ABC Drive-In
1330 W. State Street,
Baden,
PA
15005
1330 W. State Street,
Baden,
PA
15005
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Opened August 20, 1948. Named for the three Beaver County boroughs surrounding the drive-in: Ambridge to the south, Baden to the south also, and Conway to the north.
Located in Economy Borough (although assigned to Baden) just off PA 88 (now PA 65, Ohio River Boulevard) on W. State Street. Closed on September 25, 1983 with Dee Wallace in “Cujo” & Baird Stafford in “Nightmare” on Screen 1 and a John Travolta double bill “Staying Alive” & Grease" on Screen 2. There was nothing left of the drive-in except an empty field for many years. Housing has since been built on the site.
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The ABC, from opening to about the late 1960s was operated by General Drive-In/General Cinema Corp.
IN 1956 THE ABC THEATRE PARKED 750 CARS MAKING IT A RATHER LARGE DRIVE IN. IT WAS OWNED IN THE 50’S LATE BY CO-OP CIRCUIT. I NEVER KNEW GCC RAN DRIVE INS , BUT I GUESS THAT WAS A NORTHERN THING.
Approx. address for this drive-in would be 1330 W. State St.
The site is now occupied by a new housing development called Villas of Economy
Historic Aerials showed that it essentially sat empty, still looking like a drive in minus the buildings and screen from the time it closed until development started in 2012. Someone was cutting the grass there for 30 years.
Here’s an update for the overview:
The ABC’s final night of operation was on September 25, 1983 with “Cujo” and “Nightmare” on Screen 1 and “Staying Alive” and “Grease” on Screen 2