South Side Drive-In

4800 I-35W,
Fort Worth, TX 76134

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dannyh
dannyh on April 28, 2022 at 12:23 pm

According to an article in the FT Worth Star Telegram from 1967, the South Side closed November 4, 1967. This makes sense as Historic Aerials shows the Drive In was completely gone in 1968.

rivest266
rivest266 on June 25, 2018 at 3:47 pm

Closed in 1966 and reopened on September 18th, 1968. Another ad in the photo section.

rivest266
rivest266 on June 24, 2018 at 3:18 pm

This opened on September 24th, 1949. Grand opening ad in the photo section.

jamestv
jamestv on July 14, 2014 at 2:31 pm

When this drive-in was closed and demolished, another Southside Drive-in was built on Old Hemphill Rd.—-which was later twinned.

Drive-In 54
Drive-In 54 on July 10, 2012 at 10:03 am

Aerial from 1963

LarryFM
LarryFM on April 27, 2010 at 2:20 pm

Great story about your boyfriend, skyhuggs! I’ve sent you an e-mail about the South Side. Thank you, again.

skyhuggs
skyhuggs on April 26, 2010 at 5:04 pm

I didn’t remember that it closed in 1967 because I was going there in high school and graduated in 1969. My uncle was the manager at that time (Horace (Jr) Wilson. He just recently passed away. My boyfriend in the 60’s (accidentially) pulled off with a speaker still attached to the window and still have that speaker. It is a treasure to me. So many memories.

LarryFM
LarryFM on December 26, 2009 at 11:56 pm

According to the November 29, 1952 issue of BOXOFFICE magazine, J.H. “Jake” Lutzer, owner of the theatre, “reports that plans have been drawn to convert the Southside (sic) Drive-In at Fort Worth into a twin situation”, which was never realized. He passed away on August 10, 1965 (BOXOFFICE – August 23, 1965), in Dallas, and still owned the South Side Drive-In at the time of his death. His brother, David, passed away on June 20, 1969, at the age of 66 (BOXOFFICE – June 30, 1969).

The South Side Drive-In Theatre closed sometime in 1967. It was soon demolished and quickly cleared for the construction of the shopping complex that contained the K-Mart, a Kinney Shoes store, and the Cineworld 4 Theatre.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on May 16, 2009 at 5:22 pm

Here are two photos circa 1950s currently for sale on eBay:
http://tinyurl.com/px97gf
http://tinyurl.com/q9lvhw

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on September 10, 2007 at 5:43 pm

Operated by the Lutzer Brothers Circuit in the early sixties, along with the Co-Ed Drive-In in Denton TX and the Ship Drive-In in Durant, OK. Owners were David and Jacob Lutzer, headquartered in Dallas, TX. More specifically, the two Lutzer brothers owned the Texas drive-ins while Mrs. Jacob Lutzer owned the drive-in in Oklahoma. Perhaps she had a good divorce lawyer.