Telegraph Drive-In

5969 Telegraph Road,
Toledo, OH 43612

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Drive-In 54
Drive-In 54 on April 24, 2012 at 3:28 pm

jjoyne5..Do you know which church got the big “T' sign? I have heard that story myself…I’m updating the overview for Telegraph.

Drive-In 54
Drive-In 54 on January 7, 2012 at 9:57 pm

michigandriveins…The Toledo drive-in was the Franklin Park DI. The picture you are linked to was the Maumee DI. Maumee, Ohio.

jjoyner5
jjoyner5 on May 30, 2011 at 6:47 pm

The Telegraph Drive-In (We called it the “Big T” for its monumental neon “T” on the back of the screen)was located on Telegraph Rd, about ½ mile north of Alexis road. After it was torn down, sometime in the late 70s-early 80s, the neon “T” found a new home on a church in Michigan

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on January 14, 2011 at 3:01 pm

I posted a blurb about the Telegraph Drive-In over on CT’s Miracle Mile Drive-In (Toledo) page. I believe it was prior to the Telegraph getting it’s own CT page, because of the dates and I’d searched for this by name first.

Michigandriveins.com
Michigandriveins.com on January 2, 2011 at 7:10 am

I don’t see a listing for the Toledo Drive-In here. This is supposed to be a photo of it from 1950. I am trying to find it’s exact location, I believe it was on Detroit Ave. Does anyone know about this one?

Michigandriveins.com
Michigandriveins.com on December 19, 2010 at 8:55 am

The Telegraph Drive-in was at 5969 Telegraph Rd, Toledo, OH 43612-4548.

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on December 2, 2010 at 12:55 pm

Yes, especially that flyer for a rather repulsive double feature 8-)!

If memory serves, the big T was in red neon at night.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on December 2, 2010 at 12:26 pm

CWalczak,That is some neat stuff to look at,thanks for passing it on.

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on December 2, 2010 at 6:47 am

This former drive-in was located on Telegraph Rd. (U.S. Rt. 24) near Alexis Rd., hence the name. Its local moniker, the “Big T” derived from the fact that there was a large letter T on the back of the theater’s screen. There are pictures of the theater and memorabilia related to it on the theater’s gallery page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/ohttele