Columbus Drive-In
3800 Indianapolis Road,
Columbus,
IN
47201
3800 Indianapolis Road,
Columbus,
IN
47201
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Located a mile north of town on Highway 31. The Columbus Drive-In opened August 3, 1950 with Burl Ives in “So Dear to My Heart”. It was operated by Trueman T. Rembusch of Syndicate Theatres Ct. Franklin. IN.
It was closed and demolished in 1992.
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The drive-in was located on what is now Omega Drive. Today, the property is a large pond with Omega Drive circling it. https://goo.gl/maps/TaOBW
Full history with photos in the link below. Copy & paste to view.
http://www.historiccolumbusindiana.org/drivein/drivein.asp
There are more images of print ads from the Drive-In, on the Historic Columbus, Indiana Facebook page link below. Copy & paste to view.
https://www.facebook.com/HistoricColumbusIndiana/timeline
Link 1 Link 2
The address for this drive in was 3800 Indianapolis Rd.
Omega is the road formed on property after the drive in closed.
Please update.
Columbus Drive-In collage added courtesy of Rick Thompson, whose father managed it, the Crump and Rio Theatres.
Opened With Walt Disney’s So Dear To My Heart.