Fort Cochise Drive-In

2446 N. County Hospital Road,
Douglas, AZ 85607

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Previously operated by: Wisper-Wetsman Theaters

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Ft Cochise Drive-In in foreground, PD smelter in background

The 500-car Fort Cochise Drive-In was opened in May 1952. It was owned by Tri Delta Theatres and later by Wisper-Wetsman.

The Fort Cochise Drive-In closed in the early-1980’s.

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jwmovies
jwmovies on October 3, 2012 at 11:44 pm

Approx. address for this drive-in was 2446 North County Hospital Road.

Elsie
Elsie on April 9, 2014 at 9:20 pm

Here is a gallery of the former site, remnants, and marquee.

Jay Harvey
Jay Harvey on September 16, 2014 at 3:54 pm

very nice pictures of what remains!

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on December 18, 2019 at 11:11 am

Boxoffice, Sept. 15, 1951: “DOUGLAS, ARIZ. – The Diamos brothers, owners and operators of the Grand and Lyric here, have started construction of a $70,000 drive-in three miles west of Douglas on Highway 80. The open-airer is scheduled to be completed late in October. The drive-in will have a capacity of 700 cars and will be named by the public in a preopening contest.”

Boxoffice, Oct. 13, 1951: “W. P. Wickersham and B. J. Leavitt have joined forces with the Diamos interests to pool resources and complete the construction of the Fort Cochise Drive-In. Originally, each company was to have built separate theatres.”

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on December 26, 2019 at 6:54 pm

Boxoffice, May 10, 1952: “DOUGLAS, ARIZ. – This city’s first drive-in, the Fort Cochise, opened here last week as a Tri-Delta Amusement Co. operation. Tony Bustamonte, who manages the corporation’s other theater in Douglas, is also in charge here.”

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