Remember When.....

I was in the eighth grade when the Golden Horseshoe Drive In Theater opened in Lubbock in 1956. It’s name and iconic signage were so “Texas”, smile. So many boys in my class in high school worked there, alas none of them offered to sneak me in. 😊 It was a twin screen theater that could park 1,000 cars, it was always busy and just so much fun. It closed in 1987. This for “movies”, the word of the day.

[Jacqueline]

What a great memory!

[Babs]

What a lovely memory. I have never been to a drive in theatre.

[katy]

What a wonderful illustration for the word movie! I dare say most people today don’t even know what a drive-in movie theater is!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

We had a drive-in theater near us too- but not as big as yours! I don't think my parents ever took us there (and I never had a boyfriend who did) but I do remember how fun it was to pass by it on the highway and see a movie playing on the big screen.

[Carole Sandford]

A great memory for you. Drive ins were never a thing here. Strange to see the horse shoes upside down. I always thought they should be the other way up, so that the luck doesn’t run out.

[Bep]

Lovely memories, Lou Ann.

[Milanie]

I do remember he drive-ins - quite popular while I was in highschool. Might be a good option these days!

[Karly]

Drive ins were just the best - especially when you had a boyfriend ... or popcorn. This is a lovely memory.

[Lou Ann]

@milaniet we have one not too far from us, it has been busy every night they say.

[Lou Ann]

@carole_sandford I agree about the horseshoes, but they must have thought they looked better turned this way.

[Lou Ann]

@olivetreeann my friend Lynda would invite girls over to sit on her roof and watch the movies. She lived across the street from the theater!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

I remember drive-ins. Cool shot.

[Kerri Michaels]

cool

[Lin]

Wonderful capture - my mom and I were talking on our daily call about movie theaters and drive-ins - fond memories.

[Danette Thompson]

That’s a lot of cars!

[*lynn]

great memories ... the drive-in that was here was torn down

[Diana]

Lovely shot and great story. We also used to go to drive in movies, it was so romantic 😉

[bkb in the city]

We had several drive in theatres here but all of them are closed

[Valerie Chesney]

Memories! We had lots of them & then they all closed...just recently a couple have opened again with great results.

[Nicole Campbell]

The drive in movies were always so much fun, unfortunately they have closed down here too

[Peter]

Interesting capture and story Lou Ann, not something I've ever experience, seen them in the movies but not in the flesh as it were, maybe one to add to my bucket list:)

[Lou Ann]

@jacqbb @onewing @grammyn @gijsje @365karly1 @pcoulson @nicolecampbell @happysnaps @bkbinthecity @ludwigsdiana @lynnz @danette @linnypinny @moviegal1 @mittens thank you so much for your great comments. Two years ago a four screen drive in theater opened a few miles from my home. Interestingly they have been busy every night since they opened (except the three months when we were completely locked down). They are one business that has done very well during the pandemic.

[Shirley]

We had several nearby drive-ins when I was a kid and I probably went to most of them at least once. It was always fun. Sadly nearly all of them have closed.

[Ingrid]

Lovely and just read your last comment - Nadya and her friends have been visiting a drive in theater quite a few times in the past months... maybe it was the one close to you!

[Lou Ann]

@ingrid01 the town the drive-in is in is Lewisville, you will have to ask Nadya!

[Ingrid]

I finally asked Nadya.... they went to another place, but will keep this in mind :)