatre, which he has not operated in several years.”