A closer address is 4377 TX-22, Hillsboro, TX. The drive-in sat west of the town and today it is the home to a few businesses, including the Warehouse Outlet of Texas.
You can still see the hint of ramps that were part of the drive-in between the businesses.
A closer address is US-283 and County Road 400, Seymour, TX. The drive-in is located on the west side of the intersection. Today, all that is left of the drive-in is part of the ramps. The rest of the drive-in is located under US-270.
A closer address is TX-115 and E Dallas Ave, Kermit, Texas. The drive-in was located on the east side of the town. It was built before 1968, but a 1996 aerial shows the screen was already down.
A 2013 Google street views shows the outline, ramps, and projection booth/concession stand are present.
I’m not sure if anything is left of the screen foundation. A 1958 aerial shows a pretty sizable screen for such a small drive-in. While subsequent aerial photos are rather blurry, the screen was definitely gone by 2007.
Thing is, the screen sat just to the east of where the rectangular object seen in the current photo sits. The screen was against the treeline where the two trails meet in a “V” shape.
So, whatever that thing is, it cannot be part of the screen foundation. And the area where the trails meet is clear.
A 1963 aerial shows a single screen as the drive-in just opened. A 1969, 1970, and 1990 aerial photo still shows a single screen.
A second screen does not appear until a 1997 aerial. There is no evidence of a third screen nor the additional projection booth needed to make a third screen work.
You have to be real careful about photo captions. After looking at topo maps and aerial photos, I see no evidence of another drive-in either in or near Carey apart from the Car-Vu which is a couple of miles to the southeast.
Unless there is more evidence, I’d say the photo captions are off.
It appears based on the Apple Map overhead photo along with the Google Map street view from August, 2017 that the land is being prepared for something.
The grass has been removed leaving the underlying dirt and construction equipment is present in the street view.
Today, the property is a private residence. You can still see the outline, ramps, and screen foundation clearly.
A building of the same size and shape sits in the same location as the projector booth/concession stand, but does not have the typical holes found with such a building. So, it may be the same, remodeled, or a whole new building.
There seems to be some confusion about the Grand Vu and the Hill Top Drive-Ins.
The entrance to the Hill Top was located at 1171 South Murphy Lane. It is the drive-in that sits behind the bowling alley. It was built in 1954, but was closed and demolished by 1968.
The former entrance road to the Grand Vu is now 1119 Bonita Street as the property is being developed. It was also built at the same time as the Hill Top, but lasted considerably longer. The screen was still standing in 1980, but it came down by 1997. It was also “covered in weeds” as stated in the description, but has now been totally demolished and prepped for construction.
I suggest that the address be changed in the description to 1119 Bonita Street, Moab UT as it is now a recognized road and pinpoints the old entrance.
Today, the property is empty with only the faint outline of drive-in remaining. It sits on the east side of US 6 and the south side of the Meadville Mall road.
Today, the property is an open field with hints of the ramps and outline remaining.
The 1961 and 1965 aerial photos show the drive-in fully intact and seemingly open. Is is possible that the drive-in remained open past 1957 or perhaps was sold and operated by another owner?
The address that Drive-In 54 cites is too far north.
In estimating the location of the drive-in, I used the only constants from the 1954 aerial up to today, which is the position of US 82 and County Road 2066. From that, the address is as I described on the north side of 2204 U.S. 82, Brownfield, TX.
That address is the business address of Rautbort Irrigation Equipment & Supplies which occupies the southern edge of the property the drive-in was located. It’s also clear that from the sheer number of rotting vehicles that it’s an auto salvage yard as well.
While no trace of the drive-in remains, it is an open field with lots of clutter, although it does retain the basic outline.
Whatever the administrator wants to use as a location is fine with me. I’m only pointing out that the address I gave does take up at least a little of where the drive-in once stood.
A closer address is 2204 U.S. 82, Brownfield, TX. The drive-in was located on the north side of the property.
Today, the property has a business or two on it, but it is mostly an open field on the north side of an auto salvage yard. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
Entrance was on State Street. Today, all that is left is the outline, faded ramps, and the foundation to the projector booth/concession stand.
A closer address is 4377 TX-22, Hillsboro, TX. The drive-in sat west of the town and today it is the home to a few businesses, including the Warehouse Outlet of Texas.
You can still see the hint of ramps that were part of the drive-in between the businesses.
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A closer address is 968 US Hwy 271 S, Gilmer, TX. The site is now a Tractor Supply Company Store.
https://tinyurl.com/y9kgry3f
A closer address is US-283 and County Road 400, Seymour, TX. The drive-in is located on the west side of the intersection. Today, all that is left of the drive-in is part of the ramps. The rest of the drive-in is located under US-270.
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A closer address is W 4th Street and Colorado Street, Monahans, TX.
https://tinyurl.com/y9f67t8h
A closer address is TX-115 and E Dallas Ave, Kermit, Texas. The drive-in was located on the east side of the town. It was built before 1968, but a 1996 aerial shows the screen was already down.
A 2013 Google street views shows the outline, ramps, and projection booth/concession stand are present.
https://tinyurl.com/y82ayj6d
I’m not sure if anything is left of the screen foundation. A 1958 aerial shows a pretty sizable screen for such a small drive-in. While subsequent aerial photos are rather blurry, the screen was definitely gone by 2007.
Thing is, the screen sat just to the east of where the rectangular object seen in the current photo sits. The screen was against the treeline where the two trails meet in a “V” shape.
So, whatever that thing is, it cannot be part of the screen foundation. And the area where the trails meet is clear.
A 1963 aerial shows a single screen as the drive-in just opened. A 1969, 1970, and 1990 aerial photo still shows a single screen.
A second screen does not appear until a 1997 aerial. There is no evidence of a third screen nor the additional projection booth needed to make a third screen work.
The drive-in appears in a 1951 aerial photo, indicating it was built at least by that year. It also appears intact in a 1969 aerial photo.
A 1993 aerial photo shows the drive-in to be totally demolished and empty, save for hints of the ramps.
Yup, 36 miles off. The pictures of the Chief Drive-In must be several years old at least because the screen today is in terrible shape.
It looks like the entire drive-in is now housing with nothing remaining.
You have to be real careful about photo captions. After looking at topo maps and aerial photos, I see no evidence of another drive-in either in or near Carey apart from the Car-Vu which is a couple of miles to the southeast.
Unless there is more evidence, I’d say the photo captions are off.
It appears based on the Apple Map overhead photo along with the Google Map street view from August, 2017 that the land is being prepared for something.
The grass has been removed leaving the underlying dirt and construction equipment is present in the street view.
Today, the property is a private residence. You can still see the outline, ramps, and screen foundation clearly.
A building of the same size and shape sits in the same location as the projector booth/concession stand, but does not have the typical holes found with such a building. So, it may be the same, remodeled, or a whole new building.
The answer to your question is in the first paragraph of the description.
The neon sign hasn’t moved, it’s still at the entrance to the shopping center.
There seems to be some confusion about the Grand Vu and the Hill Top Drive-Ins.
The entrance to the Hill Top was located at 1171 South Murphy Lane. It is the drive-in that sits behind the bowling alley. It was built in 1954, but was closed and demolished by 1968.
The former entrance road to the Grand Vu is now 1119 Bonita Street as the property is being developed. It was also built at the same time as the Hill Top, but lasted considerably longer. The screen was still standing in 1980, but it came down by 1997. It was also “covered in weeds” as stated in the description, but has now been totally demolished and prepped for construction.
I suggest that the address be changed in the description to 1119 Bonita Street, Moab UT as it is now a recognized road and pinpoints the old entrance.
Today, the property is empty with only the faint outline of drive-in remaining. It sits on the east side of US 6 and the south side of the Meadville Mall road.
A 1961 aerial photo shows the drive-in to be intact and seemingly operating.
Today, the property is an open field with hints of the ramps and outline remaining.
The 1961 and 1965 aerial photos show the drive-in fully intact and seemingly open. Is is possible that the drive-in remained open past 1957 or perhaps was sold and operated by another owner?
The address that Drive-In 54 cites is too far north.
In estimating the location of the drive-in, I used the only constants from the 1954 aerial up to today, which is the position of US 82 and County Road 2066. From that, the address is as I described on the north side of 2204 U.S. 82, Brownfield, TX.
That address is the business address of Rautbort Irrigation Equipment & Supplies which occupies the southern edge of the property the drive-in was located. It’s also clear that from the sheer number of rotting vehicles that it’s an auto salvage yard as well.
While no trace of the drive-in remains, it is an open field with lots of clutter, although it does retain the basic outline.
Whatever the administrator wants to use as a location is fine with me. I’m only pointing out that the address I gave does take up at least a little of where the drive-in once stood.
A closer address is 2204 U.S. 82, Brownfield, TX. The drive-in was located on the north side of the property.
Today, the property has a business or two on it, but it is mostly an open field on the north side of an auto salvage yard. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/yc6ub4cg
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The address is 111 Business 37 S, Clarksville, TX 75426.
The drive-in appears intact in a 1955 and 1964 aerial, so it is possible it was purchased after it was closed in 1955.
Today, the property is the home of Drilltech and the drive-in has been demolished. However, you can still clearly see the ramps.
https://tinyurl.com/ybbg3f3w
The site looks like an open field to me. You can still see the ramps clearly, but it is demolished.
A closer address is TX-55 and Ranch Road 335, Barksdale, TX.
The drive-in sat about a half-mile northwest of the intersection on the north side of TX-55.
Today, you can still see the ramps and outline of the drive-in.
https://tinyurl.com/y8qcxedz