Drive-Ins

[portraitartist]

I was bored out of my mind here at work, so I thought I'd do some research on old drive-in theaters around my area... using Google and Google Earth, I have found the location of a couple of closed theaters... this is fascinating... if you don't already know about Google Earth, please check it out!

one of them is one I knew of from driving back to my hometown - I pass it every time I go... from Google, I was able to find a website that had the phone number to the business that operates at the location, and from the address, I used Google Earth to look at the site, and it looks huntable!
All I have to do now is get permission...

And there are a couple here close to where I work in San Antonio... I actually scouted one of them last night - hunted for maybe 30 mins... very, very trashy, lots of big iron junk, but I did find a Wheat, so maybe with some diligence I can tolerate the junk and see what I can find.. the ground is very dry and hard, though...

The other one I haven't been able to get to yet, but it's very large... the pics I've seen of it show what looks like some good areas to hunt, but a lot of it also looks like pavement, so until I get there I won't know...

[Tn Dirt Digger]

Good idea.....I had ever thought of a drive in. There is one here as well and a friend of mine owns it.....Thanks P.

[portraitartist]

Hey there!

Oh yeah, drive-ins are supposed to be silver mines... have always heard that there was usually a playground near or even right under the screen, and I have read stories about guys finding lots of good (and big) silver at them...

[Tn Dirt Digger]

Thanks for the tip....makes a lot of cents.....Thats where I;m going if it ever stops raining.... got rained out today.......Great idea!

[grasshopper]

i've looked into hunting at drive ins, but there aren't any old ones around here. good luck!!

[Joker]

Thats a great idea.

I remember when i was young that was a way of life for us on friday nite.

We would all jump into Moms 57 Mercury station wagon in our pajamas and head to the drive in..

I know 4 that were around where I grew up that we used to go to so I will start there. They all have been gone for 20-30 years.. thanks!!

[Buster]

Good idea Robert....Buster...

[Steve in PR]

Great idea, PA! There's has to be a lot of forgotten places like that!

[EBCIII]

Yea that is a great idea! A drive in used to be in this area also, thanks, Beale.

[schoser]

man thats a good peice of advice ...i'm checking into it for my area. thanks!