Family Drive-In

1510 Market Street,
Charlestown, IN 47111

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Kenmore
Kenmore on May 16, 2024 at 4:39 pm

A closer address is 1510 Market St, Charlestown, IN.

Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it on the residence that sits next to the property entrance.

The property itself is still empty with parch marks of the ramps and outline still showing. It’s also for sale as of the July 2023 Google Street view.

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davidcoppock
davidcoppock on October 16, 2019 at 9:23 pm

Opened on 10/5/1951 as The Family Drive-in with “Young Daniel Boone” and “Savage splendor”.

kennerado
kennerado on October 16, 2019 at 4:19 pm

The screen and projector building stood until the late 90’s, Google Earth shows them still there in 1998 but gone by 2003.

WayneMartin
WayneMartin on September 27, 2017 at 6:56 am

I worked in town at the Venro Theater, Run the Projectors,1965-1966..Was in high school…

WayneMartin
WayneMartin on September 27, 2017 at 6:54 am

Worked there in 1965-1966, ran the projectors, for Tex & Peggy Richardson…Great fun, I was in high School then..

jwmovies
jwmovies on October 21, 2016 at 12:57 am

Aka Charlestown Drive-in according to Drive-ins.com.

dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on September 5, 2015 at 11:05 am

Opened as the Family Drive-In by Fred Belcher in May of 1951. It advertised only as the Family Drive-In during its run.

jwmovies
jwmovies on September 18, 2012 at 7:51 pm

Approx. address for this drive-in was 1490 Market Street.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on November 15, 2009 at 12:57 pm

THE CHARLESTON DRIVE IN in 1956 parked 275 cars and was owned by E.L. ORNSTEIN , a man that owned several Drive ins in your State.