Twilite Drive-In

4015 Chittenden Drive,
Louisville, KY 40209

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Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen on September 1, 2010 at 9:47 pm

PLEASE CHANGE SPELLING OF STREET NAME TO:

cRittenden

cHittenden makes Google Map show the Southern United States and Central America. Not very helpful in finding the location of the Drive-In.

Open for sure in 1967.

Open till ~1985 approximate? Your welcome to verify if this is the correct date.

Owned:

1955-1967 4th Avenue Amusements/Fourth Avenue Corp. of Louisville, Ky. D. Irving Long, President, which had 17 theaters in Kentucky an Indiana in 1967.

1969 United Artists Theater Circuit, Inc. of Great Neck, N.Y., Michael A. Naify, Honorary Chairman of the Board, Marshall Naify, President. In 1967 they had 310 theaters in California, Nevada, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Michigan, and Kentucky.

Anyone have more info or photos?

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on August 23, 2010 at 6:44 pm

In 1956 it parked 1900 cars and was owned by Campbell.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on August 23, 2010 at 12:49 pm

The site of the former Twilite Drive-In is now part of 6 Flags Kentucky Kingdom.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on August 23, 2010 at 12:41 pm

This Drive-In opened as the Twin Drive-In in 1950 but by at least 1961 it was called the Twilite Drive-In. Should be listed as the Twilite Drive-In AKA Twin Drive-In.
Here is a link to a 1961 ad http://www.drive-ins.com/pictures/kyttwil001.jpg
The address for the Drive-In was
4015 Chittenden Dr.,
Louisville, KY. 40209