Dent Auto Theatre
6239 Harrison Avenue,
Cincinnati,
OH
45247
6239 Harrison Avenue,
Cincinnati,
OH
45247
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The closing date provided, 1987, is incorrect. The Cincinnati Post published an article on the Dent in ‘88, when it remained open.
The correct address is: 6239 Harrison Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio
GPS:39.184935, -84.653511
The address number above is incorrect.
Veterans Park formally the Dent Auto Theatre is at 6231 Harrison Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45247.
Please update.
July 28th, 1949 grand opening ad in photo section
Wow, what a memory! I remember playing on the swing set with my cousins when our families met there. We had a great time. I can stll smell the popcorn! Those were fun times!
No, that is the back of the screen. That’s what you saw as you drove past it on Harrison Ave. It did not have bleachers, but it had a rather large play area for kids with swing sets, slides, etc. All gone now, though.
On a Hot Ohio Muggy night the DENT AUTO DRIVE-In was playing Two kid flicks.“SUPERDAD” at 9:30 and “SON OF FLUBBER” at 11:25 and I guess the kids were still up again at 12:45 am.All this on August 9 1974. Glad I saved old movie pages out of newspapers.
What a great name for a drive-in.Only reason I looked it up too.
I presume that is the back of the screen? It almost looks like a full building from this shot. Was there any seating other than the auto? Some theatres had bleachers; others had a little structure that sat a couple of dozen people.
Yeah, the Dent Auto Theatre did exist. Here is the only pic I could find of it: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=dent+auto+theatre
I have to agree with the earlier “what were they thinking” comments. The only reason I looked at this when listed as an update was because of the name.
It’s 2010 and I still miss the Dent. I drive by the location quite often and every time, I look for the marquis.
STARTED WITH MY PARENTS FROM 1955 TO 1966. GOT A DRIVERS LICENSE AND A JOB AT 16 IN 1968. HUNG OUT EVERYNITE WITH YOUR GIRL AND BUDDIES IN THEIR CARS MOSTLY HERE BECAUSE IT WAS ABOUT 4 MILES FROM HOME. ALSO HUNG AT FERGUSON AND AUTOIN ABOUT 6 MILES AWAY. SHOWED UP FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS IN 66 NOVA SS, 69 ROADRUNNER CONVERTIBLE,65 GTO CONVERTIBLE,66 FAIRLANE GTA,67 NOVA SS,67 MUSTANG FASTBACK WITH 427. THIS WAS A LIFESTYLE IN SPRING SUMMER AND FALL AND SOMETIMES IN WINTERS. YOU SHARED GOOD TIMES, FUN, ROMANCE AND SHOW OFF CARS.BRING IT BACK AND THIS GENERATION WOULD BE EVEN BIGGER CAUSE IT IS JUST SO PURE. CONTACT IS FINE
The combination of “dent” and “auto” gave me a laugh too. Sometimes you have to wonder……..
Hmmm —– a drive-in named “dent”? I realize that’s the neighborhood, but what WERE they thinking?