Fredericksburg Drive-In

3534 Fredericksburg Road,
San Antonio, TX 78201

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SiliconSam
SiliconSam on December 31, 2010 at 5:12 pm

1955 Aerial View:

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kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on January 21, 2010 at 7:42 pm

Some photos and ads here:
http://tinyurl.com/ybgolxl

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on September 20, 2007 at 7:01 am

Here is a 1948 ad from the San Antonio Light:
http://tinyurl.com/2mambr

outafocus
outafocus on July 4, 2006 at 4:10 am

The “Fred. Road”, as it was usually called opened in 1940. This was before the advent of in car speakers. The lot had speakers under grates. One would park over the grate and the sound would come up through the floorboard! When the In Car Speaker made it’s debut in 1946, the Fred. Road was finally outfitted with this revolutionary development. The original manager of the Fred. Road lived on the property and stayed on the job until his death in the mid 70s! His wife stayed on as assistant manager, and lived on the property until her death a few years later.

lyssa751
lyssa751 on March 16, 2005 at 2:09 pm

The original name, “The Drive-In”, for this theatre, was changed when The Alamo Drive-In opened a couple of years later to “Fredericksburg Rd. Drive-In.” At that time, it was the only drive-in right on the outskirts of San Antonio at the time, so they just named it with a basic name. This theatre also featured some X-rated movies around its end, along with the Lackland DI.