Kenwood Hill in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Kenwood Drive-In

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 27, 2020

1. Kenwood Drive-In Marker

Inscription. The Kenwood Drive-In opened July 31, 1949, featuring the movie El Paso. Construction cost $100,000. At 71 ft. high and 72 ft. wide, the screen was billed as the biggest in the south and could withstand 100 mph winds. It was Louisville’s last remaining drive-in when it closed in 2009 after 60 years. The original marquee was restored in 2013.

Erected 2018 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2553.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 31, 1949.

Location. 38° 9.345′ N, 85° 45.87′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Kenwood Hill. It is at the intersection of Southside Drive (State Road 1020) and Southside Drive (State Road 907), on the right when traveling north on Southside Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7001 Southside Drive, Louisville KY 40214, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Little Loomhouse / Happy Birthday to You (approx. 0.6 miles away); Iroquois Amphitheater / Works Progress Admin., 1935-1943 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Naval Ordnance Plant / Naval Ordnance Station, "Gunsmith to the Navy" (approx. 0.9 miles away); Fenley Family / Fenley Family Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Southern Parkway / Iroquois Park (approx. 1.3 miles away); Douglas Park Racetrack (approx. 1.6 miles away); Highland Park (approx. 2.6 miles away); Wisertown / St. Andrew's Church Road (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 27, 2020

2. Kenwood Drive-In Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 624 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.