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Raton, New Mexico
Isn’t it strange that the only item left of this old drive-in theatre is the sign …
The lot is now a trailer park, the speakers are all gone, there is no hint of the screen.
Just this little bit of land around the sign.
Even the highway, US85, is gone. In New Mexico anyway.
Who benefits?
Posted on January 3, 2026 by Nurse Claire
So we’ve overthrown the Venezuelan regime. When these things happen, before rushing to get behind Team ‘Murica, ask yourself “qui bono” – who benefits
https://x.com/mylordbebo/status/2007397532650148028?s=46&t=-lX4BuORh5dsybgu-6zamQ
This woman, Corina Machado, will likely succeed Maduro in Venezuela, and she will restore diplomatic relations with Israel which ceased under Chavez and Maduro.
And she will put the Venezuelan embassy in Jerusalem, not Tel Aviv.
Fun times dead ahead. Stay confessed; 2026 is gonna be lit
https://nurseclairesays.com/2026/01/03/so-weve-overthrown-the-venezuelan-regime/
When you were on Nurse Claire’s site did you happen to listen to the “Te Deum”? Absolutely beautiful.
I’m reading today lots of theories answering your question of “Who benefits?”.
* A new source of oil for America is most often mentioned, but the corollary here is that the Chinese won’t have access to Venezuelan oil. Also, if we’re to begin buying Venezuelan crude (I think that Venezuelan refining capacity has dwindled), then Canadian oil comes into question.
* Venezuela now now longer becomes a place for the Chinese and/or Russians to stage any mischief towards our interests by their “Little Green Men”.
* And finally, any dictator needs to have a place to escape to. I read an hour ago that Maduro’s Vice President has made her way to Russia. Today, the mullahs in Iran have one less place to look at (although who am I kidding? Paris was always their first choice.)
Said as an armchair, and very amateur, internet theorist. My 60% Rule applies and YMMV.
I imagine people of a certain age have a few stories to tell about drive-in theaters.
Roger had an old (1964?) full size Ford and you could get 5 people in the trunk.
They were fun and affordable. AND… there were good movies then.
Back in the old oil days of west Texas there were several “fly-in movies”. Just like the ones designed to accommodate cars, these in west Texas were designed for people to fly their little four or six seater into the local “fly in” for a weekend treat! You could still see one in it’s original state back in the early 1980’s. Distances in west Texas were hours away from each other and services were very limited. A woman married to oil well money had daddy fly her in to a town 300 miles away to shop for a new outfit.
I am not a real estate professional, but I believe that these street-side signs are known as “monuments”. In my city, they are quite valuable to the future users of a redeveloped property. There’s a place not far from me that used to be a fruit stand, but sold out to a company which redeveloped it into a childcare place (legit…in no way “Somali”). They’re keeping the old fruit stand monument because they’ll never get one approved for their new use of the property. I see the same thing all over town. There’s an Old Country Buffet place, now long out of business, near the Home Depot that I frequent. They’ve had the building torn down to the foundation for more than a year, but the monument out front remains.
I’d like to hear the reasoning behind that. Zoning codes generally consider such things “attractive nuisance” (liability) and must be removed. Also, signs are required to have a license (and permission, of course) and must be kept maintained. I’d also think a decrepit sign would be an issue for insurance and lastly neighborhood beautification committees would be on that stuff like steenk on a monkey. And lastly, finally, lol, what does that say for the new business to keep an old monument right out front like that?
signed, Mr Curious
Yes, it would be interesting to know more about this phenomenon. There is a nice well build brick bank building complete with drive through that was shut down about two years ago. The sign is still up and still says what it said before the building was closed for business. Must be some wonky code thing . . .