A closer address, at least for Google Maps, is 745 W 13th Ave
Zapata, TX.
The drive-in sat to the SW of Junior’s Drive-Inn and today is an open field across from the football stadium. You can just barely see the outline and the entrance road still exists.
According to the City of Clute map, the border sits just to the north of where the Surf Drive-In was located. You can see the cloverleaf of where TX-332 and State HWY 228 meet and Clute ends on the north side. The drive-in was on the south side.
As per Google Maps, the drive-in was located at Crescent Heights, Freeport, TX.
https://tinyurl.com/y5wk3gv6
Crescent Heights runs for about a ½ mile and surrounds where the Surf Drive-In was located. You can still see the faint hint of the outline, ramps, entrance, and exit roads.
The closest address I could get on Google Maps is W Front Ave and County Line Rd S, Electra, TX.
The drive-in sat about a quarter-mile east of the intersection on the north side of W Front Ave. There is basically nothing left except the concession stand which is in terrible shape.
A closer address, at least for Google Maps, is 3300 US-84, Coleman, TX 76834.
This marks the location of Coleman County Electric Cooperative which occupies about half of where the drive-in once stood. To the east of the building, you can still see the ramps.
The “second drive-in” that dansdriveintheater mentions appears to be the Robstown Drive-In
The location is an auto salvage yard just to the west of Acme Ready Mix, which is at 3291 TX-44, Robstown, TX 78380. I could not find an exact address on Google Maps.
This second drive-in is along the old TX-44. It appears virtually brand new in a 1951 aerial and a 1956 topo map while the drive-in at 1309 Ruben Chavez Road does not. So that one appears to have been built considerably later.
If the historic information listed is correct, then the 3291 TX-44, Robstown, TX location is the correct one.
http://tinyurl.com/y3jevb9a
So, please change the address to 3291 TX-44, Robstown, TX.
A possible location is 118 N Vaello Ave, Hebbronville, TX.
A 1967 aerial photo shows an intact and possibly active drive-in at this location. Today, the property is occupied by a business with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
http://tinyurl.com/y2hh663e
Another possible location is 816 S Cedar Ave, Hebbronville, TX.
The same 1967 aerial photo shows a demolished drive-in at this location. Today, the property is still empty and you can barely see the ramps and outline. The entrance road is rather suspect, so I’m going with the closest location in terms of the address.
http://tinyurl.com/yyccswue
If someone can determine which drive-in was closed and demolished by 1967 or if other information surfaces, then it should be possible to identify the exact location of the Pioneer Drive-In and Tito’s Drive-In.
A possible location is 118 N Vaello Ave, Hebbronville, TX.
A 1967 aerial photo shows an intact and possibly active drive-in at this location. Today, the property is occupied by a business with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
http://tinyurl.com/y2hh663e
Another possible location is 816 S Cedar Ave, Hebbronville, TX.
The same 1967 aerial photo shows a demolished drive-in at this location. Today, the property is still empty and you can barely see the ramps and outline. The entrance road is rather suspect, so I’m going with the closest location in terms of the address.
http://tinyurl.com/yyccswue
If someone can determine which drive-in was closed and demolished by 1967 or if other information surfaces, then it should be possible to identify the exact location of the Pioneer Drive-In and Tito’s Drive-In.
I apologize for any confusion my last post may have caused.
The Round Up Drive-In was located at 901 S Velasco St, Angleton, TX. It was a single-screen drive-in that was destroyed in 1961 by Hurricane Carla. It was never rebuilt.
Please use this address for the Round Up Drive-In.
The Brazos Twin Drive-In was a few miles south of the Round Up, located at 16075 S HWY 288 Business, Angleton, TX. You can clearly see that the drive-in was twinned. Plus, it does not appear in a 1962 aerial.
The Round Up Drive-In was located at 901 S Velasco St, Angleton, TX. There is no indication that it was ever twinned nor did it appear to survive past 1961.
A closer address is 16075 S HWY 288 Business, Angleton, TX 77515. This is the address of Texas Longhorn Bingo, a business which sits in the middle of the property.
Today, you can still see the outline and faint hint of ramps from the drive-in.
Today, it is private property with only the faintest hints of ramps remaining. The drive-in was demolished some time before 1997.
A building sits on part of the projection booth/concession stand foundation. The rest of the foundation is still present on the north side of the building.
A more accurate address for Google Maps is Cheetah Drive, Galena Kansas. The 1958 clearly shows the entrance and exit roads were not on US-166, but instead connected to SE 100th Street
Cheetah Drive is actually the old entrance road to the drive-in itself and about the only thing left. Even the outline of the drive-in has faded.
While I understand it was probably not called “Cheetah Drive” back in the day, it does map the drive-in quite accurately on Google Maps. And if accuracy matters, then this is the address to use since it is the old entrance road itself.
The address is 2200 N Brazosport Blvd, Freeport, Texas. The drive-in appears in a 1962 aerial, but the screen appears to be down indicating that it may have closed.
Today, the property is empty save for a “Quick Mart” right at the entrance. You can still see the faint hint of ramps on the property.
https://tinyurl.com/y3r4g537
Note: There is another drive-in (possibly the Surf Drive-In) located further north up 288. That property is now on Crescent Heights at the TX-288/TX-332 cloverleaf. You can still see the outline and ramps of that drive-in, but I could not get an exact address.
The projection booth/concession stand that is shown in the photos and appears in a 2015 Google Street View appears to have been demolished from the latest overhead Google Map view.
From the description, the mural was a recent addition.
Keep in mind that to re-open the property as a drive-in would require removing the rather large building in the center. It is a bar and while they might use the screen occasionally, its days as a drive-in are long over.
A closer address is 7200 US-377, Comanche, TX 76442. This marks the location of Durham’s Pecans, which splits the property with Pate’s Distribution.
There is no trace of the drive-in remaining except arguably the faintest of hints from the old outline, which you can barely see on the Pate’s Distribution side.
A closer address, at least for Google Maps, is 745 W 13th Ave Zapata, TX.
The drive-in sat to the SW of Junior’s Drive-Inn and today is an open field across from the football stadium. You can just barely see the outline and the entrance road still exists.
https://tinyurl.com/y4anu78v
According to the City of Clute map, the border sits just to the north of where the Surf Drive-In was located. You can see the cloverleaf of where TX-332 and State HWY 228 meet and Clute ends on the north side. The drive-in was on the south side.
http://www.ci.clute.tx.us/pages/uploads/Ward%20Districts%202016.pdf
As per Google Maps, the drive-in was located at Crescent Heights, Freeport, TX.
https://tinyurl.com/y5wk3gv6
Crescent Heights runs for about a ½ mile and surrounds where the Surf Drive-In was located. You can still see the faint hint of the outline, ramps, entrance, and exit roads.
Found It.
The closest address I could get on Google Maps is W Front Ave and County Line Rd S, Electra, TX.
The drive-in sat about a quarter-mile east of the intersection on the north side of W Front Ave. There is basically nothing left except the concession stand which is in terrible shape.
https://tinyurl.com/y6ayac6k
Found It.
I could not get an exact address on Google Maps, but the nearest intersection is US-190 and Ranch Rd 2596, Eldorado, TX.
The drive-in was located about a quarter-mile east of the intersection on the south side of the highway.
https://tinyurl.com/y4m66tbj
You can still see the faint hint of ramps between the motel and the VFW parking lot.
A closer address, at least for Google Maps, is 3300 US-84, Coleman, TX 76834.
This marks the location of Coleman County Electric Cooperative which occupies about half of where the drive-in once stood. To the east of the building, you can still see the ramps.
https://tinyurl.com/yxr5mle8
US-66 is no longer recognized as an official highway.
However, Route or Rte 66 is recognized, so the address should be 438356 Rte 66, Vinita, OK.
US-69 also works for this address as well.
A closer address, at least for Google Maps is 2237 S Reynolds St, Alice, Texas.
Today, a couple of businesses occupy the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
http://tinyurl.com/yxwwgkch
This is a photo of the Buckhorn Drive-In, which was located on the east side of the town.
The “second drive-in” that dansdriveintheater mentions appears to be the Robstown Drive-In
The location is an auto salvage yard just to the west of Acme Ready Mix, which is at 3291 TX-44, Robstown, TX 78380. I could not find an exact address on Google Maps.
This second drive-in is along the old TX-44. It appears virtually brand new in a 1951 aerial and a 1956 topo map while the drive-in at 1309 Ruben Chavez Road does not. So that one appears to have been built considerably later.
If the historic information listed is correct, then the 3291 TX-44, Robstown, TX location is the correct one.
http://tinyurl.com/y3jevb9a
So, please change the address to 3291 TX-44, Robstown, TX.
Thanks
A possible location is 118 N Vaello Ave, Hebbronville, TX.
A 1967 aerial photo shows an intact and possibly active drive-in at this location. Today, the property is occupied by a business with no trace of the drive-in remaining. http://tinyurl.com/y2hh663e
Another possible location is 816 S Cedar Ave, Hebbronville, TX.
The same 1967 aerial photo shows a demolished drive-in at this location. Today, the property is still empty and you can barely see the ramps and outline. The entrance road is rather suspect, so I’m going with the closest location in terms of the address.
http://tinyurl.com/yyccswue
If someone can determine which drive-in was closed and demolished by 1967 or if other information surfaces, then it should be possible to identify the exact location of the Pioneer Drive-In and Tito’s Drive-In.
A possible location is 118 N Vaello Ave, Hebbronville, TX.
A 1967 aerial photo shows an intact and possibly active drive-in at this location. Today, the property is occupied by a business with no trace of the drive-in remaining. http://tinyurl.com/y2hh663e
Another possible location is 816 S Cedar Ave, Hebbronville, TX.
The same 1967 aerial photo shows a demolished drive-in at this location. Today, the property is still empty and you can barely see the ramps and outline. The entrance road is rather suspect, so I’m going with the closest location in terms of the address. http://tinyurl.com/yyccswue
If someone can determine which drive-in was closed and demolished by 1967 or if other information surfaces, then it should be possible to identify the exact location of the Pioneer Drive-In and Tito’s Drive-In.
I apologize for any confusion my last post may have caused.
The Round Up Drive-In was located at 901 S Velasco St, Angleton, TX. It was a single-screen drive-in that was destroyed in 1961 by Hurricane Carla. It was never rebuilt.
Please use this address for the Round Up Drive-In.
Thanks
This is a photo of the Brazos Twin Drive-In, not the Round Up Drive-In.
The Round Up was a single screen drive-in located a few miles north of the Brazos.
This is a photo of the Brazos Twin Drive-In, not the Round Up Drive-In.
The Round Up was a single screen drive-in located a few miles north of the Brazos.
The Brazos Twin Drive-In was a few miles south of the Round Up, located at 16075 S HWY 288 Business, Angleton, TX. You can clearly see that the drive-in was twinned. Plus, it does not appear in a 1962 aerial.
The Round Up Drive-In was located at 901 S Velasco St, Angleton, TX. There is no indication that it was ever twinned nor did it appear to survive past 1961.
Found It!
A closer address is 16075 S HWY 288 Business, Angleton, TX 77515. This is the address of Texas Longhorn Bingo, a business which sits in the middle of the property.
Today, you can still see the outline and faint hint of ramps from the drive-in.
https://tinyurl.com/yxq4olyl
A closer address is Cresent Heights, Freeport, TX.
This short road surrounds the property where the drive-in was located and sits next to the TX-288/TX-332 cloverleaf.
Today, there is only the faint hints of ramps, outline, and entrance/exit roads of the drive-in.
https://tinyurl.com/y63s9f9r
Today, it is private property with only the faintest hints of ramps remaining. The drive-in was demolished some time before 1997.
A building sits on part of the projection booth/concession stand foundation. The rest of the foundation is still present on the north side of the building.
A more accurate address for Google Maps is Cheetah Drive, Galena Kansas. The 1958 clearly shows the entrance and exit roads were not on US-166, but instead connected to SE 100th Street
Cheetah Drive is actually the old entrance road to the drive-in itself and about the only thing left. Even the outline of the drive-in has faded.
While I understand it was probably not called “Cheetah Drive” back in the day, it does map the drive-in quite accurately on Google Maps. And if accuracy matters, then this is the address to use since it is the old entrance road itself.
https://tinyurl.com/yxsr7mcy
Found It!
The address is 2200 N Brazosport Blvd, Freeport, Texas. The drive-in appears in a 1962 aerial, but the screen appears to be down indicating that it may have closed.
Today, the property is empty save for a “Quick Mart” right at the entrance. You can still see the faint hint of ramps on the property.
https://tinyurl.com/y3r4g537
Note: There is another drive-in (possibly the Surf Drive-In) located further north up 288. That property is now on Crescent Heights at the TX-288/TX-332 cloverleaf. You can still see the outline and ramps of that drive-in, but I could not get an exact address.
The projection booth/concession stand that is shown in the photos and appears in a 2015 Google Street View appears to have been demolished from the latest overhead Google Map view.
From the description, the mural was a recent addition.
Keep in mind that to re-open the property as a drive-in would require removing the rather large building in the center. It is a bar and while they might use the screen occasionally, its days as a drive-in are long over.
The apartments now cover the entire property, there is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A closer address is 7200 US-377, Comanche, TX 76442. This marks the location of Durham’s Pecans, which splits the property with Pate’s Distribution.
There is no trace of the drive-in remaining except arguably the faintest of hints from the old outline, which you can barely see on the Pate’s Distribution side.
http://tinyurl.com/y4krnjpb