South Loop 13 Drive-In

2335 SW Military Drive,
San Antonio, TX 78224

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FlashBack1968
FlashBack1968 on August 31, 2013 at 2:17 pm

June 9, 1950 Newspaper article

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Silicon Sam
Silicon Sam on December 31, 2010 at 8:24 pm

1955 Aerial View:

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In the 1973 view, roughly ¼ of the drive-in looks to be closed off and taken over by retail.

Jim Miller
Jim Miller on July 3, 2006 at 10:17 am

The South Loop 13 originally had 1000 speakers! It was the biggest single screen drive in in San Antonio. As time went on the lot was made smaller, and parcels of the property were sold off. The South Loop 13 ended it’s run as a theatre playing Spanish language films

lyssa751
lyssa751 on March 16, 2005 at 4:50 pm

The area has been taken over by a huge shopping area that includes Toys R Us, Office Depot, and Papa John’s Pizza. Entrance used to be across from the South Park Mall main entrance. This drive-in was also featured in Steven Spielberg’s “The Sugarland Express” movie. Goldie Hawn and her co-actor are hiding from police and if you look off to the distance you can see the screen and a couple of cartoons playing in this scene.