Thanks for the FB page link, Joe Vogel. I don’t remember the arch on the entry way during the years I went there, early to mid 60’s. Spanish was my first language so at “El Yolanda”, I grew to know all the Mexican actors, singers of the 50’s & 60’s. We also used to go to the Eagle Pass? Drive In, all the way up Main Street to where they eventually built a lake. Ten cents walk in (oh, yeah, we walked sometimes) or 50 cents a carload. Once I hit the upper grades and jr. high, we used to go to “The Aztec”. I remember watching “Valley of the Dolls” —– wow, lots of memories there!
This is not the “El Yolanda” theatre as the theatre was on Main Street and not at the corner of an intersection. Also, it didn’t close down in 1955-56 as I watched movies there in 1963/64 when I was 9-10 years old. I left Eagle Pass in the summer of 1969 and I don’t remember going to “El Yolanda” in 67-69. Perhaps the numbers have been transposed and it closed down in 1965-66?
Thanks for the FB page link, Joe Vogel. I don’t remember the arch on the entry way during the years I went there, early to mid 60’s. Spanish was my first language so at “El Yolanda”, I grew to know all the Mexican actors, singers of the 50’s & 60’s. We also used to go to the Eagle Pass? Drive In, all the way up Main Street to where they eventually built a lake. Ten cents walk in (oh, yeah, we walked sometimes) or 50 cents a carload. Once I hit the upper grades and jr. high, we used to go to “The Aztec”. I remember watching “Valley of the Dolls” —– wow, lots of memories there!
This is not the “El Yolanda” theatre as the theatre was on Main Street and not at the corner of an intersection. Also, it didn’t close down in 1955-56 as I watched movies there in 1963/64 when I was 9-10 years old. I left Eagle Pass in the summer of 1969 and I don’t remember going to “El Yolanda” in 67-69. Perhaps the numbers have been transposed and it closed down in 1965-66?