I used to live just north of the drive-in on Kaywood drive from 1962 till 1969. I remember the “farmers” wheat field south of my house and west of Van Deene Ave. as we would play in it all the time! I remember going to the theater for movies and also the swap meet on the weekends. And yes I do remember the chili dogs!!
If you look at the aerial photo at historicaerials.com and look at the 1952 picture you do see the theater but hardly anything else. The little housing tract and Kaywood Drive where I had lived did not yet exist. If you look at the 1972 photo you can see my house on Kaywood Drive and you see the construction site of the condos that are there now. So the theater did come down in 1971 or 1972. I have just returned to the area after living in Hawaii for the past 40 years and boy have things changed!!
PS. Hope someone finds some photos. I would love to see the place again!!
I used to live just north of the drive-in on Kaywood drive from 1962 till 1969. I remember the “farmers” wheat field south of my house and west of Van Deene Ave. as we would play in it all the time! I remember going to the theater for movies and also the swap meet on the weekends. And yes I do remember the chili dogs!!
If you look at the aerial photo at historicaerials.com and look at the 1952 picture you do see the theater but hardly anything else. The little housing tract and Kaywood Drive where I had lived did not yet exist. If you look at the 1972 photo you can see my house on Kaywood Drive and you see the construction site of the condos that are there now. So the theater did come down in 1971 or 1972. I have just returned to the area after living in Hawaii for the past 40 years and boy have things changed!!