Marionaire Drive-In
3072 W. Delphi Pike,
Marion,
IN
46952
3072 W. Delphi Pike,
Marion,
IN
46952
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Previously operated by: Alliance Theater Corp., Kerasotes Theatres, V.I.P. Theatres
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This theatre was located about four miles west of Marion. It opened on June 16, 1948 with the re-release of “Boom town” starring Clark Gable. It was operated by Alliance Theater Corp. Sitting on the corner of a corn field, the theatre was the hot spot for the 1950’s and into the 1970’s. The theatre fell to the times, as most drive ins do and closed on September 5, 1983.
Driving by, it is once again a corn field with the only landmark present to even suggest anything was ever there is an old neon entry sign…rusted…still standing. This theatre was not owned by Kerasotes, the chain was hired for management.
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On Google Maps, the address is 3072 W Delphi Pike Marion, IN. Today, the land is private property, but you can still see the faint outline of ramps in the fields north of the house. http://tinyurl.com/zedf2bc
The Marionaire was still hopping in the mid-seventies, when I was in high school. I think it hung on into the early eighties, a few years into the video era. The last movie I saw there might have been the great, little-known SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE.
There does not appear to be any trace of an old neon sign left on the property.
The Marionaire opened its gates on June 16, 1948 with a one-day rerelease showing of Spencer Tracy in “Boomtown” along with the Tom And Jerry cartoon “Salt Water Tabby” and the Pete Smith Specialty “I Love My Wife, But”.
The Marionaire closed on September 5, 1983.
Once operated by V.I.P Theatres.