Cactus Drive-In
801 Hillcrest Drive,
Vernon,
TX
76384
801 Hillcrest Drive,
Vernon,
TX
76384
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The Cactus Drive-In was opened April 29, 1949 with Doris Day in “Romance on the High Seas”. It was listed as a twin-screen drive-in theatre from 1952, when the operator was C.C. Hamm.
There is a possibility that the Cactus Drive-In was later renamed Big Sky Drive-In. It was closed on October 10, 1958.
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The location of the drive-in looks to be closer to Highway 70 (College Drive) and Hillcrest Drive. Where the Hillcrest Plaza is at.
The address is:801 Hillcrest Dr.,Vernon, TX 76384
Billboard, Nov. 22, 1952: “C. C. Hamm, owner, announces that a second screen has been added to the Cactus Drive-In at Vernon, Tex.”
The Twin-Screened Cactus Drive-In Closed On October 10th, 1958 After A Grass And Trash Fire Broke Out Near The Drive-In During The Late-Afternoon Hours According To The Vernon Daily Record. However, The Theater Later Carried Special Events Afterwards For A Short Period Of Time.