Scottic Drive-In
Wichita Falls, Texas1949-1965
Order Scottic Drive-In tees, long sleeve tees and hoodies. The Wichita Falls, Texas, drive-in opened on May 14, 1949, with MGM's The Three Musketeers starring Lana Turner, and its opening ad gave directions: on the Henrietta Highway, near the Chicken Shack. It closed on May 31, 1965, with a triple bill of Rampage, Rio Bravo and Yellowstone Kelly. Browse the styles below, and the full Scottic history is further down. Every shirt is printed to order in the USA and carries the memories of bygone places and teams.
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Scottic Drive-In History
The Scottic Drive-In in Wichita Falls, Texas, opened on May 14, 1949, with MGM's 1948 version of The Three Musketeers, starring Lana Turner. It held 400 cars and stood at 1111 East Scott Avenue. Bill Goates and a partner named Sands built it. The ad announcing it told people to watch for the opening date and gave directions: on the Henrietta Highway, near the Chicken Shack.
The founders did not keep it long. John Blocker bought the Scottic and the Falls Drive-In from them that September. By 1952 it belonged to Bullington, Lee and McMahon, which ran several drive-ins in town, and in May 1964 it went with the Grant and Twin Falls to the Imperial Theatre Company of Dallas.
The Scottic closed on May 31, 1965, with a triple bill of Rampage, Rio Bravo and Yellowstone Kelly. It dropped out of the Daily Times listings days later. A commenter says it was gone by 1971 and that the land was never developed beyond a bar on the old entrance road. Another visitor found the ramps and foundations still visible in 2016.