Gala Drive-In

2215 E. Waterloo Road,
Akron, OH 44312

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The Gala Drive-In opened in 1937 as a single screen and later was twinned. Car capacity was listed at 475. The Gala closed in 1997 has since been demolished and is now a housing development.

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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on April 23, 2009 at 10:34 am

1986 photo of the Gala Drive-In Theatre.
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kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on August 29, 2009 at 4:20 pm

This is the site today:
http://tinyurl.com/ldv5kh

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on June 5, 2010 at 11:16 am

It did park 475 cars and it was owned in the late 50’s by OHIO THEATRE SERVICE.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on June 5, 2010 at 3:24 pm

Interesting that the housing development kept the Gala Name.

SiliconSam
SiliconSam on June 5, 2010 at 4:12 pm

It’s not a housing development but a commercial strip center. Several units for sale:

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TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on June 5, 2010 at 4:52 pm

Thanks SiliconSam,but I think I will pass on buying a unit.Thanks for the info.

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