Sunset Drive-In

411 S. Amherst Road,
Earth, TX 79031

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Kenmore
Kenmore on June 3, 2024 at 7:09 pm

It appears that the foundation of the projection booth/concession stand has been removed or covered up.

Kenmore
Kenmore on October 26, 2022 at 7:12 am

A closer address is 411 South Amherst Road, Earth, TX.

Google Maps has recently added the address, which sits right on the property.

https://tinyurl.com/ym8jcx6c

driveinfan
driveinfan on October 26, 2022 at 6:17 am

The 2022 Google Earth view shows the concession building no longer there.

dorstar
dorstar on October 25, 2022 at 11:22 pm

The Earth News-Sun on July 20, 1978, states that Ted Borum opened his drive-in theatre, the Sunset Drive-in in 1952. While it was under construction, it was the first one in the U.S. known to enable theatre goers to use the speaker in the rear seat of their car for betting toning quality.

dorstar
dorstar on October 25, 2022 at 11:15 pm

According to the Earth News-Sun newspaper on November 4, 1971, Ted Borum who owned the Sunset Drive-in Theatre sold his theatre equipment for the drive-in. The land and building where the drive-in theatre is located are for sale.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on April 18, 2020 at 2:40 pm

Billboard, Aug. 30, 1952: “The Sunset Drive-In has been opened at Earth, Tex., by E. Ted Borum. The theater has a 252-car capacity.”

Kenmore
Kenmore on February 23, 2019 at 12:09 pm

Although Google Street View lists the address as 302 South Amherst Road, Earth, TX, it does not map that way. So, the current address is about as close as I could get.

In addition to the concession stand, there is a structure where the ticket booth once stood. Whether it is the same, has been modified, or is a completely new building I do not know.