Rodeo Drive-In

1223 E. Buckeye Road,
Phoenix, AZ 85034

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MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on August 1, 2019 at 11:28 am

AZCentral.com wrote today about the Rodeo, saying it opened in 1953 at the site of the former Jacob Waltz ranch near 12th Street and Buckeye Road, then known as Henshaw Road. (Indeed, I can’t find any mention of it in any of the three industry drive-in lists for 1952.) The opening night program included the movies “Branded" (1950), “Flying Leathernecks" (1951), and “The Sniper" (1952).

The article concludes, “The drive-in closed in 1981. The Central City Campus of Gateway Community College now occupies the site.” If the link is still active, you ought to read the whole thing.

rivest266
rivest266 on November 14, 2015 at 6:01 pm

March 27th, 1953 grand opening ad

MistysDaughter
MistysDaughter on December 4, 2014 at 10:50 pm

This is where I saw all the Disney movies. Our family loved this theater.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on July 2, 2011 at 9:06 pm

I have M.G.A. theatres running it in 1956.

rivest266
rivest266 on January 8, 2011 at 12:29 pm

Aerial photo at View link

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on December 17, 2008 at 8:49 pm

The Rodeo was still listed in the 1981 Motion Picture Almanac. Owner was E&W Management. Capacity was 500 cars.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on December 30, 2006 at 8:05 pm

Stay in the car if you don’t want to be run over:
http://tinyurl.com/yahvmj