South Drive-In

1801 W. 53rd Street,
Anderson, IN 46013

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on November 8, 2024 at 5:43 pm

The South Drive-In opened its gates on August 10, 1951 with Larry Parks in “Emergency Wedding” and Cathy O'Donnell in “They Live By Night” with no extras.

  • This was never known as the Anderson Drive-In. That name belongs to the North Drive-In.

The South Drive-In closed on October 12, 1980 with “Airplane” and “The Hunter”.

Kenmore
Kenmore on September 14, 2015 at 5:13 pm

According to the old topo maps, it appeared that the South Drive-In sat a bit “crooked” for lack of a better word.

Instead of running due north/south, it appears that the drive-in was laid out SW to NE just like Blue Grass Farms is today which sits on the site.

ang_adj
ang_adj on September 14, 2015 at 4:35 pm

I think the theater was located where WAXT radio station use to reside on 53rd St. The new radio station is located west of the original station.