Circle 81 Drive-In

103 New Laredo Highway,
San Antonio, TX 78211

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MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on August 12, 2019 at 4:37 pm

As with most “numbered” drive-ins, the Circle 81 was named for its adjacent highway, which was US 81 when it was built.

The March 28, 1960 issue of Boxoffice noted, “The Circle 81 Drive-In is now playing Spanish-language pictures six days a week.”

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on March 21, 2018 at 1:14 pm

Why the name Circle 81?

FlashBack1968
FlashBack1968 on August 24, 2013 at 11:04 pm

The Playground at the Circle 81 taken by Melissa A Martinez in the late 50s.

View photo here

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on April 20, 2010 at 8:25 pm

Noice marquee shot posted by ken mc.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on April 18, 2010 at 9:05 pm

Timeline from 1957 to 1967 must be right by 1956 Motion Picture Almanac has no such Drive-in listed,

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on January 22, 2010 at 4:05 am

This won’t map correctly as the street is New Laredo, not Loredo. The contemporary aerial view doesn’t show any part of the drive-in remaining.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on January 22, 2010 at 4:02 am

Here is a 1957 view of the marquee from drive-ins.com
http://tinyurl.com/ydsc5ap

aspenflower
aspenflower on August 16, 2008 at 6:58 pm

Our family used to load up in the “car (or truck) of the day” with the best hot hamburgers you ever tasted that came in white paper bags from a place across the street from the Circle 81. I remember seeing Cleopatra (Liz Taylor and Richard Burton) Some of my best childhood memories

lyssa751
lyssa751 on March 16, 2005 at 9:26 pm

This drive-in also included a playground area at the bottom of the screen. You can see these pictures at http://www.geocities.com/missy78214/circledi.html