North Drive-In
2751 Lafayette Avenue,
Terre Haute,
IN
47805
2751 Lafayette Avenue,
Terre Haute,
IN
47805
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To answer davidcoppock: A borrow pit is where earth is removed to be used elsewhere. You see them as lakes all along the interstate highways where earth was needed to raise the roadbed.
The remnants of the drive-in might still sit under the trees. The majority of the drive-in sat on the north side of the property next to East Haythorne Road. Only the southern portion is covered by the man-made lake.
A more accurate address for this theater is 2751 Lafayette Ave, Terre Haute, IN 47805. This points directly to where the entrance road stood. That’s a man made lake at this location today BUT in a 1962 aerial, there definitely was land and a drive in theater located here.
Please update.
Does anyone know what the price of tickets were in 1967-68? Is this one of the drive ins that had electric in-car heaters during the winter? Thanks.
Final night of operation at this location, according to newspaper listings, was November 17, 1968 with “The Odd Couple” and “Sebastian”.
Whats a borrow pit?