Heath Drive-In
1892 Hebron Road,
Heath,
OH
43056
1892 Hebron Road,
Heath,
OH
43056
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I have been cleaning at The heath and made a path in front of the screen. This fall I will be able to get back in there and have cleard area close. The screen is fine. Looks great. There is damage at the top left 1 peice missing.The concession stand did not catch fire. When my dad died my brothers were to cheep hording there money so they did not clean it up. It ccaved in on it self from roof damage. If anyone would like to visit my phone number is on the gate and signs or you can contact me on FB.
This drive-in, and its sister drive-in, the Valley Drive-in on North 21st Street in north Newark, were built, owned and operated by M.E. Price Theaters. Myron Price had his office in the upper floor of a building on Third Street, right on the Courthouse Square in Newark. He also had the Grand Theater on the South side of the square. Both of the drive-ins were where the locals came to see the Fourth-of-July fireworks displays. The final fireworks displays took place during the Bicentennial in 1976. Both drive-ins had a playground area in front of the screen so that the kids could burn off energy, and give the parents some peace and quiet, during the intermission. It was more innocent time!
Just an update. July 2021: The screen is still standing. The property is so overgrown that in the summer, I’m sure that many people that drive by it don’t even realize that it is there.
The House has been demolished due to my brothers lack of intrest in there faimly or anything we had. After my dad and mom died they took everything we worked for and distoryed it.
https://www.facebook.com/PriceFarmHeath/
Hi I am Sally thanks for all the comments. I do have a Heath Drive In on FB. The fram is now for sale and it is 1949 Hebron Rd SE Heath Ohio 43056. Drive In and Land combo deal the screen is still in good shape. It does need clearing around it , I attempted to clean it up then, I was stopped by Charles Price , sorry.It was beautiful when I lived there. Any intrest please contact Park Shai Granville Ohio. Thanks Sally Price
This opened on August 28th, 1953. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
Actually Clarence the Heath drive in is really located in Hebron Ohio!! also Heath’s zip code has always been 43056 and Newark’s always 43055 wrong again!!
HEATH has been a city since 1955!!!!!!!
By the way the person who used to own the drive ins lives above the (heath) drive in that’s actually located in Hebron!!
her name is Sally Price!!
I have current pictures I need to put on CT.
I stopped and looked at last summer. The drive-in is still standing but in bad condition. The concession stand/project booth was set on fire and destroyed. The screen tower looks decent yet. It could reopened with some work and $$$$$ !!
So do I understand this drive-in is still standing and not demolished??
Clarence..I’m working changing the city on the overview.
I would like see what you pictures you have of both drive-ins. I working new historical overviews for both.
email…
I was born and raised in Heath, OH. I can tell you that this drive in was (and still is) located on Hebron Rd (SR 79) in Heath, Ohio. Back in the day a lot of businesses in Heath were listed as Newark because they shared a zip code and Newark was the larger of the two cities. Heath now has its own zip code, 43056, and is BY FAR the better city when compared to Newark. Every single new business opens in Heath and I don’t know anyone who would rather live in Newark than Heath. I was born in 1970 and anytime after that there was never a drive-in on Channel St in Newark. The Newark drive-in was call the Valley Drive-In and was located on 21st Street on the north side of Newark. I have been to both many times, including on the grounds of the Heath theater within the last couple months. I also have a lot of memorabilia from both drive in theaters. Hopefully this clears things up. If you would like pictures of what I have to post on the site let me know and I will email them to you.
Approx. address for this drive-was 1892 Hebron Rd.
Kinda confused about the location… The 2nd picture in the first post says it’s a pic of the drive-in taken from Hwy 79. The highway is nowhere near Channel St. Google Earth shows no drive-in going back to 1994 on that residential street as well.
Street View shows the screen still existing on 79 South of town a ways. Near Reinhard Dr.
http://goo.gl/maps/rUIO
http://goo.gl/maps/IOLA
thanks Chuck.Great pictures.