Fredericksburg Road Drive In Theater

Welcome to the Fredericksburg Drive-In Theater, located in San Antonio, TX. Tonight's movie is H.G. Lewis' Blood Feast. Blood Feast is a 1963 American splatter film. It was composed, shot, and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis, written by Allison Louise Downe from an idea by Lewis and David F. Freidman, and stars Mal Arnold, William Kerwin, Connie Mason, and Lyn Bolton. The plot focuses on a psychopathic food caterer named Fuad Ramses (Arnold) who kills women so that he can include their body parts in his meals and perform sacrifices to his "Egyptian goddess" Ishtar. Blood Feast is considered the first splatter film, a sub-genre of horror noted for its graphic depictions of on-screen gore. It was highly successful, grossing $4 million against its minuscule $24,500 budget, while receiving poor reviews from critics, who criticized it as amateurish and vulgar.

Located in San Antonio, TX, The Fredricksburg Road Drive in Theater was this first drive-in to open in the growing city. It thrived through the 50s, 60s, and 70s. However, in the 1980s, like many other businesses, it fell on hard times and disrepair. Showing pornos in it's last dying gasp for life... The Fredericksburg Road Drive-In in San Antonio was the city's first drive-in theater, opening on October 23, 1940. It operated under the original name "The Drive-In Theatre" until 1955, when it was renamed the Fredericksburg Road Drive-In. The theater closed in 1982 and the site is now a shopping center and apartment complex, but the original roadside marquee still exists and displays the names of the businesses in the shopping center. Location: The drive-in was located at 3534 Fredericksburg Road, San Antonio, TX 78201. History: Opened as the first drive-in in San Antonio in 1940, it was initially known as "The Drive-In Theatre". It was renamed the Fredericksburg Road Drive-In in 1955. Closure: The theater closed in 1982. Current status: The property is now occupied by a shopping center and apartment complex. Landmark: The original marquee from the drive-in is still standing and is used to list the businesses in the shopping center today.

A look back at the old Fredericksburg Road Drive-In Theater located in San Antonio, TX... The Fredericksburg Road Drive-In in San Antonio was the city's first drive-in theater, opening on October 23, 1940. It operated under the original name "The Drive-In Theatre" until 1955, when it was renamed the Fredericksburg Road Drive-In. The theater closed in 1982 and the site is now a shopping center and apartment complex, but the original roadside marquee still exists and displays the names of the businesses in the shopping center. Location: The drive-in was located at 3534 Fredericksburg Road, San Antonio, TX 78201. History: Opened as the first drive-in in San Antonio in 1940, it was initially known as "The Drive-In Theatre". It was renamed the Fredericksburg Road Drive-In in 1955. Closure: The theater closed in 1982. Current status: The property is now occupied by a shopping center and apartment complex. Landmark: The original marquee from the drive-in is still standing and is used to list the businesses in the shopping center today.