Towne Twin Drive-In
4719 Dietrich Road,
San Antonio,
TX
4719 Dietrich Road,
San Antonio,
TX
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Closed in 1983 and nothing has been built on the site yet. The layout and the entrances are still there but everything is covered with tall weeds.
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Chuck Van Bibber
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I just visited the area two weekends ago and got some pictures of the lot area. I found where the old ticketbooths stood and their concrete floors, I also found the concrete entrance that led to the highly weeded area on the east side of the lot. I didn’t venture too far since the land was very obstructed with trees, grass, and some trash. Hopefully I can return to take some more pictures of the projection and snackbar floor in the middle of the lot.
The Towne Twin was a VERY nice drive in. It had large (55x110) CinemaScope screens that were made of plaster. The light on the screens was very good. The two projection rooms sat atop the snack bar and were mostly glass and resembled airplane control towers. The snack bar originally had dining booths, and was open during the day as a restaurant. The Towne Twin was never a big money maker. Although it was right on the highway you had to go through a residential area to get to the boxoffice. The large ornate marquee was on WW White near “The Farmer’s Daughter” night club.
Timeline given here is 1959 to 1981.
Car capacity in 1975 was 1,200.
Here is a 1973 aerial photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y9b8p7y