Hammond Twin Outdoor
7849 Indianapolis Boulevard,
Hammond,
IN
46324
7849 Indianapolis Boulevard,
Hammond,
IN
46324
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The Hammond Outdoor opened in 1970 just off of the Borman Expressway on Indianapolis Boulevard. If you drove by at night on the Borman you could see the movie. The theater held 800 cars and played three movies nightly all year long until the mid 70’s when it was opened from March through November.
In 1979 a second screen was added that held 600 cars. The drive-in closed around 1984 or 1985 and was replaced about a year after that by a Builders Square and Warehouse Club.
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The address for the Hammond Twin was 7849 Indianapolis, In.
I have discovered that the Hammond opened in June of 1970 and not the mid 60’s as I listed above. It’s premiere attraction was “Romeo and Juliet.”
Wasn’t there another drive-in called the Hammond 41 Outdoor located in the same area?
The Hammond Twin was located at:
7849 Indianapolis Blvd.
Hammond IN 46324
Now there is really nothing where the Drive-In use to be. It is virtually a wasteland. That part of Hammond in that same state, with K-mart and the Burger King that was there are now gone. I remember going there a few times when I was young, but forgot the movies I saw there. There is really no sign of the Drive-In movie theatre. The Builders Square & Buyer’s Club are long gone for many years now. The only things there now are a DMV, Military Recruiting office, and a Medical Supply place where Buyer’s Club was. It is pretty sad when they say Hammond is a beautiful city, but they might want to open their eyes! That land is going to waste just like the rest of the city! Sorry to complain, but it was once nice in the good old days!
Lost – The 41 was located on Calumet Avenue on the outskirts of Whiting.
Actually the Kmart, Burger King and a Howard Johnson’s were already there if I remember right. I think the old Builders Square and Warehouse Club, which are behind kmart was the Hammond Twin’s location.
On a date here in 1974 in my first car. Cant remember what we went to see. Movies ended, went to start the car and wouldnt. We sat there for about 30 minutes, fogging up the windows again. Car finally started. She thought I did it on purpose. My family used to go quite often to the 41 Outdoor
I saw a triple feature of “The Empire Strikes Back,” “Flash Gordon” and “My Bodyguard” here. I remember that Bo Derek’s “Tarzan” was on the other screen so needless to say we missed some of “Empire” to see the “good” scenes.
USGS aerial photo uploaded here.