Ben Hur Drive-In
2310 Indianapolis Road,
Crawfordsville,
IN
47933
2310 Indianapolis Road,
Crawfordsville,
IN
47933
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Named for the title character of Crawfordsville native Lew Wallace’s famed 1880 novel, the Ben Hur Drive-In could accomodate about 500 cars. It was located on Indianapolis Road at Main Street (Route 136). This single-screen drive-in closed in the mid-90s and was torn down in 1997.
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I’m trying to compile a list of movie theatres that were actually named after real movies. So far I have this “Ben-Hur Drive-In,” “Accattone” in Paris after the Pasolini film, a “Cinema Paradiso” in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, “Smultronstället” (Wild Strawberries) in Stockholm, “New Merry Widow Theatre” in St. Louis (may be named after the operetta), “Rear Window” (a series at various Boston locations,) “Grand Illusion Cinema” in Seattle. Any others?
A couple photos of what is left of the marquee from drive-ins.com
http://www.drive-ins.com/pictures/intbenh004.jpg
http://www.drive-ins.com/pictures/intbenh005.jpg
What was once the entrance to the drive-in
http://www.drive-ins.com/pictures/intbenh006.jpg