Showtown USA Drive-In

8310 Eastex Freeway,
Beaumont, TX 777704

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davidcoppock
davidcoppock on November 28, 2020 at 8:52 pm

Opened on 8/8/1968 on the east screen with “The Odd Couple” and “Winchester 73” and on the west screen with “Yours, mine and ours” and “Spencer Mountain”.

rivest266
rivest266 on November 28, 2020 at 2:50 pm

Closed in 1982.

rivest266
rivest266 on November 28, 2020 at 1:34 pm

The Showtown USA opened on August 8th, 1968 with “The Odd Couple” and “Your, Mines and Ours”. Grand opening ad posted.

MissPickles
MissPickles on April 7, 2018 at 5:56 pm

I remember going here one rainy night (I don’t live in Texas) back in 1980 to see the Jodie Foster movie ‘Foxes’ that was playing with ‘Blue Lagoon.’ What a trip.

TomMc11
TomMc11 on March 28, 2018 at 9:34 am

The poles that held up the Showtown USA sign appear to be still standing.

Larry W King
Larry W King on November 7, 2016 at 11:39 pm

Thanks, Kenmore. Let me mention that 9000 Eastex Freeway was used in the print ads and the answering machine messages. You can hear some Showtown USA answering machine messages, along with other Beaumont & Port Arthur theaters and Drive-ins on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/larry-king-6/movie-theater-phone-messages

Kenmore
Kenmore on November 7, 2016 at 6:07 am

A somewhat closer address (at least for Google) is 8310 Eastex Fwy, Beaumont, TX. Today, it is Mulligan’s Golf Range.

You can still see the outline of the ramps. http://tinyurl.com/zyb6ks7