- Midway Drive-In (Texas)
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The Midway Drive-In Theater was built in 1955 Between Turkey, Texas and Quitaque, Texas when there were over 300 operating drive-ins in Texas.[1] It was like the other Midway Drive-Ins which were built midway between two towns or cities. It closed down in the 1980s during a time that few drive-ins were surviving across America.[2] Then it was purchased, restored and reopened to play current movies by a local citizen in 2000. The Midway was noted in episode 818 of Texas Country Reporter that aired May 3rd 2003.[3] The Drive-in ran for over five years until it closed again. The property was rented and the Drive-In opened intermittently until 2009 when it was purchased by another family and they started a second restoration and reopened the theater.[4] The Midway drive-in is still in operation in season[5] and is in continual restoration. It has been listed as one of 545 known permanently constructed and commercially operated drive-ins in the world that still operate.[6] There are other Midway Drive-Ins located around the US, however this theater is the only known Midway Drive-In still in operation in Texas.[7] [8]
References
- ^ Drive In Movie.com: http://www.driveinmovie.com/TX.htm
- ^ Drive In Theater.com History: http://www.driveintheater.com/history/1980.htm
- ^ From Show #818 Texas Country Reporter Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/texascountryreporter/#p/search/2/7i7dN96rYaI
- ^ Cinema Treasures.org: http://cinematreasures.org/theater/13083/
- ^ Official Midway Drive-In Theater Website: http://www.midwaydrive-intexas.com/
- ^ entertainmentscene.com: http://www.entertainmentscene.com/drive_ins.htm
- ^ wikipedia list of active drive-in theaters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_drive-in_theaters
- ^ Cinema Treasures.org: http://cinematreasures.org/location/country=181&state=45&show=all
External links
Categories:- Cinemas and movie theaters in Texas
- Drive-in theatres
- 1955 establishments in the United States
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