Eagle Drive-In
245 U.S. Highway 190 E,
Eldorado,
TX
76936
245 U.S. Highway 190 E,
Eldorado,
TX
76936
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A May 2024 Google Street View shows the projection booth/concession stand still standing, but not in great shape.
Also opened with Disney’s Donald Duck in “All In A Nutshell” featuring Chip and Dale. The traces were still visible throughout the 1980s, but trees overgrown it during the 1990s.
The Drive-In closed following the August 19, 1967 showing of “The Naked Prey.” Delbert “E.E.” and Imogene Edmiston thanked folks for their patronage deciding against reopening for 1968. Just for the record, the screen tower was demolished on April 16, 1970.
A closer address is 245 U.S. Hwy 190, Eldorado, TX.
This places it around where the screen and entrance road use to be.
A June 2022 Google Street View shows what’s left of the concession stand/projector booth which is a big pile of wood.
https://tinyurl.com/2u858yjt
A page ad in the Eldorado Success on November 8, 1951, proclaimed November 10 as the opening date of the Eagle Drive-in Theatre, with “The Sword of Monte Cristo” as the first feature. The ad proclaimed “New Modern Concession Stand” as a feature. Southwest Texas Electric Co-Op welcomed the Theatre as a new member and B.L. Blakeway did the wiring. Mr. and Mrs. Edmiston purchased their equipment from Alex McKenzie. Mr. Edmiston was the projectionist and his wife ran the concession stand. The drive-in location on the ad shows the Menard Highway.
The concession building is still standing as of November 2020.
Found It.
I could not get an exact address on Google Maps, but the nearest intersection is US-190 and Ranch Rd 2596, Eldorado, TX.
The drive-in was located about a quarter-mile east of the intersection on the south side of the highway.
https://tinyurl.com/y4m66tbj