Camp Horne Drive-In
132 Ben Avon Heights Road,
Pittsburgh,
PA
15237
132 Ben Avon Heights Road,
Pittsburgh,
PA
15237
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A few items to correct:
1) The second was up before 1980. Aerials as early as 1973 show 2 acreens.
2) The entrance and 2nd screen is now Giant Eagle. The original screen is now Home Depot.
Please update.
There was. It was created in 1910 as a private camp for the employees of the Joseph Horne Dry Goods Company. That company went on to become the Hornes Department Store chain. The camp is now Avonworth Community Park.
Is there a camp called Camp Horne nearby the former Drive-in site?
Grand opening feature was “Bwana Devil” as shown in the photo section. Final night of operation was September 6, 1987 with “Back To The Beach”, “Summer Rental”, “The Living Daylights” and “Spaceballs”
Screen #2 opened July 2, 1980
May 22nd, 1953 grand opening ad in photo section
My 1956 ALMANAC shows 600 cars and was owned by Associated Drive-in : E. Stern.
Here is a 1957 aerial photo. I used 132 Ben Avon Heights Road to find the drive-in. That is the address of the Giant Eagle market that replaced the theater.
http://tinyurl.com/ylxs6hj
Renewing link.
One of the drive-ins nearest to Downtown Pittsburgh.
When it opened the car capacity as a single drive-in was between 500-600 cars. International Motion Picture Almanac states 600 cars.
Opened May 22, 1953. Closed at the end of the 1987 season. When the Parkway North stretch of I-279 opened two years later, the two screens and ticket booth were still standing, visible from the Camp Horne Rd. interchange. All hopes of resurrecting the Camp Horne Drive-In were dashed once Giant Eagle and Home Depot bought the land several years later.