Ridge Road Drive-In
444 W. Ridge Road,
Griffith,
IN
46319
444 W. Ridge Road,
Griffith,
IN
46319
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According to the Feb. 16, 1970 issue of Boxoffice, a shopping center was planned for the old Ridge Road Drive-In site at the northeast corner of Ridge Road and Cline Avenue. Developers were going to move the drive-in north “near the Colonial Golf Center” to make room for the shopping center.
But a 1973 aerial photo showed a drive-in at the same place as in the 1951 photo, so never mind?
This opened as Drive-In on May 7th, 1948. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
Approx. address for this drive-in was 444 West Ridge Road.
Aerial photo uploaded here.
The Ridge Road Drive In closed in October of 1977. Its final triple feature the week of 10/14 was “The Outlaw Josey Wales” plus “Joshua” plus “A Touch of Satin”.
Correct! The main ad should have said early 1950’s instead of 1960’s.
Aerial photographs of the intersection of Ridge Road and Cline Avenue show Ridge Road Drive-In existing as early as 1950.