Twin Pines Drive-In
446 N. Eastman Road,
Longview,
TX
75601
446 N. Eastman Road,
Longview,
TX
75601
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Opened with Gregory Peck in “The Yearling” and Walt Disney’s “Stormy” along with an unnamed Tom And Jerry cartoon and an unnamed Bugs Bunny Looney Tune.
The Twin Pines Drive-In closed on February 7, 1982 with Marie Osmond in “Going Coconuts” and “Richard Pryor In Concert”. Half of the theater (alongside its location of the screen) was demolished to make way for an office/warehouse complex (now occupied by PeopleReady) that was announced three months after the theater closed. The rest of the traces were left attached for decades. That part was demolished and ABC Auto Parts is on that side of the former drive-in’s property.
The drive-in was still intact and appears operational in a 1975 aerial. By 1985, it had been demolished.
Demolished. Nothing remains. Randy A Carlisle RAC Photography
“The Twin Pines Drive-In, Longview, has opened its new patio dining area which has a Hawaiian motif. Bamboo and palm trees help create the atmosphere and the menu is built around Hawaiian favorite foods. The patio, from which the picture can be seen and heard, may be reserved by party groups.” — Boxoffice, July 4, 1960
This opened on March 23rd, 1956. Its grand opening ad can be found in the photo section.
Approx. address for this drive-in was 446 North Eastman Road.
Here is a 1970 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS:
http://flic.kr/p/95jjks
The concession stand/projector room for the Twin Pines was the site of a gay/lesbian club called The Rainbow Club in the mid/late 80’s. It was burned by an arsonist sometime in the late 80’s.
An article with several photos of this place appeared in Boxoffice magazine, September 15, 1956:
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From 1973, a movie ad from the Twin Pines Drive In.