Foxfire Drive-In
2402 S. Kaufman Street,
Ennis,
TX
75119
2402 S. Kaufman Street,
Ennis,
TX
75119
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The Village Drive-In was opened on July 3, 1952. It was still operating as the Village Drive-In in 1960. The theatre name later changed to the Foxfire Drive-In, and closed in November/December of 1984.
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Approx. address for this drive-in was 2402 South Kaufman Street.
Thanks for the update. The newspaper record only shows South HWY 75.
“A new screen tower is an improvement feature at the Village Drive-In, Ennis, this season. Herschel Holt is manager of the Village.” — Boxoffice, July 4, 1960
Billboard, May 23, 1953: “M. B. Miller, who recently purchased the Village Drive-In at Ennis, Tex., has re-opened the drive-in for the season.”
The Village Drive-In opened July 3, 1952 by Robert Rogers. Rogers would sell the drive-in prior to season’s end. This and the hardtop theater in downtown Ennis later became one of the earlier venues for future Cinemark owner’s Lee Roy Mitchell and his long cinema exhibition career. It appears to have closed as a result of local protests about showing X-rated films in November/December of 1984.
Boxoffice, April 13, 1957: “M. B. Miller has reopened his 290-car filmer at Ennis. He’s a school teacher by day at Bardwell”