Dayton East Drive-In

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Photo & description courtesy Robert Historian Roberson‎.

“The Valley Street Drive-In was Dayton’s first drive-in theater opened at 2700 Valley St on May 1, 1942. The Drive-In Theater about 700 cars could be accommodated. Lawn chairs set up near the screen could hold about 300 walk-in patrons. Early birds could dance to music on a large terrazzo floor just in front of the screen. The sound for the movies came from a large central speaker which was essentially a bullhorn. Later named Dayton East Drive-In the theater’s final season was in 1982 which the land sat vacant for just about two decades until late 90’s Holland Trucking Company purchase the land for there new location on Valley St.”