Towne Twin Drive-In

4719 Dietrich Road,
San Antonio, TX

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kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on January 21, 2010 at 7:45 pm

Here is a 1973 aerial photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y9b8p7y

lostmemory
lostmemory on December 24, 2008 at 11:04 am

Car capacity in 1975 was 1,200.

lostmemory
lostmemory on October 6, 2008 at 12:10 pm

Timeline given here is 1959 to 1981.

outafocus
outafocus on July 4, 2006 at 3:36 pm

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.

melissatx75
melissatx75 on September 13, 2005 at 9:13 am

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.