Joy Drive-In
101 E. Joy Drive,
Anthony,
NM
88021
101 E. Joy Drive,
Anthony,
NM
88021
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The Joy Drive-In was opened prior to 1955 when it was operated by H.R. Poor. In 1964, Luis Miguel & Otilia Garcia moved to Anthony from Denver and began operating the Joy Drive-In. Otilia was famous locally for her delicious homemade food that she served at the theater’s concession stand.
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The drive-in was located at 101 E Joy Dr, Anthony, NM 88021. It was NW of the city and today it is the La Similla Food Center.
All that is left of the drive-in is the general shape of the property and the concrete foundation for the screen.
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From the Dec. 29, 1956 Motion Picture Herald:
Tom Griffing has bought the Joy drive-in, Anthony, N. M.
When did the Joy open? The first ad I could find in the El Paso Times was on May 5, 1954, but it looked nothing like a Grand Opening ad.
The Joy also advertised in the Las Cruces Sun-News, but the first ad I could find was later that month.
When did the Joy close? The last ad I could find was in the Sun-News on Aug. 25, 1974.
Sounds like it was definitely closed by 1980. “El Paso Times, Nov. 7, 1988: “Eight years ago, sisters Bertha Rizzuti and Ernestina Acosta decided to put the old Joy Drive-in movie theater on their family’s farm to good use. The former snack bar became a preschool classroom.”
A 1984 aerial shows the screen no longer present. A new entrance was put in at the currently listed address.
The old entrance to the drive-in when it was operational is approximately 2100 NM-478, Anthony, NM. The old entrance is no more.