Merryland Drive-In
Marietta,
OH
45750
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The Merryland Drive-In was opened by 1967. It was still open in 1976, but had closed by 1977.
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Ken Roe
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The Merryland first appeared in the Motion Picture Almanac in the 1967 edition (capacity 500) as one of two Marietta drive-ins, along with the Starlite. That persisted through the 1976 edition. In 1977, the MPA rebooted its drive-in list, and the Starlite was the only Marietta drive-in.
A reasonably thorough search of the 1967 MPA circuit list failed to turn up the Merryland. JUR Theatre Circuit owned the Starlite and the Riverside, which was listed under Constitution OH. Shea Enterprises owned two local indoor houses, the Colony and the Putnam. As always, I would love to know the source of the assertion that the Merryland was open from at least 1968-70.
I will be happy to find the drive in on a topo map or aerial photo. Is there any indication of where in Marietta in might be located?