Magic City Drive-In, 5602 S. Cleveland-Massillon Road, Barberton, Ohio 44203-7828. 330-825-4333. Built in 1948. Capacity 700 cars. Two screens which both face west. There is a special projection booth at the back of the lot to handle screen 2. Radio sound. Nice concession stand. Remnants of a playground in front of screen 1. New in 2001, the staff is wearing cool Magic City Drive-In T-Shirts. Opened in the spring of 1949. $13 per carload. Now owned by Gary Grieve, who also owns Wadsworth's Blue Sky Drive-In.

Below is the first ad that appeared in the Akron Beacon Journal. This is from July 2, 1949.

Located in Barberton, where the high school team name is the Barberton Magics, and the town is known as the Magic City, the original marquee had a genie painted up at the top. Here is a link to a photo from Don and Susan Sander's American Drive-In site:

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