The drive-in was still intact in 1987 and appearing to be operational or at least very well maintained.
By 1997, it had been completely demolished.
Today, the Butler High School Football Stadium reaches just into the southern part of the property which is otherwise still an open field. You can still see the imprint of the outline, ramps, and entrance & exit roads.
Double-sided drive-in screens are not very common, but at least one still exists today in Tulsa OK, the Admiral Twin.
The third screen is quite easy to see in the historic aerials. But the projection booth for the screen was difficult for me to find. Turns out it was just behind the back row, blending in with the ground around it. It didn’t have much further to go back since the railroad runs next to it.
The drive-in was still intact in 2002, but the north and south projection booths along with the third screen were gone by 2005. By 2007 it was all removed.
Today, the entire property is overgrown. Only fragments of the entrance road near Cicero Avenue remain. The access road on the north side of the property, which allowed patrons to exit and loop under the 31st Street bridge is now cut off, no longer having any use.
I do not see any drive-in along East Nettleton Avenue in a 1957 aerial. The Indian Drive-In does appear in a 1976 aerial and it was located along East Nettleton Avenue, but that property was vacant in 1957.
Is there more information on where this drive-in was located?
A closer address is 15041 Colonial Drive, Ingleside, ON K0C 1M0
This location is about 400 feet south of where the drive-in sat. Today, you can still see the outline and ramps. The property itself is part of a solar farm.
Nothing but a faint outline with hints of ramps remains. There is a billboard stand that was built after the drive-in closed near where the screen stood. But that hasn’t been used in a long time it seems.
A June 2024 Google Street View shows the projector booth/concession stand still standing. Most of the walls have ivy covering them, but you can still see the small windows for the projectors on the SW side.
The property itself is overgrown with a few trees.
To be fair, the outline, ramps, and foundation of the concession stand/projector booth remains. Along with the main entrance/exit road and the pair of street lights on either side of the entrance still remain.
I-91 sat due west of the theater. While the screen faced east. There is no angle to see the screen from that direction.
It may have been possible to see the screen from across the river on Windsor Road in New Hampshire. Especially during the winter when the leaves were off the trees. That is still a good half-mile. But if you had binoculars.
Google Maps has updated their addresses. A 1981 aerial shows the entrance road to the drive-in connecting to Reck Road, not US-70. That’s because US-70 was widened and moved before the drive-in closed.
Although intact, it does appear that the drive-in may have been closed by 1981. By 1995, it was demolished.
Today, a gas station is where the entrance road used to be, but the outline and most of the ramps are still present along with what’s left of the projection booth/concession stand foundation.
A closer address is 210 Holly Oak Ln, Cheswold, DE.
The original entrance road has been removed. Holly Oak Lane was added after the drive-in closed and the property now connects to the lane and not Main Street.
You can see the drive-in intact, although it doesn’t look in great shape, in a 1981 aerial. It was still relatively intact in 1992, but was totally demolished by 2002.
Today, the property appears to be a self-storage business with most of the drive-in covered by a large parking area. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
A 1960 aerial shows the drive-in intact, but I cannot say that it was open. By 1983, the drive-in had been demolished and apart from the general outline, there is no trace of it remaining.
The buildings on the property today appear to be “Beck’s Quality Cabinets, Inc”. Some of the trees on the property show where some of the ramps of the drive-in were located.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property. However, Goodwell is a considerable distance away and may not make much sense. But that is how Google Maps has it.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property. However, it does not list the town of Elkhart which is not surprising since the property is not only outside the town, but in another state.
Remarkably, the projection booth/concession stand is still intact. And, you can barely see the faint outline of the drive-in.
The drive-in was located SW of Loretto between Old US HWY-43 and the Andrew Jackson HWY. A 1981 aerial shows the remnants of the drive-in, including ramps, projector booth/concession stand, and the fence on either side of the screen, although the screen itself appears to be gone.
Today, it is private property with a large house and no trace of the drive-in remaining.
The drive-in appears in a 1979 aerial on the west side of HWY 51 (Commerce Street). It appears intact, although I do not know if it was still open. The following year, it had been replaced by what is now a True Value store.
This places it several miles north of Huntingdon on HWY 22 as the ad in the photo section states.
The drive-in first appears in a 1955 aerial (partially as the photo cuts off) and is still intact in a 1985 aerial, although trails that cut across the drive-in are indications that it may have closed. By 1997, it was demolished.
Today, the property is home to High Point Storage which is near the airport. You can just see hints of some of the ramps.
A May 2024 Google Street View shows the screen becoming engulfed by the trees. And the projection booth/concession stand is still standing, but in shambles.
The drive-in was still intact in 1987 and appearing to be operational or at least very well maintained.
By 1997, it had been completely demolished.
Today, the Butler High School Football Stadium reaches just into the southern part of the property which is otherwise still an open field. You can still see the imprint of the outline, ramps, and entrance & exit roads.
Double-sided drive-in screens are not very common, but at least one still exists today in Tulsa OK, the Admiral Twin.
The third screen is quite easy to see in the historic aerials. But the projection booth for the screen was difficult for me to find. Turns out it was just behind the back row, blending in with the ground around it. It didn’t have much further to go back since the railroad runs next to it.
The drive-in was still intact in 2002, but the north and south projection booths along with the third screen were gone by 2005. By 2007 it was all removed.
Today, the entire property is overgrown. Only fragments of the entrance road near Cicero Avenue remain. The access road on the north side of the property, which allowed patrons to exit and loop under the 31st Street bridge is now cut off, no longer having any use.
I do not see any drive-in along East Nettleton Avenue in a 1957 aerial. The Indian Drive-In does appear in a 1976 aerial and it was located along East Nettleton Avenue, but that property was vacant in 1957.
Is there more information on where this drive-in was located?
A closer address is 15041 Colonial Drive, Ingleside, ON K0C 1M0
This location is about 400 feet south of where the drive-in sat. Today, you can still see the outline and ramps. The property itself is part of a solar farm.
https://tinyurl.com/26hb5anp
Nothing but a faint outline with hints of ramps remains. There is a billboard stand that was built after the drive-in closed near where the screen stood. But that hasn’t been used in a long time it seems.
A June 2024 Google Street View shows the projector booth/concession stand still standing. Most of the walls have ivy covering them, but you can still see the small windows for the projectors on the SW side.
The property itself is overgrown with a few trees.
A better address is 2601 W Kingshighway, Paragould, AR.
Google Maps has updated their addresses. This puts it right where the entrance/exit roads use to be. All traces of the drive-in were removed by 1994.
https://tinyurl.com/yc5d9hbe
To be fair, the outline, ramps, and foundation of the concession stand/projector booth remains. Along with the main entrance/exit road and the pair of street lights on either side of the entrance still remain.
A closer address is 7230 KY-805, Jenkins, KY.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right where the screen used to be.
Today, it is private property with a single family home and no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/yuhebwup
I-91 sat due west of the theater. While the screen faced east. There is no angle to see the screen from that direction.
It may have been possible to see the screen from across the river on Windsor Road in New Hampshire. Especially during the winter when the leaves were off the trees. That is still a good half-mile. But if you had binoculars.
A closer address is 328 LA-18, Marrero, LA.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this places it right in the middle of the property.
https://tinyurl.com/cr4kujce
A closer address is 7017 Reck Rd, Wilson, OK.
Google Maps has updated their addresses. A 1981 aerial shows the entrance road to the drive-in connecting to Reck Road, not US-70. That’s because US-70 was widened and moved before the drive-in closed.
Although intact, it does appear that the drive-in may have been closed by 1981. By 1995, it was demolished.
Today, a gas station is where the entrance road used to be, but the outline and most of the ramps are still present along with what’s left of the projection booth/concession stand foundation.
https://tinyurl.com/bd7vwkdv
A closer address is 210 Holly Oak Ln, Cheswold, DE.
The original entrance road has been removed. Holly Oak Lane was added after the drive-in closed and the property now connects to the lane and not Main Street.
You can see the drive-in intact, although it doesn’t look in great shape, in a 1981 aerial. It was still relatively intact in 1992, but was totally demolished by 2002.
Today, the property appears to be a self-storage business with most of the drive-in covered by a large parking area. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/bdefhydp
A 1960 aerial shows the drive-in intact, but I cannot say that it was open. By 1983, the drive-in had been demolished and apart from the general outline, there is no trace of it remaining.
A closer address is 7380 U.S. 51, Minocqua, WI.
The buildings on the property today appear to be “Beck’s Quality Cabinets, Inc”. Some of the trees on the property show where some of the ramps of the drive-in were located.
https://tinyurl.com/38x5spdm
The property is now owned by the city and is a dump for rocks and dirt. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining save for the entrance/exit road.
A closer address is 71903 OK-95, Goodwell, OK.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property. However, Goodwell is a considerable distance away and may not make much sense. But that is how Google Maps has it.
Today, you can still see the faint hint of ramps.
https://tinyurl.com/y8y4v36f
A closer address is 81721 OK-95, Oklahoma.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property. However, it does not list the town of Elkhart which is not surprising since the property is not only outside the town, but in another state.
Remarkably, the projection booth/concession stand is still intact. And, you can barely see the faint outline of the drive-in.
https://tinyurl.com/bm58mfk7
A closer address is 1581 Crowley Rayne Hwy, Crowley, LA.
This places it around where the entrance roads used to be. Today, the property is owned by Clark Systems with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/2k8fc993
A closer address is 6486 US-65, Lake Providence, LA.
Google Maps has updated their addresses. This puts it right where the entrance road was located.
Today, it is a private residence with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/3xp44t6h
Found It!
The address is 3623 US-43, Loretto, TN.
The drive-in was located SW of Loretto between Old US HWY-43 and the Andrew Jackson HWY. A 1981 aerial shows the remnants of the drive-in, including ramps, projector booth/concession stand, and the fence on either side of the screen, although the screen itself appears to be gone.
Today, it is private property with a large house and no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/yy79w2eu
Found It!
The address is 1865 Commerce St, Grenada, MS.
The drive-in appears in a 1979 aerial on the west side of HWY 51 (Commerce Street). It appears intact, although I do not know if it was still open. The following year, it had been replaced by what is now a True Value store.
There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/mrx5cv8t
Found It!
The address is 18881 TN-22, McKenzie, TN.
This places it several miles north of Huntingdon on HWY 22 as the ad in the photo section states.
The drive-in first appears in a 1955 aerial (partially as the photo cuts off) and is still intact in a 1985 aerial, although trails that cut across the drive-in are indications that it may have closed. By 1997, it was demolished.
Today, the property is home to High Point Storage which is near the airport. You can just see hints of some of the ramps.
https://tinyurl.com/t888a6hk
A closer address is 5556 Hwy 45 Alt S, West Point, MS.
The drive-in appears in a 1955 aerial. By 1981 it had been completely demolished. No doubt it closed long before 1981.
Topo maps are notorious for not being updated. Aerial photos are dated.
A May 2024 Google Street View shows the screen becoming engulfed by the trees. And the projection booth/concession stand is still standing, but in shambles.