Mt. Vernon Drive-In
1330 E. 4th Street,
Mount Vernon,
IN
47620
1330 E. 4th Street,
Mount Vernon,
IN
47620
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The Mount Vernon Drive-In was opened on May 11, 1950 when it was operated by Thomas Baldwin & John H. Leffel. The opening movie was the 1949 baseball comedy “It Happens Every Spring” starring Ray Milland. It had a 400-car capacity. By 1952 it was operated by Joseph Nickolick, who was still the operator in 1956.
It had closed by the late-1950’s, but reopened in August 1960. It was torn down in the late-1960’s. A funeral home is on the site of the drive-in today.
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“The Mount Vernon (Indiana) Drive-In, which has been closed for some time, is to be opened the second week in August.” — Boxoffice, Aug. 1, 1960
Boxoffice, April 27, 1964: “Paul Love, motion picture advertising service salesman and longtime exhibitor, has purchased the Mount Vernon Drive-In in the town by that name from Joe Nickolick. He opened the airer for three-night weekend operation April 10.”
This drive-in was opened before 1952.
Boxoffice, April 26, 1952: “The Mount Vernon Drive-In on Road 62 has reopened for the season under the management of new owners John and Stephen Miles and Mary and Joe Nickelick. They also own and operate the Sunset Drive-In on Highway 41 north of Evansville. An extensive remodeling program has been undertaken at the Mount Vernon Drive-In during the off season. The concession stand has been rearranged."
A 1950 aerial shows the drive-in still under construction, although it is nearly complete.
A 1958 aerial is more interesting because it shows a playground having been installed in front of the screen, something that was not there in a 1956 aerial. It’s all still there a year later.
So, a good question was when did the drive-in close during the 1950s, only to re-open in 1960. I guess it depends on what the phrase “closed for some time” means.
Because it makes little sense to build a playground if the drive-in was closed. But if it was still open in 1957/58 when it was built, then “closed for some time” would only mean a year or two.
By 1973 the drive-in had been demolished with a building located where the screen used to be.