Sunset Drive-In
411 S. Amherst Road,
Earth,
TX
79031
411 S. Amherst Road,
Earth,
TX
79031
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It appears that the foundation of the projection booth/concession stand has been removed or covered up.
A closer address is 411 South Amherst Road, Earth, TX.
Google Maps has recently added the address, which sits right on the property.
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The 2022 Google Earth view shows the concession building no longer there.
The Earth News-Sun on July 20, 1978, states that Ted Borum opened his drive-in theatre, the Sunset Drive-in in 1952. While it was under construction, it was the first one in the U.S. known to enable theatre goers to use the speaker in the rear seat of their car for betting toning quality.
According to the Earth News-Sun newspaper on November 4, 1971, Ted Borum who owned the Sunset Drive-in Theatre sold his theatre equipment for the drive-in. The land and building where the drive-in theatre is located are for sale.
Billboard, Aug. 30, 1952: “The Sunset Drive-In has been opened at Earth, Tex., by E. Ted Borum. The theater has a 252-car capacity.”
Although Google Street View lists the address as 302 South Amherst Road, Earth, TX, it does not map that way. So, the current address is about as close as I could get.
In addition to the concession stand, there is a structure where the ticket booth once stood. Whether it is the same, has been modified, or is a completely new building I do not know.