Posted 4 years ago
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The Westlake Drive-In opened on April 28, 1950 with Danny Kaye in “The Inspector General” & Leo Gorcey in “Angels in Disguise”. In 1961 it had a car capacity listed at 500 cars. Not to be confused with the Westside Drive-In. This drive-in closed in 1986 and has since been demolished.
In the 50’s and 60’s this Neon Clock was at the Westlake drive-in in Indianapolis, Indiana when you paid your admission and in the 70’s and 80’s it was in Clermont, Indiana at the drive-in. The neon clock has been in my friends collection for years and today after begging and pleading he sold it to me to go in my collection.
When we were teenagers we went to both of the drive-in theaters and I remember seeing the clock at both theaters. It’s just a great piece of history not to mention that it’s an outstanding neon clock with a double marquee. It’s nice knowing the history on a item that you pick. Hope this brings back memories for you all when you all went to the drive-in movies back in the day.
The first photo is where I picked it and the third photo is on my back porch. Love how it looks!
Michael
Fabulous neon clock with wonderful history, what a cool acquisition! Happy St Patrick's Day Michael
Great clock and wonderful piece of memorabilia Michael!!
Thank you Newfld and jscott0363 for the nice comments! Happy St Patrick’s Day! Thank you all that stopped by and shared some love on the old neon clock! Everyone have a great day!! :-)
Michael
I fully agree. The stories behind these old relics are rich with memories that take us back to our youth and the fun days we had as kids.
Thank you all for sharing your comments and love on this one of a kind neon clock! Always appreciated!! Enjoy your weekend!!
Michael
Those were the days! Beautiful clock Michael. And I love that chair too! :0)
Thank you Daddy_Nobucks for the love! Your right, those were the days! :-)
Michael
Thank you all for the love and the nice comments!
Michael
Love the whole porch vibe!
Excellent! Love it!