Let’s Meet At The Drive-in…

[Ingomike]

Travel Back in Time to These 21 Indiana Drive-In Restaurants & Carhops

The first Indiana drive-in, Triple XXX, opened in West Lafayette in 1929. As one could imagine, pork tenderloins, root beer, and burgers were and still are menu staples for Indiana drive-in restaurants. Even though a lot has changed since then, there are still many historic Indiana drive-in

www.visitindiana.com

 

[COOPADUP]

Fond memories of the drive in movies.

let's go down to the lobby - Google Search

 

[MrSmitty]

Polly Freeze in Georgetown, and the Curb-Ette in English

 

[DCR]

I'm an old guy and most of these I've never heard of.
Been to 4 of 'em.

 

[Ingomike]

I'm an old guy and most of these I've never heard of.
Been to 4 of 'em.

You need to get out more…

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I think The Suds in Greenwood is the only one that's still open near me.

 

[ancjr]

Was a nice ice cream joint in Galena when I was a kid, and a truck stop on the south side of Greenville.

Dairy Dip in New Salisbury is still there...
As is the Little Twirl in Livonia...
And Dairy Bell in Mitchell...

 

[GregD]

I think The Suds in Greenwood is the only one that's still open near me.

Two are still open in Anderson.

 

[wcd]

Is the 49er still open?

 

[Mgderf]

Travel Back in Time to These 21 Indiana Drive-In Restaurants & Carhops

The first Indiana drive-in, Triple XXX, opened in West Lafayette in 1929. As one could imagine, pork tenderloins, root beer, and burgers were and still are menu staples for Indiana drive-in restaurants. Even though a lot has changed since then, there are still many historic Indiana drive-in

www.visitindiana.com

I cooked the graveyard shift at the Triple XXX for almost 10 years.
That's a boatload of Purvis burgers, biscuits and gravy, and fried eggs...

 

[cg21]

Is the 49er still open?

Isn’t that a drive in movie?

 

[d.kaufman]

Is the 49er still open?

Still open.

Growing up for me it was the Y&W in Merrillville. Closed back in 97 as the antics of Gary spread South

 

[wcd]

Isn’t that a drive in movie?

Yes

 

[wcd]

There are quite a few drive theaters still open down here, we really enjoy going it’s about $10.00 for two movies. Often times they have some of the pre woke classics that make it all the better.

 

[wcd]

Travel Back in Time to These 21 Indiana Drive-In Restaurants & Carhops

The first Indiana drive-in, Triple XXX, opened in West Lafayette in 1929. As one could imagine, pork tenderloins, root beer, and burgers were and still are menu staples for Indiana drive-in restaurants. Even though a lot has changed since then, there are still many historic Indiana drive-in

www.visitindiana.com

Oops did not realize restaurants the predecessor to modern day Sonic’s

 

[Mgderf]

Oops did not realize restaurants versus the predecessor to modern day Sonic’s

Burt Wright opened the Triple XXX as nothing more than a root beer stand in 1929.
It remained just a root beer stand for several years, until one of his employees asked permission to sell sandwiches at the stand while the owner was on vacation in Florida.
Upon his return, the owner was so impressed with the receipts generated in his absence that he quickly changed his business model and became a food stand that also sold root beer.

Triple XXX root beer is still produced and bottled, although not in West Lafayette, and is available for purchase across much of the United States.
They do not sell hamburgers! They sell steak burgers. 100%chopped sirloin steak, and you can taste the difference.
Triple XXX- "On the hill, but on the level".

 

[snapping turtle]

It the blackbird county drive in where movies are for adults only.

 

[wcd]

Burt Wright opened the Triple XXX as nothing more than a root beer stand in 1929.
It remained just a root beer stand for several years, until one of his employees asked permission to sell sandwiches at the stand while the owner was on vacation in Florida.
Upon his return, the owner was so impressed with the receipts generated in his absence that he quickly changed his business model and became a food stand that also sold root beer.

Triple XXX root beer is still produced and bottled, although not in West Lafayette, and is available for purchase across much of the United States.
They do not sell hamburgers! They sell steak burgers. 100%chopped sirloin steak, and you can taste the difference.
Triple XXX- "On the hill, but on the level".

Sounds like a nice piece of history! There are still a few gems out there.

 

[Haven]

I think The Suds in Greenwood is the only one that's still open near me.

Every Saturday night is a car show at the Suds.

I manage to make it out at least once or twice a year.

 

[BigRed]

Travel Back in Time to These 21 Indiana Drive-In Restaurants & Carhops

The first Indiana drive-in, Triple XXX, opened in West Lafayette in 1929. As one could imagine, pork tenderloins, root beer, and burgers were and still are menu staples for Indiana drive-in restaurants. Even though a lot has changed since then, there are still many historic Indiana drive-in

www.visitindiana.com

Wow....I've been to more of those places than I would have guessed.