Starlight Drive-in
9208 Old State Road 37,
Tell City,
IN
47586
9208 Old State Road 37,
Tell City,
IN
47586
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This was named Starlite, not Starlight.
The marquee was still standing as of October 2023.
Edited from my May 18, 2024 (1:17 PM) comment:
The Starlite Drive-In (not Starlight) opened its gates on July 25, 1949 with Cary Grant in “The Bachelor And The Bobby-Soxer” along with an unnamed cartoon and a newsreel. It was closed on August 17, 1986 with “Ferris Buehler’s Day Off” and “Back to School”, and an auction was held in March 1987.
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The address (at least for Google) is 9208 Old State Road 37, Tell City, IN. Today, the land is private property with very little indicating it was once a drive-in.
However, the marquee is still up at the corner of Old State Road 37 and Starlight Road. http://tinyurl.com/hfj2z3p
I grew up in Tell City and the Starlite was a huge part of the teenage social life. Friday night was date night, which was usually a trip to the drive in, and often times Saturday night found me and my buddies back to enjoy the movie together.