Camp Horne Drive-In

132 Ben Avon Heights Road,
Pittsburgh, PA 15237

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Camp Horne Drive-In

Located in Ohio Township/Ben Avon in the northern suburbs of Pittsburgh. Opened as a single screen on May 22, 1953 with Robert Stack in “Bwana Devil”. A second screen was opened July 2, 1980. It was closed on September 6, 1987. There is now a supermarket and a Home Depot on the site.

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edblank
edblank on June 4, 2008 at 7:19 pm

One of the drive-ins nearest to Downtown Pittsburgh.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on November 25, 2009 at 3:12 pm

Here is a 1957 aerial photo. I used 132 Ben Avon Heights Road to find the drive-in. That is the address of the Giant Eagle market that replaced the theater.
http://tinyurl.com/ylxs6hj

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on December 18, 2009 at 7:24 pm

My 1956 ALMANAC shows 600 cars and was owned by Associated Drive-in : E. Stern.

rivest266
rivest266 on September 5, 2014 at 4:12 pm

May 22nd, 1953 grand opening ad in photo section

Denny Pine
Denny Pine on January 10, 2018 at 11:11 am

Screen #2 opened July 2, 1980

Denny Pine
Denny Pine on April 19, 2018 at 9:18 am

Grand opening feature was “Bwana Devil” as shown in the photo section. Final night of operation was September 6, 1987 with “Back To The Beach”, “Summer Rental”, “The Living Daylights” and “Spaceballs”

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on May 27, 2018 at 1:53 am

Is there a camp called Camp Horne nearby the former Drive-in site?

TomMc11
TomMc11 on May 30, 2018 at 11:21 am

There was. It was created in 1910 as a private camp for the employees of the Joseph Horne Dry Goods Company. That company went on to become the Hornes Department Store chain. The camp is now Avonworth Community Park.

jwmovies
jwmovies on January 14, 2023 at 9:19 am

A few items to correct:

1) The second was up before 1980. Aerials as early as 1973 show 2 acreens.

2) The entrance and 2nd screen is now Giant Eagle. The original screen is now Home Depot.

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