183 Drive-In
2014 N. Britain Road,
Irving,
TX
75061
2014 N. Britain Road,
Irving,
TX
75061
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This was located at the north end of Britain Road, where Britain Road ran up against the south service road of Highway 183. The screen was on the south side of Highway 193, and faced south.
The 183 Drive-In was operating by 1955, and it screened “The Great Locomotive Chase” in 1956, and a re-release of “X-15” in 1961, and the 1962 movie “Tales of Terror” in 1964.
The concession stand was a substantial cinder-block structure, which had a seating area, maybe four rows of ten seats, that face the screen through a picture window.
The 183 Drive-In was operating until 1983. The location is now a freight depot for trucks.
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Michael, Al B. Wesolowsky
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This Drive-in was operating into the late ‘70’s with the entryway marquee on Britain Rd still up into the late '80’s-early 90’s. My family saw It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad world there in 1963 and in 1972, I was a relief projectionist for a night and ran the double-bill of Joe Kidd and Play Misty For Me.
Theatre closed for good at the end of 1983. Final feature was “Return of the Jedi”.
Address should be changed, as current map link takes you to the cloverleaf, several blocks to the west of the Britain Road area.
The film: The Thin Blue Line (1988) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096257/ makes numerous references to this theatre
Today it looks like the lot is occupied by Drive Time Used Cars & J R’s Auto Services …. Per Google-maps….
RAC
I remember as a young one sitting on the porch of my boys scout hut facing the drive-in screen in early ‘70s. This drive-in taught me about exploitation T & A flicks. The Pam Grier prison flicks. The 'Teachers" and 'Nurses" movies. Oh, how I remember those hot flicks, its weird people seeing mainstream films there. I tear up ever time I drive by the location. What memories!!
The entrance was just north of 2014 North Britain Road (VIP Finance). Drive time’s actual address is on East Freeway (where the screen was located).
My first job of any kind was in the concession stand at the 183. They were showing THE TRAIN. Worked there for a while before transferring to the Park Plaza Drive-In further west. After work at the 183 some nights, my friends and I would come back and break into the concession stand and sit around eating stale popcorn at one in the morning. Master criminals.