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Photos: Looking back at Tucson's last drive-in movie theater
- Johanna Eubank,
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Tucson's last drive-in movie theater, De Anza, closed in 2009 after 58 years in business.
Read more about the closure here.
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Cactus Drive In previously held its drive-in movies at the swap meet, but is testing its pop-up operation at Tucson Speedway — this time with a much larger movie screen.
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