El Paso Drive-In
600 Chelsea Street,
El Paso,
TX
79903
600 Chelsea Street,
El Paso,
TX
79903
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My father was city manager of the El Paso, Del Norte and Bordertown drive-in theaters in El Paso, Texas from 1957 until 1965.
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Ria Veeren
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Check the site below for images of the El Paso Drive In Theater
Ria Veeren
http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/txtelpa
Roadside Peek has some photos of a Bronco Drive-In in El Paso. I’m not adding any more drive-ins, so it’s up for grabs if anyone’s inclined. There are a couple of nice photos on the RSP website.
I grew up in El Paso and recall the drive-ins fondly. Bronco, Ascarate, Bordertown (I ran a business right across the street behind CharBurg), Rocket out on Dyer St., Del Norte (closest to our house…).
And being military dependent, numerous theaters located on post. Some very large, some super small (Logan Heights).
All the on-post theaters were indoor, sorry…
Opened on June 20th, 1946, first ad is at View link
Mike, are you sure about the year on the opening date? I have found three different palces that state the year was 1948.
No ads in 1945, found oldest ad on June 20th, 1946.
Here is a set of aerial photos of the El Paso Drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS.
1947 – http://flic.kr/p/9483BR
1950 – http://flic.kr/p/9483DH
1956 – http://flic.kr/p/9483Ev
There was a gun battle between police and back robbers that ended up running through this theatre. I’ll try to find an article on it. Some have described it similar to the LA bank robbery where the guys had those assault weapons, but obviously much earlier.