Did anyone else try to get their first taste of love with a date there? Those were the good ol days.

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Back in the 90s we lived over by Ware and Business 83. The drive-in off of the Expressway by Ware was awesome. It cost like $8 for 2 movies. We'd get a pizza and some beverages and have a great time.


I remember watching Independence Day there with some friends from out of town. We watched the late double feature which started at like 11:30 and ended somewhere close to 4am.

The Cactus was in Pharr on old 83 just down from the old Jefferson Jr. High School. It was like a Dollar to get in and we would pile our buddies in the trunk and sneak them in. Lots of fun on both date nights and buddy nights.

back in the 00's we used to all go over to cinemark and only pay $6 for a movie and watch 3 shows. those were the days.

I hadn't thought of the old Cactus Drive-In in years. Before I was in school, which is eons ago (1950), my family went to the drive-in every friday night. My mom would pop popcorn and we would share cokes. It was always a double feature with cowboy shows like Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and Hopalong Cassidy. We would stop at the A&W Rootbeer stand in Pharr and get some rootbeer on the way home. Little guys like me got a special very small mug for free.

Later, when I was in high school, the drive-in was the date of choice because you could double date and only pay a dollar for everyone. The Palms Drive-In was real popular then. I am pretty sure that it sat on the current location of Milam Elementary in McAllen. Those were good days.

The discussion of the various activities that went on at drive-ins might be a good topic for another day! :-)

OVR...do tell. Ive never been to a drive-in.

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TKE i get it. I just wanted some racy stories