Fort Cochise Drive-In

2446 N. County Hospital Road,
Douglas, AZ 85607

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MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on December 27, 2019 at 2:54 am

Boxoffice, May 10, 1952: “DOUGLAS, ARIZ. – This city’s first drive-in, the Fort Cochise, opened here last week as a Tri-Delta Amusement Co. operation. Tony Bustamonte, who manages the corporation’s other theater in Douglas, is also in charge here.”

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on December 18, 2019 at 7:11 pm

Boxoffice, Sept. 15, 1951: “DOUGLAS, ARIZ. – The Diamos brothers, owners and operators of the Grand and Lyric here, have started construction of a $70,000 drive-in three miles west of Douglas on Highway 80. The open-airer is scheduled to be completed late in October. The drive-in will have a capacity of 700 cars and will be named by the public in a preopening contest.”

Boxoffice, Oct. 13, 1951: “W. P. Wickersham and B. J. Leavitt have joined forces with the Diamos interests to pool resources and complete the construction of the Fort Cochise Drive-In. Originally, each company was to have built separate theatres.”

Jay Harvey
Jay Harvey on September 16, 2014 at 11:54 pm

very nice pictures of what remains!

Elsie
Elsie on April 10, 2014 at 5:20 am

Here is a gallery of the former site, remnants, and marquee.

jwmovies
jwmovies on October 4, 2012 at 7:44 am

Approx. address for this drive-in was 2446 North County Hospital Road.