271 Drive-In
Drive-In Avenue,
Paris,
TX
75460
Drive-In Avenue,
Paris,
TX
75460
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The 271 Drive-In theater was opened August 24th, 1948 by Henry, Wesley, Elmer and Frances Bell. It had a 60x50 tower, 38x48 screen and was the first drive in theater in Paris. The 271 Drive-In was closed and abandoned in 1983, but was still standing in 2002.
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Billy Holcomb / Billy Smith / Don Lewis
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Trust no one. :)
Lost Memory—-I correct you, i lived in Paris, and it is possible
someone tried to reopen the theater, but if they did, it would have been less than a month in operation.
..The theater was shut down in 1983, and the original owners are still around, and they seem to know nothing of its reopening.
..That don’t say much, but trust someone who is at least poutting these up for your derogitory remarks, Opps sorry, i forgot you know it all
panhandle….How are you correcting me? I don’t see any proof that this theater re-opened. You wrote “The theater was shut down in 1983, and the original owners are still around, and they seem to know nothing of its reopening.”, which pretty much agrees with me. Speaking of “derogitory” remarks, it’s actually spelled “derogatory”. One other thing, when you see the smiley face :) it usually means that someone is joking.
Relax
derog-I-tory—Hey! you are alright, I guess i do liek you afterall
—IF YOU CAN’T TRUST A THEATER FREAK—WHO CAN YOU TRUST
good one
Here are some abandoned drive-in photos:
http://www.cosmicool.com/driveins/paris.html
From 2009 a view of the 271 Drive In tower and a movie ad from 1977 featuring Chuck Norris in “Breaker Beaker!”.
Thanks again,Don.
This drive-in is located south of Hwy. 82 off North Main Street (Hwy 271) and north of Clement Road. The theatre is actually located on Drive-In Avenue!
From aerials if you zoom in, you can see both the old and newer screens (the newer placed in front of the older one).