Ellis Drive-In

1600 Mulkey Road,
Waxahachie, TX 75165

300 cars

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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on September 29, 2012 at 1:03 am

Mulkey became Dr. Martin Luther King which is the same as E. Main St., Randy has photos posted on Flickr showing the former marquee at the address he lists in his 1/29/12 post. Randy is a photographer from Texas and his spcialty is drive-ins and theatres. So I would go with his address in the header.

jwmovies
jwmovies on September 29, 2012 at 12:09 am

Approx. address for this drive-in was 1800 East Main Street.

Driveintheatre2001
Driveintheatre2001 on January 29, 2012 at 9:31 pm

++Copied from the Texas Theatre page (Waxahachie Tx)..

++Chuck1231 – If you type in 1600 Mulkey Road, Waxahachie, Tx in the search box of google-maps, you’ll see the outline of the Ellis Drive In Theatre… Mulkey Road is another name for Bus.Hwy. 287.. On the North-east side of the road, there’s a building (Lower right) that sits right next to the land of where the Ellis Drive In once occupied.++

This is no where near 287-Bypass & Ovilla Rd. Nearest intersection would be Mulkey Rd (Bus-Hwy 287) & Graham Street.. South-Southeast of Graham street..

Address looks to be 1800 Mulkey Rd (Bus-Hwy 287)

Randy A Carlisle – Historical Photographer

drivein2001
drivein2001 on February 16, 2011 at 6:08 pm

Today, the only thing left is the marquee which still stands hidden in the trees. The foundation of the snack bar & projection room is still on the land. Nothing else is left..
Photos I took a few months back can be seen here:. View link .. Click on the photos to enlarge them..
RAC Photography

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on January 23, 2011 at 9:20 am

Bob, as you can see I already asked it to be corrected. I also sent and email to Ken for it to be corrected.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen on January 23, 2011 at 6:53 am

PLEASE CHANGE TO:

waxahAchie

It’s not waxahUchie.

I found it listed on East Main Street??????

In 1967 it was still under Rowley United Division of United Artists Theater Circuit, Inc., Of Dallas, Tex., John H. Rowley, Vice-Pres & Gen. Mgr., They had 117 thearers in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

More info and photos are always welcome.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on January 22, 2011 at 10:34 am

That should be Waxahachie, TX.