Circus Drive-In
S. 9th Street,
Slaton,
TX
79364
S. 9th Street,
Slaton,
TX
79364
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On September 15, 1951, Billboard reported, “The Circus Drive-In has been opened at Slaton, Tex., featuring a circus motif and a 300 car-capacity. Bill McDavid is manager”.
The 1955 Motion Picture Almanac listed both the Caprock Drive-In and Circus Drive-In for “Slayton.” It had the Circus Drive-In with a capacity of 397, owner Frontier Theatres.
The 1960 Film Daily Year Book, under Slaton TX, listed both the Caprock Drive-In and the Circus Drive-In.
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Michael Kilgore
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I’m having doubts that this lasted into the 1960’s and might’ve only lasted a few years after it opened. The August 4th 1951 issue of Box Office claims it was located on South 9th St, a 1957 aerial shows nothing along that street. All I can see is the Caprock located in the northern part of Slaton.
I’m wondering if it existed in the town at all. Even a temporary drive-in with a car capacity of 300 vehicles is going to leave a recognizable mark a few years after it shut down.
The exception would be a large building constructed on the property, but there is no such structure along South 9th that would wipe out the existence of a drive-in. At least in the 1957 aerial.
I’ve yet to run across an aerial that was not dated correctly. So, assuming the aerial is accurate, then I’m not buying a drive-in along South 9th unless an earlier aerial is produced that shows it.