Gulf-Way Drive-In

9025 Wald Road,
Houston, TX 77034

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Gulf-Way Drive-In

The Gulf-Way Drive-In opened on June 29, 1960. The opening night features were “Please Don’t Eat the Daisies” with Doris Day and David Niven, and “Never So Few” with Frank Sinatra and Gina Lollobrigida. It was closed in August 1983 when it suffered damage from Hurricane Alicia.

The Gulf-Way Drive-In site is now a housing development.

Contributed by Bob Machann

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DjRage
DjRage on February 26, 2010 at 5:22 pm

I remember this drive in, my parents saw “10” with Dudley Moore and Bo Derek while me and my sisters were ducked behind the front seat, so we wouldnt see anything inappropriate. Another time before we saw a Rocky/RockyII double feature.

jmartinez
jmartinez on December 16, 2014 at 8:23 pm

I remeber working at this theater in the 70’s and 80’s. Good times.

langwhat
langwhat on May 15, 2016 at 1:41 pm

This was the best drive in anywhere when I was a teenager. They had a great concession stand too! Favorite was called a dipsey doodle, it was just a large fried fish stick in a hot dog bun with ketchup. We thought it was such a great treat! I went to school with the son of the owner. Unfortunately, the owner was killed by some kids who snuck extra, no paying kids in the trunk. They ran over him trying to get away with not paying. So sad. It broke my heart, killing someone over a few dollars.

palmdate
palmdate on September 11, 2016 at 6:47 pm

i ran wild in this field before the gulf-way was erected. first movie i remember seeing here was “toby tyler”. my brother and i took coming attractions circulars door to door there in genoa for small change and dog attacks. that crap didn’t last long, lemme tell ya. i well remember the tragic death mentioned by langwhat. kidstuff that will trail you for life.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on June 28, 2022 at 2:19 pm

This closed in the mid-1980s, and was left abandoned until sometime in the late 1990s.

DJRage70
DJRage70 on September 9, 2022 at 5:26 am

Actually destroyed by Hurricane Alicia in 1983 and left abandoned. That Gone With The Wind was spray painted there because of Alicia

rivest266
rivest266 on July 4, 2023 at 6:55 pm

Grand opening ad posted.

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