Circle 81 Drive-In
103 New Laredo Highway,
San Antonio,
TX
78211
103 New Laredo Highway,
San Antonio,
TX
78211
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Opened in 1960 and closed in the late-1960’s. Area where the drive-in once stood is now zoned light industrial. It had a very large double sided single panel marquee with a large vertical above with the Circle name on it. It had a 450 car capacity.
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This drive-in also included a playground area at the bottom of the screen. You can see these pictures at http://www.geocities.com/missy78214/circledi.html
Our family used to load up in the “car (or truck) of the day” with the best hot hamburgers you ever tasted that came in white paper bags from a place across the street from the Circle 81. I remember seeing Cleopatra (Liz Taylor and Richard Burton) Some of my best childhood memories
Here is a 1957 view of the marquee from drive-ins.com
http://tinyurl.com/ydsc5ap
This won’t map correctly as the street is New Laredo, not Loredo. The contemporary aerial view doesn’t show any part of the drive-in remaining.
Timeline from 1957 to 1967 must be right by 1956 Motion Picture Almanac has no such Drive-in listed,
Noice marquee shot posted by ken mc.
Aerial of the Circle 81
View here
The Playground at the Circle 81 taken by Melissa A Martinez in the late 50s.
View photo here
Why the name Circle 81?
As with most “numbered” drive-ins, the Circle 81 was named for its adjacent highway, which was US 81 when it was built.
The March 28, 1960 issue of Boxoffice noted, “The Circle 81 Drive-In is now playing Spanish-language pictures six days a week.”