Limberlost Drive-In
508 Winchester Street,
Geneva,
IN
46740
508 Winchester Street,
Geneva,
IN
46740
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Boxoffice, June 1, 1957: “Clyde and Betty Nihiser have purchased the Limberlost Drive-In Theatre and were planning to have it open before the end of May. Clyde and Betty have operated theatres here for seven years, relinquishing their lease on the Limberlost Drive-In, which they were instrumental in getting started, a little over a year ago. W. R. Miller, owner of the Limberlost, had been offering it for sale during the past several months.”
Today, the property is an open field with only the faintest outline remaining.
The Sept. 3, 1949 issue of BoxOffice noted, “The 300-car Limberlost Drive-In was opened August 19 by Clyde Nihiser, owner.”
The Limberlost Swamp in the eastern part of the present-day U.S. state of Indiana was a large, nationally known wetlands region with streams that flowed into the Wabash River. It originally covered 13,000 acres of present-day Adams and Jay counties
Why the name Limberlost?
Odd name!!
Address is: 508 Winchester St. Geneva, IN 46740
I believe that was also the Geneva Drive-In.
There’s a 1980 Historic Aerial now available on their site that shows the drive in intact.
Chuck..it does show up on Goggle Earth from 1998
Approx address for this drive-in was 508 Winchester St.