Yucca Drive-In

N. Elgin Avenue & NE 14th Street,
Lamesa, TX 79331

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NYozoner
NYozoner on December 28, 2010 at 6:51 am

N Elgin Ave & NE 14th St, Lamesa, TX 79331

The above address will map to the location of the drive-in.

The footprint of the drive-in is visible on Google Earth using imagery from 1991. Current imagery shows the site being used as a baseball field.

Here is a 1970 DRG map which references the location of the drive-in.

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SiliconSam
SiliconSam on November 7, 2009 at 2:46 pm

I would think so. The El Rancho, Ritz, Tower and Yucca are all listed in Midland on Cinematour’s site…

lostmemory
lostmemory on November 7, 2009 at 12:02 pm

Didn’t it get dark early back in the 1950s? LOL

Nice catch Mike. Would you know if that ad is for the Yucca in Midland, Texas?

rivest266
rivest266 on November 7, 2009 at 11:42 am

Lost Memory, your post on Sept 20th, 2005 looks like an ad for the Yucca theatre (not drive-in). The showtimes gives it away.

lostmemory
lostmemory on December 24, 2008 at 11:26 am

Car capacity was 300.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on December 18, 2008 at 7:20 pm

To correct my earlier post, it was not the Garrick Theatre but Chicago’s Iroquois Theatre that burned while the Foy’s were performing in the early 1900’s.

lostmemory
lostmemory on December 18, 2008 at 5:37 pm

The Yucca Drive-In is still listed in 1975.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on December 18, 2008 at 5:35 pm

This drive-in was still listed in the 1967 IMPA.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on November 20, 2008 at 5:27 pm

Ironic that there is a fireworks ad underneath Yucca’s “The Seven Little Foys” promo. The Foy’s are who were performing at Chicago’s Garrick Theatre when it burned killing many who were trapped.

DonLewis
DonLewis on November 26, 2006 at 7:33 pm

My photograph showing swings in playground along with what was left of the screen about 20 years ago.
www.flickr.com/photos/lastpictureshow/307430182

lostmemory
lostmemory on September 20, 2005 at 8:40 am

This is an ad showing the Yucca Drive-In. Its from around 1955.