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Chalk Hill Drive-In Theatre

Photo from the Mitchell Cope collection.

4501 W Davis St
Dallas TX

	Record #7323
Opened: July 4, 1941 Closed: Yes (date unknown) Demolished: Yes (date unknown)	Capacity: Architect(s): Architectural Style(s): National Register: Current Organ: none
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Previously operated by: Underwood & Ezell Circuit, Claude Ezell Circuit, Lone Star Theatres, Stanley Warner Theatres

The Chalk Hill Drive-In was the second drive-in in Dallas. Owned by W.G. Underwood and Claude Ezell, the theater opened on July 4, 1941. The tower originally featured a lone star which was later replaced by a clown mural. The theater closed in the late 1970s.

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Last featured 5/19/2002. Last edited 4/15/2023.

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