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Chief Drive-In Information

closed drive-in movie theater Express Code: txtchi7
Operating Status:  Closed

Other Names: no known aliases

Address:  Chief Drive-In
5601 Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX 78702
 
Site status: torn down

Site details: now office buildings

Location notes: none

More About Chief Drive-In

Screens: 1 Sound: speakers
Car Capacity:  Typical season: all year

Technical details: magnetic sound readers

Chief Drive-In Timeline:
1952 - opened
1973 - closed
taken the week the theater was to close down
submitted on Jan 23, 2005 by John Stewart Map showing Chief Drive-In

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taken the week the theater was to close down
submitted on Jan 23, 2005 by John Stewart
If you look at the right edge of his hat, you can see a little bit of the magnetic reader on the projector.
submitted on Jan 23, 2005 by John Stewart
Big Chief train used at Chief Drive-in. Taken from Box Office magazine.
submitted on Apr 06, 2005 by
 
 

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