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More Than 75 Standard Drive-Ins<br />
Now Are Being Operated in Texas<br />
DALLAS—More than 75 drive-in theatres<br />
using standard films and equipment service<br />
are now operating in Texas. In its April 3<br />
issue, BOXOFFICE published a list of the<br />
open air amusement places that were opened<br />
in 1947 and a list of those contemplated and<br />
under construction for this year. It is apparent<br />
that an average of 25 drive-ins have<br />
opened during each of the last three years.<br />
Seasoned film men, and those who have<br />
access to drive-in boxoffice records because<br />
of percentage arrangements, say the ozoners<br />
are doing good business. Opinions are that<br />
much of this outdoor business does not neccessarily<br />
come from the indoor houses but<br />
that apparently it is new business, coming<br />
from many who had not been attending Indoor<br />
shows regularly.<br />
Playground equipment has been installed<br />
by some of the better drive-ins to attract<br />
juveniles not interested in the screen, and<br />
thus get their elders, too. Shut-ins. family<br />
groups and many persons who do not want to<br />
go to the trouble of dressing and of parking<br />
their cars have been big factors in current<br />
drive-in development. A new type of theatre<br />
has been added to the industry, every informed<br />
operator agrees.<br />
Names, cities, owners, capacities and opening<br />
dates of drive-ins launched this year are<br />
as follows:<br />
Theatre and Town<br />
Owner<br />
Car Cap.<br />
(All Texas except onei<br />
Palo Duro, Amarillo W.F.W. Theatres, Inc. (H. V. Wilson).... 350<br />
Trail. Amarillo W. O. Bearden 400<br />
Colonial, Agryle George Franklin 400<br />
Skyway, Bryan Jack Farr 400<br />
Skylight, Brady J. D. Goode 250<br />
Hi Ho, Gainesville L. C. Dennis 320<br />
Hi Ho, Brownfield Chas. and Lee Bailey, M. McPherson ... 250<br />
Sunset, BrownwQod Sunset Theatres (Ed Newmant 450<br />
Yucca, Clovis, N. M John Blocker 400<br />
Oak. Coleman Roland Duus 350<br />
Navarro. Corsicana Maurice Cole 300<br />
El Rancho. Denton Lester Dollison and H. J. Robinson • 325<br />
Skyvue, Lamesa R. A. Noret 270<br />
Yucca, Lamesa Audrey Cox 300<br />
Spade, Levelland Wallace Blankenship—Not served out of<br />
Dallas.<br />
Texan, Midland Carroll Jones 300<br />
San Pedro, San Antonio Al Wolfe 400<br />
Midway, Roscoe J. D. Wallace 350<br />
Tern-Bell, Temple Skelton brothers 400<br />
Tejas, Victoria Rubin Frels 400<br />
Rockdale, Rockdale C. W. Matson 400<br />
Plains, Lubbock C. A. Richter 400<br />
Mission. San Antonio C. A. Richter 400<br />
Buckner Blvd., Dallas Underwood & Ezell 400<br />
Belknap. Fort Worth Underwood & Ezell 400<br />
Opened<br />
5-16-48<br />
4-18-48<br />
5-30-48<br />
5- 9-48<br />
5-30-48<br />
5-30-48<br />
5- 2-48<br />
5-16-48<br />
7-18-48<br />
5-30-48<br />
??<br />
5-16-48<br />
6-20-48<br />
6-27-48<br />
3- 1-48<br />
4-11-48<br />
5-23-48<br />
6-13-48<br />
7-11-48<br />
5-30-48<br />
6- 6-48<br />
3-28-48<br />
6- 6-48<br />
5- 9-48<br />
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