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2003 Drive-In Road Trips
NOTE: THIS PAGE HAS MANY IMAGES AND WILL TAKE TIME TO LOAD DEPENDING ON YOUR CONNECTION
SANDUSKY OHIO - JULY 2003 LOCATED CLOSE TO CEDAR POINT, IT CLOSED IN 2001 AND IS NOW FOR SALE. THE SANDUSKY NEEDS A LOT OF ATTENTION, BUT WOULD BE A GREAT FIXER-UPPER FOR SOMEONE. I'M TOLD THE SNACK BAR WAS NOT OPEN WHILE THIS THEATRE WAS OPERATING, PROBABLY THE REASON IT CLOSED. NOT SURE HOW THEY MADE AS LONG AS THEY DID WITHOUT ANY SNACKBAR INCOME. BEING THIS CLOSE TO CEDAR POINT, PROPERLY PROMOTED, IT WOULD SEEM THE SANDUSKY WOULD MAKE A GREAT TOURIST TRAP. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL SAVE IT, IF NOT, RIP SANDUSKY. |
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NORWALK OHIO - JULY 2003 A NICE LITTLE ONE-SCREEN SURVIVOR FOUND NEAR NORWALK AFTER A TRIP TO CEDAR POINT. |
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NORWALK OHIO - JULY 2003 |
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SUNDANCE KID DRIVE-IN |
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OREGON OHIO - MAY 2003 |
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OREGON OHIO - MAY 2003 |
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OREGON OHIO - JULY 1999 ORIGINAL MARQUEE |
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OREGON OHIO - JULY 1999 ORIGINAL ENTRANCE & TICKET BOOTHS |
N.RIDGEVILLE OHIO - MAY 2003 ONE OF OUR FAVS, A MUST-SEE. THE AUTORAMA TWIN IS VERY UNIQUE, BORDERED BY THE OHIO TURNPIKE ON THE SOUTH, AND RAILROAD TRACKS ON THE EAST. MOVIE-GOERS HEAR SEMI'S BLOWING THEIR HORNS AS THEY PASS ON THE TURNPIKE, AND FREIGHT TRAINS ROARING BY DURING THE SHOW. EXCELLENT SNACK BAR, GREAT CHOW, AND A BIG GAME ROOM. OVERALL, A VERY NICE FAMILY OPERATION, OBVIOUSLY THE OWNERS GET IT! |
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CLEVELAND OHIO - MAY 2003 THIS ONE GETS THE AWARD FOR MOST BEAUTIFUL SCREEN TOWER, IT IS INDEED A WORK OF ART. WHAT A SIGHT THIS WOULD BE LIT-UP AT NIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY THE MILES IS CLOSED AND ABANDONED, DESTINED TO DIE A SLOW AND PAINFUL DEATH. THIS PLACE DESERVES TO BE SAVED! RIP MILES. |
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CLEVELAND OHIO - MAY 2003 |
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PLYMOUTH OHIO - JULY 2003 We visited the Plymouth (Drive-In) Auto Salvage on the way home from Cedar Point recently. Under the guise of looking for '68 Torino parts, I wandered thru the hopelessly cluttered, unorganized lot, snapping pictures of the drive-in ruins. Not sure why anyone would want to buy the property, cleaning up this joint would be an environmental nightmare from hell, probably right up there with the Exxon Valdez. The toothless hillbilly/zombie running the place didn't seem to have time to talk drive-in's with me, he was too busy hunting for a kanootin valve for '76 Ranchero! RIP PLYMOUTH. |
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PLYMOUTH OHIO - JULY 2003 |
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HEATH OHIO - AUGUST 2002 A LONG FORGOTTEN HULK OF A DRIVE-IN FOUND ON THE EDGE OF HEATH OHIO. HEAVILY OVERGROWN, A SAD SIGHT INDEED. A NICE PIECE ON THE HEATH CAN BE FOUND AT FORGOTTEN OHIO. RIP HEATH. |
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HEATH OHIO - AUGUST 2002 |
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HEATH OHIO - AUGUST 2002 |
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HEATH OHIO - AUGUST 2002 |
GIBSONBURG OHIO THIS COOL TWIN COULD EASILY BE REVIVED. BOTH SCREENS, TICKET BOOTH, SNACK BAR AND PROJECTION ARE INTACT. BUT, IT IS USED FOR A SWAP MEET ONLY. HAS SOME SORT OF VINTAGE AIRPLANE INSIDE THE SNACK BAR. THE COOL MARQUEE SHOWN BELOW WAS GONE WHEN WE VISITED. I THINK I WOKE SOMEBODY UP, SLEEPING IN THAT SCHOOL BUS, SORRY DUDE! RIP SKYWAY. |
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MANSFIELD OHIO - AUGUST 2002 A NICE LITTLE ONE-SCREENER FOUND NOT FAR FROM THE MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE, HOME OF THE SCCA RUN-OFFS. |
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MANSFIELD OHIO - AUGUST 2002 |
MANSFIELD OHIO - AUGUST 2002 A VINTAGE SCREEN TOWER IN NEED OF SOME ATTENTION, VERY COOL NONETHELESS. OPERATED BY THE SAME OWNERS AS THE SUNDANCE KID. THE COOL MARQUEE SHOWN WAS GONE WHEN WE VISITED, DESTROYED BY A STORM. |
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| BUCYRUS OHIO - AUGUST 2002 FOUND ON THE WAY TO MID-OHIO, THIS GRAVEYARD WAS PRETTY MUCH INACESSABLE. THE SCREEN TOWER IS EASILY SPOTTED FROM ROUTE 30. |
RIP TRI-CITY.
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BUCYRUS OHIO - AUGUST 2002 |
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WAUSEON OHIO - JUNE 2003 CLOSED IN 1999, LOOKED TO BE A NICE DRIVE-IN, SNACK BAR WAS LONG GONE. SITUATED RIGHT IN TOWN, LIGHT POLLUTION HAD TO HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. RIP STAR. |
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WAUSEON OHIO - JUNE 2003 |
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GARRETT INDIANA - SEPT 2002 A NICE LITTLE ONE-SCREEN COUNTRY DRIVE-IN WE CHECKED OUT ON THE WAY BACK FROM INDY. |
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GARRETT INDIANA - SEPT 2002 |
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MUNCIE INDIANA - SEPT 2002 THIS RELIC PROVED QUITE ELUSIVE DURING OUR SEARCH. AFTER FINALLY GIVING UP, IT SUDDENLY APPEARED ON A CORNER. LOOKS ABANDONED FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT IT IS STILL OPERATING. MAIN SCREEN TOWER IS IN PRETTY TOUGH SHAPE, SNACK BAR LOOKS SURPRISINGLY GOOD, AND THE SECOND SCREEN IS ABOUT AS BIG AS A POSTAGE STAMP! |
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MUNCIE INDIANA - SEPT 2002 THE MAIN SCREEN FROM INSIDE THE THEATRE. |
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MUNCIE INDIANA - SEPT 2002 THE SNACK BAR AND TINY SECOND SCREEN. |
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MUNCIE INDIANA - SEPT 2002 MANY PATCHES HELP HOLD HER TOGETHER. |
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MUNCIE INDIANA - SEPT 2002 TICKET BOOTH |
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MUNCIE INDIANA - SEPT 2002 NICE SNACK BAR |
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MUNCIE INDIANA - SEPT 2002 INSIDE THE SCREEN TOWER, ALL I CAN SAY IS - WOW. WHAT KEEPS THIS DAMN THING FROM FALLING OVER!? |
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MUNCIE INDIANA - SEPT 2002 YES THAT IS SUNLIGHT SHINING THE HUGE GAPING HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE SCREEN TOWER. |
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CLERMONT INDIANA - SEPT 2002 A GREAT OLD TWIN DRIVE-IN LOCATED DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM INDIANAPOLIS RACEWAY PARK, HOME OF DRAG RACINGS NHRA US NATIONALS. |
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LAWRENCE INDIANA - SEPT 2002 ANOTHER INDIANA DRIVE-IN GRAVEYARD SHOT DURING A ROADTRIP TO NEARBY INDY. RIP PENDELTON PIKE. |
| INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA - SEPT 2002 A NICE LOOKING FOUR-SCREENER FOUND IN INDY, UNFORTUNATELY THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKED REALLY ROUGH, SO WE DIDN'T STAY FOR THE SHOW. |
| ABOUT A MILE FROM BRISTOL SPEEDWAY, THE TWIN CITY SHUTS DOWN THE PROJECTORS TWICE A YEAR DURING NASCAR RACE WEEKENDS, AND BECOMES A CAMPGROUND. WHAT A GREAT IDEA, I THOUGHT. WE CAMPED THERE IN A TENT, DIDN'T GET MUCH SLEEP THOUGH. THE DRUNKS AT A NEARBY SITE PARTIED ALL NIGHT LONG, CRANKING THEIR SPEED-METAL "MUSIC", UNFORTUNATELY MANAGEMENT DIDN'T SEEM TOO CONCERNED. I WAS A LITTLE OUTNUMBERED, SO WE HAD TO PUT UP WITH THE BS. WOULD HAVE PACKED UP AND WENT TO A MOTEL, BUT THEY WERE SOLD OUT FOR MILES AROUND. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS LESS THAN THRILLED. ALSO GOT TO ENJOY ICE-COLD SHOWERS ON-SITE! |
BRISTOL TENN AUGUST 2002 |
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ABINGDON VIRGINIA - AUGUST 2002 WE CHECKED OUT THE MOONLITE DURING OUR TRIP TO NEARBY BRISTOL TENN. FOR THE NASCAR RACE. THE FANTASTIC NEON MARQUEE AND SCREEN TOWER ARE SIMPLY AMAZING, WHAT A SIGHT THIS PLACE IS! THE VERY ENTERTAINING PROJECTIONIST/ANNOUNCER CAME OVER SPEAKER AND PLAYED SOME ELVIS TUNES, AND A SONG ABOUT THE MOONLITE DRIVE-IN. HE WAS QUITE THE ELVIS FAN, EVEN CLAIMED TO HAVE ONCE WORKED FOR THE KING. |
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RICHMOND KENTUCKY - AUGUST 2002 SPOTTED FROM I-75, THE BUCCANEER HAS A RATHER CRUDE LOOKING WOOD SCREEN TOWER. THE SNACK BAR HOWEVER, IS VERY ART DECO LOOKING, AND IN GREAT CONDITION. THE MARQUEE SHOWN WAS GONE BY THIS TIME. SOON TO BE DEMO'ED ACCORDING TO THE OWNER, RIP BUCCANEER. |
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PITTSBURGH PENN - MAY 2003 THE MASSIVE TWIN HI-WAY CONCRETE SCREEN TOWER HAS EASILY STOOD THE TEST OF TIME, THIS DRIVE-IN IS FOR SALE, COULD EASILY BE BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE. THE SNACK BAR, MARQUEE, TICKET BOOTHS ARE ALL INTACT. BUT, LIKE SO MANY OTHERS, IT WILL SURELY BE BULLDOZED, EVENTUALLY. RIP TWIN HI-WAY. |
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