Fiesta Drive-In
400 W. Wadley Avenue,
Midland,
TX
79705
400 W. Wadley Avenue,
Midland,
TX
79705
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Opened on April 10, 1952 with Dane Clark in “Fort Defiance” & Errol Flynn in “Captain Blood”. By 1955 it was operated by Video Independent. Held 550 cars and featured Spanish films once a week. It was closed on June 15, 1978.
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Now Kelly Services and Wells Fargo Bank. Approx. address 400 W. Wadley Ave.
During the winter it was all Spanish, but during the summer it had typical drive-in movies in English and once a week had Spanish movies.
Billboard, June 7, 1952: “The 550-car capacity Fiesta Drive-In has been opened at Midland, Tex., by J. Howard Hodge & Associates. Audie Adwell is manager. The drive-in is equipped with RCA sound and projection equipment. There is (sic) 125 lawn chairs for walk-in patrons in a special patio.”
Opened April 10th, 1952. Grand opening ad posted.
Closed during the summer of 1979.