51 Drive-In
801 N. Broadway Avenue,
Dimmitt,
TX
79027
801 N. Broadway Avenue,
Dimmitt,
TX
79027
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The “51” Drive-In opened on October 15, 1954 with Rory Calhoun in “Four Guns to the Border”. It was operated by H.H. Carlile. It can been seen in historic topo maps on historic aerials.com. No trace of it remains today.
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Billboard, Nov. 13, 1954: “H. A. Carlile has announced that construction has started at Dimmitt, Tex., of a 300-car capacity drive-in which is being built at a cost of $50,000. It will be equipped with CinemaScope and feature a concession stand in the center of the parking area.”
Boxoffice, July 2, 1955: “The 51 Drive-In opened here recently with a new screen. The old screen was blown down during a windstorm recently, said Owner H. H. Carlile.”
October 15, 1954 grand opening ad with “Four Guns to Border” in photos
A closer address is 801 N Broadway, Dimmitt, TX.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it where the entrance road once stood.
A 1957 aerial shows the drive-in intact and perhaps operational. By 1984 it had been completely demolished.
Today, Bi-Wize Home sits on the south half of the property where the entrance road was at. While the north half is undeveloped, but totally razed with no trace of the drive-in remaining save for the foundation of the projection booth/concession stand.
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