13-24 Drive-In

The 13-24 Drive-In is a drive-in movie theater in Wabash, Indiana, United States. It is one of the venues operated by Honeywell Arts & Entertainment, the programming arm of the Honeywell Foundation, a nonprofit arts organization based in Wabash. Within that group, the drive-in serves as the organization's outdoor cinema venue, complementing indoor performance and film spaces such as the Honeywell Center and the Eagles Theatre. As a drive-in, the 13-24 shows films to audiences who watch from their cars, a format that became a defining American entertainment experience in the mid-20th century and that a number of independent and nonprofit operators have kept alive. Honeywell Arts & Entertainment presents the drive-in alongside its live shows, dining, arts workshops, and other events, and lists it among the venues available for group and private bookings. The drive-in is part of a broader campus of Honeywell properties in and around Wabash. Honeywell Arts & Entertainment describes itself as operating multiple unique venues, including the Honeywell Center, Honeywell House, Eagles Theatre, Charley Creek Gardens, the Dr. Ford Historic Home, the 13-24 Drive-In, and the Clarkson House. These venues host concerts, theater, movies, conferences, meetings, and private events, supported by an in-house events team, an executive chef, and catering services. Because it is operated by a nonprofit foundation, the 13-24 Drive-In is not a standalone commercial chain but a community-oriented cinema venue. Its programming is promoted through the Honeywell Arts & Entertainment website and publications, where movie listings for the Eagles Theatre and the 13-24 Drive-In appear together. The venue's own web address, 1324drivein.com, reflects its identity as a distinct movie brand within the Honeywell group.

The 13-24 Drive-In is a drive-in movie theater located in Wabash, Indiana, in the United States. It is identified as a drive-in cinema in Wabash and is operated within the venue portfolio of Honeywell Arts & Entertainment, the programming organization of the Honeywell Foundation. The drive-in format itself dates to the 1930s in the United States and peaked in popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, when thousands of outdoor theaters operated across the country. Over subsequent decades, rising land values, the spread of television, and changes in film distribution led many drive-ins to close. The venues that survived often did so by serving as local community gathering places, sometimes under the stewardship of families, municipalities, or nonprofit organizations. The 13-24 Drive-In belongs to this later, preservation-oriented phase of drive-in history. Rather than operating as an independent commercial business, it is one of the venues grouped under Honeywell Arts & Entertainment, a nonprofit arts organization based in Wabash. Honeywell Arts & Entertainment presents a broad program of live shows, dining, movies, and arts workshops, and it lists the 13-24 Drive-In among its venues alongside the Honeywell Center, Honeywell House, Eagles Theatre, Charley Creek Gardens, the Dr. Ford Historic Home, and the Clarkson House. Within that group, the drive-in functions as the organization's outdoor movie venue. Honeywell's public communications direct audiences to see what is showing at the Eagles Theatre and the 13-24 Drive-In, pairing an indoor historic theater with the outdoor drive-in. The drive-in is also included in the organization's conference and event services, which market Honeywell's venues for meetings, seminars, training, conferences, expos, employee recognition events, and holiday parties. Honeywell notes that its properties include multiple unique venues with rooms that can accommodate groups of various sizes, supported by professional event planners, an executive chef, and a catering team. Because the drive-in is operated by a nonprofit foundation, its role is closely tied to community programming and fundraising. Honeywell Arts & Entertainment promotes donor and sponsorship programs that support its venues and arts education initiatives, including an Arts In Education program that it says provides tens of thousands of arts-based student opportunities each year. The drive-in therefore sits within a mixed portfolio in which entertainment, education, and community development are intertwined. The venue maintains its own web presence at 1324drivein.com and is promoted through Honeywell's website and show brochures. Detailed public information about the drive-in's original opening date, its founders, and its ownership before joining the Honeywell group is not provided in the available sources, so those specifics remain undocumented here.

A community-oriented outdoor cinema venue within a nonprofit arts and entertainment group in North Central Indiana.

• Drive-in movie screenings

  Films shown outdoors for audiences watching from their vehicles.

• Private and group venue rentals

  The drive-in is listed among Honeywell venues available for conferences, meetings, and private events.

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