XIT Drive-In
US-385 and Co. Road 310,
Littlefield,
TX
79339
US-385 and Co. Road 310,
Littlefield,
TX
79339
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The XIT Drive-In opened in August 1952. It was still open in 1970. In 1988 the only part remaining was its sign in a fenced cow pasture.
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Around 300 feet South of CR310 on Hwy 385 was a drive in. Older images on GE provides a clearer view. Was located East of the Hwy.
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Yes, that was the XIT. I saw many movies there. JBH
Any ideas what XIT stands for? An acronym for Exit?
After a little digging, I found out that XIT was the name of an enormous ranch near the town.
XIT stands for “Ten In Texas” – that’s how large the XIT ranch was! JBH
….it contained all or part of ten (X) counties – JBH
From 1988 a photo of the XIT’s name and entrance sign which at one time housed the marquee.
Billboard, Sept. 13, 1952: “Bill Chester has announced the opening of the XIT Drive-In at Littlefield, Tex. The theater bears the name of a well-known cattle brand in that area.”
A closer address is US-385 & Co Rd 310, Littlefield, TX.
The property sat just to the south of the intersection on the east side of US-385. Today, it is private property, but you can still make out the remnants of the ramps in the back.
It’s now reverted back to farmland