Breeze Way Drive-In
Clinton, Indiana1956-1980s
Order Breeze Way Drive-In tees, long sleeve tees and hoodies. Gene Marietta and Gene Hathaway opened the 350-car theater on State Highway 63, and Boxoffice spelled it Breeze-Way, though the sign left out the hyphen. Cinema Treasures says it ended in the 1980s playing X-rated movies, and photos from 2011 show the marquee still there. Pick a style below, then read the full Breeze Way history further down. We are an American small business bringing back the signs and logos of places and teams that are long gone but remembered fondly.
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Breeze Way Drive-In History
The Breeze Way Drive-In near Clinton, Indiana, opened in July 1956, three and a half miles north of town on State Highway 63 in the Newport area. Boxoffice reported on July 28, 1956, that Gene Marietta and Gene Hathaway had opened their new theater, and spelled it Breeze-Way. The sign left out the hyphen. Drive-ins.com lists it at 350 cars with one screen.
It was not the old Clinton Drive-In under a new name. That one was a separate theater down the same highway, at 2801 North Main Street, and aerial photos show the Breeze Way's field still empty in 1955 while the Clinton was running.
Cinema Treasures says the Breeze Way ended in the 1980s playing X-rated movies. The theater's outline was still on a 1987 topographic map, and the screen was gone by a 1992 photo. An undated photo shows the sign abandoned and tilting in the weeds, photos from 2011 show the marquee still there, and the ramps can still be seen from the air.