Jewel of the Forest Drive-In
506 Old Kirbyville Highway,
Jasper,
TX
75951
506 Old Kirbyville Highway,
Jasper,
TX
75951
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The Jasper Drive-In was under construction in 1951 when the owner was F.W. McManus. He opened it in June 1952 as the Jewel of the Forest Drive-In. That name was used by the town to describe itself. It was still open in 1957.
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A closer address is 506 Old Kirbyville Hwy, Jasper, TX. Google doesn’t map it exactly, but you’ll find the location on the west side of the highway about a quarter-mile south of the intersection of Old Kirbyville Hwy and HWY 96 south of Jasper.
The drive-in appears on a 1952 aerial and 1956 topo map. By 1982, the drive-in had been demolished. Today, a private business occupies the site and virtually nothing of the drive-in remains.
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Billboard, July 5, 1952: “F. W. McManus and H. Wood Fain have opened the new 500-car capacity Jasper Drive-In at Jasper, Tex. McManus will serve as manager.”