Gemini Drive-In Theatre, Dallas, Texas
The Gemini Drive-in was located at the northeast corner of the Forest Lane/Central Expressway intersection in Dallas. It was demolished in the late 1980s. If I remember correctly it was in 1988. It was originally a twin theatre hence the name Gemini but a 3rd screen was added on the far north end of the theater at one time. These amazing photos are slides Steve Dirkx shot after the theater was closed. These photos were taken before the theatre became badly vandalized. The concession building eventually burned just before it was finally demolished. A very similar fate that the poor Astro Drive-In would suffer years later. A very huge-special thanks to Steve for these photos which are undoubtedly the finest remaining photos of the Gemini Drive-In! Click photos to see larger.


Looking east across Central Expy.
South screen is on the right.
If you look closely you can see the second ticket
booth to the far\north screen just left of the north
red entrance pylon.

The Gemini sign near the Forest/Central intersection.

Entrance/Ticket Booth

Entrance with giant red neon tube covered pylons.
Crisscross tubes on front were light blue.

Ticket Booths

Exit

Concession Building

Cheese-hole lights.
I remember these but I had forgotten that they were ROUND!

Poster On Concession Building

North Screen

South Screen

North Screen

This is the large sign by the ticket booth/entry.
The red Gemini Theatre section rotated. This sign was really
huge. I vividly remember it laying on the ground by the entry
after it was cut down.


All That Remains Of The Gemini?
Twenty years after the Gemini Drive-in was demolished these two neon sculptures made entirely of tubes from the Gemini theatre adorn the ceiling in my garage in 2009.