Lariat Drive-In
140 Perry Lane,
Kermit,
TX
79745
140 Perry Lane,
Kermit,
TX
79745
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The 1968 aerial shows the screen is not present. It appears this drive-in was long closed by 1968.
Jal (NM) Record, Sept. 18, 1952: “Kermit, Texas, Sept. 20 - The grand opening of the newest addition to Kermit’s theaters will be held this week end when the Lariat Drive-In Theater will welcome guests at an open-house celebration to be held from 2 until 10 p.m. Thursday, with opening night set to begin at 6:30 Friday night. The 446-car capacity theater will show first-run movies … Opening night picture will be Rancho Notorious, starring Marlene Dietrick, Arthur Kennedy and Mel Ferrer, which will be shown Friday and Saturday nights.”
The Exhibitor, Dec. 3, 1952: “The new Lariat Drive-In has been opened at Kermit, Tex., by Kermit Theatres, owned by Video Theatres, Inc. The drive-in has a 466-car capacity, and will be managed by Jack Peercy. Frank Love, manager, Kermit Theatres, handled the opening ceremonies.”
The property is now home to C&H Water Company. Although a June 2019 Google Street view shows quite a few RVs and trailers in the back. They are spaced as if people are living in them, but I cannot be sure.
A 1968 aerial photo showed a drive-in on the west side of Kermit at about 140 Perry Lane, actually the northeast corner of Perry and Texas Highway 302.