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wmarty127 commented about Chief Drive-In on Nov 24, 2012 at 10:59 am

Do not know what paper this was published in, but here is an ad of the opening of Chief Drive-In….

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zip_up_hoodie/3932133504/

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wmarty127 commented about Chief Drive-In on Nov 24, 2012 at 10:56 am

This theater was originally named “Joseph’s Drive-In Theater”. The name was changed in 1947 to “North Austin Drive-In Theater” prior to the opening of the “South Austin Drive-In Theater”.

STATISTICS Opened: 18 November 1940Screens: 1Capacity: 450 cars

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wmarty127 commented about Chief Drive-In on Nov 24, 2012 at 10:49 am

Well it seems that another Austin Drive-In was already in operation when the Chief Drive-In opened. http://www.captainchicken.org/austindrivein/north_austin/north_austin.html