17th Avenue Drive-In

1770 E. 17th Avenue,
Columbus, OH 43219

Unfavorite 2 people favorited this theater

Additional Info

Previously operated by: Academy Operating Co.

Nearby Theaters

17th Avenue Drive-In

The new 17th Avenue Drive-In theatre was located at 1770 E. 17th Avenue between Woodland Avenue and Joyce Avenue. The grand opening was on Thursday, July 19, 1956, as advertised in the Columbus Dispatch. The opening program was Robert Taylor in Billy the Kid", Johnny Weissmuller in “Tarzan Escapes” & Cornel Wild in “The Bandit of Sherwood Forest”. The drive in closed on September 9, 1979 with Rudy Ray Moore in “Disco Godfather”, William Elliot in “Super Dude” (aka Hangup) & “Wild and Dirty”.

Contributed by Dow Ellis

Recent comments (view all 3 comments)

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on February 17, 2019 at 8:57 am

Opened with “Billy the kid”, “Tarzan’s escape” and “Bandits of Sherwood Forest”.

Mark_L
Mark_L on February 19, 2019 at 7:58 pm

Theater closing date was 9/9/79, running Disco Godfather, Super Dude and Wild & Dirty.

Timothy L Mayer
Timothy L Mayer on April 14, 2022 at 10:21 pm

Strange. I can remember seeing the ad for the above three movies in the Columbus paper.

You must login before making a comment.

New Comment

Subscribe Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater.