Super 170 Drive-In
Odenton, Maryland1963-1985
Order Super 170 Drive-In tees, long sleeve tees and hoodies. The Super 170 opened in 1963 on Telegraph Road in Odenton, Maryland, with one screen and room for about 700 cars, and it added a second screen in the early 1980s. A 1984 newspaper photo shows its marquee with WarGames and Red Dawn. Pick a style below, then read the full Super 170 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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Super 170 Drive-In History
The Super 170 Drive-In in Odenton, Maryland, opened in July 1963 on Telegraph Road, which is part of Maryland Route 170. Cinema Treasures gives July 24, 1963 as the opening date, based on the first newspaper ad. A Patch article from 2011 says July 25. It began with one screen and room for about 700 cars.
A second screen was added in the early 1980s. Cinema Treasures says 1982, and the Patch article says 1981. A Capital-Gazette photo from August 23, 1984 shows the marquee with WarGames and Red Dawn and calls it one of a dwindling number of drive-ins.
The Cinema Treasures page gives a closing date of September 19, 1985, the day of the last movie listings found in the Baltimore Sun. A local commenter recalled seeing films there in 1985 and thought it might have run another season. The site sat empty for some years, and Route 32 now runs through part of the old property. A church owns land where the first screen stood, and some ramps were still visible there in 2016.