Mustang Drive-In
2094 State Loop 432,
Sweetwater,
TX
79556
2094 State Loop 432,
Sweetwater,
TX
79556
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Previous Names: Park Drive-In
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The Park Drive-In launched in west Sweetwater on Highway 80. Opening on June 28 1951 with Dick Powell in “Station West” & Jane Wyman in “The Lady Takes a Sailor”. During the third season of its operation, I.R. Manor sold the ozone to J.T. Carty and Ray Wilson who changed it to the Mustang Drive-In in 1953, the local high school team’s mascot.
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Billboard, Feb. 16, 1952: “L. D. Manor, owner of the Park Drive-In, Sweetwater, Tex., last week announced that he plans to install in-car speakers, new lighting system and widen theater’s entrance.”
A possible address is 2094 State Loop 432, Sweetwater, TX.
A 1966 aerial photo shows what appears to be the remains of a drive-in with a go-kart track. The drive-in was on the north side of what is now West Texas Gas and about a ½ mile east of the Midway Drive-In which is still standing.
Today, there is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
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I believe the 1987 topo view is of the Midway drive in down the road from the Mustang drive in.
Here are the coordinates for this old Drive-In: 32°27'43.81"N 100°26'21.84"W. You can also use this partial address to get there via Google Earth: Bales Street, Sweetwater, TX 79556. It is (North)behind the current business. In the July 2019 street view, there is a sign on the building that says Key Energy Services. There isn’t much left of the drive-in.