Bruton Road Drive-In
Mesquite, Texas1956-1984
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Bruton Road Drive-In History
The Bruton Road Drive-In in Mesquite, Texas, held its grand opening on May 17, 1956, with Marty. An early ad called it the newest and finest in Dallas, and its map showed the way out Bruton Road from Five Points. It stood at 2100 Bruton Road with one screen and room for about 800 cars.
Weisenburg Theatres opened it. The Exhibitor reported on June 6, 1956, that the company had opened the Bruton Road Drive-In, and on June 20 placed it between Dallas and Mesquite.
Cinemark took it over in 1979. The screen at some point was moved so it faced Bruton Road instead of turning its back to it. One commenter remembers it running through the late 1970s and early 1980s.
It closed for the season on September 9, 1984, with Oxford Blues and Class, the normal end of a season. At 9:52 on the morning of December 13, 1984, a tornado touched down in the field next door and carried off the screen. The theater never reopened. The rest was later cleared except for the entrance, and by 2007 the site was an empty field.