I-45 Drive-In

211 West Road,
Houston, TX 77038

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Houston’s last original drive-in theater, the I-45 Drive-In opened on July 2, 1982. The 46-acre site had 6 screens and was operated by McClendon Theatres.

The I-45 closed on Leap Year Day, February 29, 1992, after a land development group purchased the site for retail construction.

Contributed by Bob Machann

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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on November 20, 2009 at 12:52 am

Drive-Ins..com lists this as an 8 screen but the photos of the marquee shows 6 with car capacity at 3500. Short life of only 10 years. Nows a Fry’s Electronic Store.
A couple photos courtesy of Drive-Ins.com

http://www.drive-ins.com/pictures/txti45d001.jpg

http://www.drive-ins.com/pictures/txti45d002.jpg

DJRage70
DJRage70 on August 7, 2011 at 4:31 pm

The picture above is from about 1987. Chuck the pic in your first link is from 1984

DJRage70
DJRage70 on August 7, 2011 at 4:38 pm

I saw this sign for the 45 Drive in painted over and was used for the short lived Lone Star Amphitheater on Westpark @ W Loop 610

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