Airport Indoor & Outdoor Theatre

645 North James Road,
Columbus, OH 43219

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Mark_L
Mark_L on November 12, 2021 at 2:52 pm

Although the Grand Opening ad is dated 5/30/57, the theatre showed its first movies on 5/29/57.

rivest266
rivest266 on November 12, 2021 at 11:21 am

Opened on May 30th, 1957? that is the date of the grand opening ad.

bluestreak81
bluestreak81 on July 16, 2016 at 9:02 pm

The building that sat underneath the screen still stands. It is now an auto parts store. This may have been one of the indoor theaters. You can see it on Google Streetview.

Mark_L
Mark_L on January 11, 2014 at 8:55 am

When this theatre was opened, it was called the AIRPORT INDOOR/OUTDOOR. In later years, it was just AIRPORT DRIVE-IN. I don’t know when the indoor part was removed…the theatre was always listed in the Drive-In section of the newspaper listings. I can find no record that it was ever called AIRPARK.

Mark_L
Mark_L on January 5, 2013 at 5:47 am

Opening movies were THE KENTUCKIAN and MAN WITH A GUN. Address of the theatre was 645 N. James Road. In later years, it was outdoor only.

Drive-In 54
Drive-In 54 on January 5, 2013 at 5:19 am

Added aerial view from 1957