Captain Kidd Drive-In

1500 E. David Road,
Kettering, OH 45429

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meheuck
meheuck on April 16, 2021 at 10:03 pm

I did get that wrong - it was Holiday Amusements that booked the Auto-In, along with the Acme, Dent, Starlite, Hiway 28, Lake, and Mt. Healthy drive-ins. Levin Services booked the Ferguson Hills.

Bowman78
Bowman78 on April 15, 2021 at 1:04 am

I worked at the Captain Kidd during the summer of 1979. Still one of the most fun summers of my life.

Drive-In 54
Drive-In 54 on January 31, 2021 at 3:24 am

GPS: 39.674803, - 84.138820

Drive-In 54
Drive-In 54 on January 31, 2021 at 3:11 am

Levin Services never owned/operated the Auto-In or renamed it to the Captain Kidd. The ad was misprint.

meheuck
meheuck on January 31, 2021 at 2:16 am

I just finally got confirmation that in the early ‘80s, Levin Services renamed the Auto-In on 2501 Anderson Ferry Rd. as the Captain Kidd, I guess intending it as a Cincinnati cousin to this Kettering location. That’s what confused me for years, since the “new” Captain Kidd came about shortly after the closing of the Tri-County located Jolly Roger.

meheuck
meheuck on August 1, 2019 at 10:59 am

davidcoppock: Levin Services had a similar pirate-themed drive-in in Cincinnati near the Tri-County area called the Jolly Roger, so they clearly had a theme in mind by naming this one the Captain Kidd. From the dates of the history, they were probably intended to open at the same time in a big splash, but the impedences Kettering made thwarted that plan. I wonder if Levin Services had other pirate-themed drive-ins in Ohio?

Drive-In 54
Drive-In 54 on April 7, 2019 at 1:11 pm

Look at the address on the Grand Opening ad…SMH

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on April 7, 2019 at 12:51 pm

The Kettering City Council have got the industrial park they wanted in the end anyway.

jwmovies
jwmovies on April 7, 2019 at 7:17 am

The address above is incorrect. Hempstead Station Rd. did not exist when this theater was open.

The ads are correct. The address for this theater is 1500 E David Rd, Kettering, OH 45429. This points directly to the entrance road part of which is still visible. This drive in had a very long driveway which probably adds to the confusion.

Please update.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on November 5, 2018 at 1:22 am

Why the name Captain Kidd?

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on October 11, 2018 at 4:57 pm

The site is now an office park.

Drive-In 54
Drive-In 54 on October 11, 2018 at 2:05 pm

Hopefully I will be getting some “good” pictures of the Dayton area drive-ins down the road!!.