Parkaire Drive-In
1301 Goliad Road,
San Antonio,
TX
78223
1301 Goliad Road,
San Antonio,
TX
78223
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Previously operated by: Claude Ezell and Associates Inc.
Previous Names: Hi-Park Drive-In
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Opened on March 15, 1950 with Maureen O'Hara in “Bagdad”. The Hi-Park Drive-In was operated by Claude Ezell & Associates. The drive-in parked 950 cars and had seating for 132 walk-in patrons. It was later renamed the Parkaire Drive-In. The site is now a warehouse and and auto parts store.
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If you go to a small Burger restaurant right across the street from where it was, they have a picture of the old Park-air Drive-In in their window. Nothing fancy, just the lettering of Park-air in signature lettering with Theatre in front of the mural.
The Parkaire has been closed since 1964 or thereabouts. Here is a 1955 aerial photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yccdlcn
Yes it opened has the HI PARK DRIVE-In and parked 550 cars and was owned in 1956 by C.H.Weaver.
Billboard, Oct. 2, 1954: “A Shetland pony is being given away each Monday night at Hi-Park Drive-In, San Antonio, reports Carlton H. Weaver Jr., manager.”
Billboard, Nov. 20, 1954: “Ezell & Associates, Dallas, has taken over operation of Hi-Park Drive-In, San Antonio, formerly owned by Carlton H. Weaver.”
The Oct. 23, 1954 issue of Boxoffice had a full-page story, with photos and a diagram, of the “air conditioning” system invented by C. H. (Buck) Weaver Jr. An evaporative cooling system cooled the whole viewing field by up to 12 degrees, but only when there was a breeze from the south.
The Hi-Park Drive-In theatre opened on March 15th, 1950 with “Bagdad”. Grand opening ad posted.
The Parkair (not Parkaire) drive-in reopened on July 20th, 1955 after adding a new screen, snack bar, new owners, etc. Another grand opening ad posted.