77 Drive-In
W. 22nd Street and Highway 77,
Cameron,
TX
76520
W. 22nd Street and Highway 77,
Cameron,
TX
76520
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Previously operated by: Rowley United Theatres Inc.
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Located at W. 22nd Street and Highway 77 (N. Travis Avenue). The 77 Drive-In was opened in 1952. It was operated by Woodrow Good & George Clements. In October 1954 it was taken over by Rowley United Theatres Inc. It was closed on March 27, 1983 with Fred Ward in “Time Rider:The Adventure of Lyle Swann”.
It stood vacant for many years until it was demolished and a nursing home has been built on the site.
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Closed in 1985. Demolished(date unknown?). Site is now a nursing home(Cameron Nursing Center).
“Bill Peck, a 11-year veteran with Cameron Theatres, has reopened that circuit’s 77 Drive-In at Cameron, presenting a free show consisting of two features as the first program.” — Boxoffice, July 4, 1960
The 1952-54 editions of the Theatre Catalog listed the 77 as owned by Woodrow Good and George Clements. The 1955-56 edition had the owner as W. A. Smith. Billboard magazine filled in the connection on June 5, 1954: “Mr. and Mrs. Wilford A. Smith have purchased Cameron (Tex.) Drive-In. The Smiths come from Temple where they operated a theater for 10 years.”
Motion Picture Exhibitor, May 2 1962: “Fred Smith, Belton, Tex., has taken over operation of the Preston Royal and the 77 Drive-In, Cameron, where the Milam was destroyed by fire last year.”
It appears to have closed after the March 27, 1983 with “Time Rider.” It was then listed as for sale in the local paper’s classifieds.
On April 26, 1957, The 77 Drive-In Was Once Devastated And Partially Enough Destroyed During Record-Breaking Rainfall Caused By Heavy Rain And Wind Gusts.
Taken over by Rowley United in October 1954.