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Indiana Drive-ins

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Clermont Deluxe Drive-in [gone]
Clermont, IN
The Clermont Deluxe Drive-in opened in 1950. It had two screens and a playground. This photo is from 2005. The drive-in closed in 2007. By 2013, the screen tower was gone. For more, see this website.

Hillcrest Drive-in
Fort Wayne, IN
2009: 2025:
The Hillcrest Drive-in was built in 1951. It closed in 1987 and was demolished in the early 1990s. The marquee sign was saved and installed in front the Hillcrest High School which had closed in 1979 and been converted into a store known as the Berry Patch. That store is gone and apartments are being built on the property. The sign will be remain and be restored. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Lake Shore Drive-In
Monticello, IN		 Ski-Hi Drive-In [gone]
Muncie, IN		 Paoli Drive-In [gone]
Paoli, IN
The Lake Shore Drive-in opened in 1949 and is still in operation. They added a second screen in 2003. This screentower was rebuilt sometime between this 2009 photo and 2015. [map]

The Ski-Hi Drive-in opened in 1952 and had been closed since 2005. It was demolished in 2016.

The Paoli Drive-in opened in the 1950s. It has been closed since at least 2001. This photo is from 2010. By 2019, half of the panels on the screentower were gone. By 2023, the entire screentower was a pile of rubble on the ground.

Tri-Way Drive-in
Plymouth, IN
The Tri-Way Drive-in opened in 1953 as a single-screen. It now has four screens. The name comes from its location at the junction of three main highways. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Holiday Drive-In
Rockport, IN
The Holiday Drive-in opened in 1955 and now has five screens. These photos are from 2010. This neon sign was replaced with a modern plastic and bulb sign by 2014. The screentower has been repainted. [map]

Cinema 67 Drive-in
Spencer, IN
The Cinema 67 Drive-in opened in 1957 as the Records Drive-in. It became the Cinema 67 in 1977 and is still operating. For more, see this website. [map]

M.E.L.S. at the Starlite Drive-In
Thorntown, IN
M.E.L.S. at the Starlite Drive-In opened in 1946 as the Outdoor Drive-In. It was later known as the Lebanon-Frankfort Drive-In, the Mechanicsburg Drive-In, and the Starlite Drive-In. I believe it became Mel's (later M.E.L.S.) in the 1990s. [map]

13-24 Drive-in
Wabash, IN
The 13-24 Drive-in opened in 1950 and is still open today. The name comes from its location at the intersection of Routes 13 and 24. For more, see this website. [map]

former Airline Twin Drive-in
Winchester, IN
The Airline Twin Drive-in has been around since at least the 1960s. The glass block ticket booth appears to be from the 1940s or 1950s. The "Twin" was added to the name in 2002 when a second screen was added. It closed in 2014. In 2016, it reopened as the Hummel's Drive-in. Apparently, the ticket booth was rebuilt at that time without the glass block. [map]

Winslow:
Sunset Drive-in [gone]

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