El Charro Drive-In

830 Merida Street,
San Antonio, TX 78207

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MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on March 26, 2020 at 1:32 pm

Billboard, Aug. 8, 1953: “El Charro Drive-In has been opened in San Antonio by John H. Flache, Lamesa, Tex. Delmo Pierce has been named manager.”

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on August 11, 2019 at 1:45 pm

“T. J. ‘Stout’ Jackson, builder of screen towers and Robstown theatre operator, was in San Antonio constructing a new screen tower for the El Charro Drive-In which was blown down by recent high winds.” — BoxOffice, Feb. 22, 1960

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on March 21, 2018 at 9:12 am

Why the name El Charro?

FlashBack1968
FlashBack1968 on August 24, 2013 at 5:50 pm

Aerial of El Charro

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lyssa751
lyssa751 on March 16, 2005 at 4:28 pm

There is now a housing project that was built recently over the old area where it once stood.