Lone Tree Drive-In
5105 E. Lone Tree Road,
Victoria,
TX
77901
5105 E. Lone Tree Road,
Victoria,
TX
77901
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rgsimpson, I know your post was several years ago, but if you’re still around, my mother worked the Lone Tree and at the Uptown and I would love to see those photos!
From the Victoria Advocate, February 16, 1972 – Several changes in management were announced Tuesday by Rubin S. Frels, president and general manager of Frels Theatres, Inc. Frels…announced that Gary Dunnam has been named manager of the Lone Tree Theatre. Dunnam joined Frels in May of 1971. A native of West, Texas, he is a former school teacher in Dallas and served four years in military intelligence.
Thanks Gerald.
A feature article, with photos, on the Lone Tree Drive-In appeared in Boxoffice magazine, May 4, 1957:
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This drive-in finally opened: First ad at July 19th, 1957 at View link
All earlier dates has no ads. Ken MC, that was a pre-opening announcement.
800 cars? It wasn’t that big as far as I can remember.
Why not post the article in one piece?
Architect and contractor was Harvey Jordan, according to the same article.
An article in the Victoria Advocate gave the opening date as March 8, 1957. Owner was Ruben Frels and general manager was Doyle Oliver. Theater plans and construction took over two years.
I work at a theater in Pryor, OK. My boss’s family has been in the movie business for 50 years, and his father designed this drive-in. I have found some aerial photographs of this theater, as well as concession stand pics from its opening. The photographs we have, according to my boss, are of the opening weekend, they were playing a Jimmy Stewart picture. I also have 2 pictures of the Uptown in Victoria, but with 2 different marquees (must have been changed at some point in time)
That works for me. Thanks.
Looks like it opened on 2/16/57:
http://tinyurl.com/6ey437
The 1975 IMPA gives a car capacity of 800 for the Lone Tree Drive-In.
I’d like to see the ad.
The Victoria opened in February 1957, according to an ad in the Victoria Advocate at that time.
First time I went to this drive-in was about 1968.We lived less than ½ mile from it. During the 80’s it started showing only adult movies. This lasted for several years then it finally closed.