Winkler Drive-In
205 Winkler Drive,
Houston,
TX
77087
205 Winkler Drive,
Houston,
TX
77087
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The Winkler Drive-In opened at 6:30 p.m. on March 21, 1947. The premier feature was “Three Little Girls in Blue” with Vivian Blaine and June Haver.
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The Winkler listed a 400 car capacity.
IN the late 50’s THE WINKLER DRIVE IN parked 400 cars and was owned by C.C. Ezell. A man that owned quite a few Drive ins in that Texas City.
Here is a 1964 aerial photo. By 1973 the drive-in was gone and the land redeveloped.
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Address and location are already known.
The Winkler Drive-In was designed by architect Jack Corgan, according to Boxoffice of April 5, 1947. It was the ninth Texas drive-in in the Underwood and Ezell chain.
Operated by RKO Stanley from 1956 thru closing in 1969.
I worked at the Winkler Drive Inn 1966. I worked Concession and repaired the speakers at the theatre. I was 14 years old.I remembered when they closed it down and turned it into a car lot.I lived right across the street at the Winkler Dr. Apartments.After concession closed down I set in a truck at the back of the theatre to catch people sneeking through the exit.That was a lot of fun.Beach party movies were a hit then.Elvis movies were a real big hit then.This was my first real job growning up.