Drive-In Movie Theaters used to be common place in America, once upon a time. In fact, in the late 1950’s, Illinois had over 120 drive-in theaters. This author grew up having a drive-in in his hometown and has vivid memories of fun times spent there. Because there are so few remaining, we have all the drive-in theaters from Northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin, eastern Iowa, western Indiana and Southwest Michigan.
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13-24 DRIVE-IN
890 North Road 13
Wabash, IN 46992
219-563-5745
Opened – 1951
# Screens – 1
Car Capacity – 750
Season – Spring thru Fall
13-24 DRIVE-IN LINKS
13-24 Drive-In Website
13-24 Drive-In Facebook
49’ER DRIVE-IN
675 N. Calumet Avenue
Valparaiso, IN 46383
219-462-6122
Opened – 1956
# Screens – 1
Car Capacity – 425
Season – Spring thru Fall
49’ER DRIVE-IN LINKS
49’er Drive-In Website
61 DRIVE-IN
1228 US Hwy 61
Delmar, IA 52037
563-674-4367
Opened – 1950
# Screens – 1
Car Capacity – 180
Season – Spring thru Fall
61 DRIVE-IN LINKS
61 Drive-In Website
61 Drive-In Facebook
AUBURN GARRETT DRIVE-IN
1014 State Route 8
Garrett, IN 46738
260-357-3474
Opened – 1951
# Screens – 1
Car Capacity – 420
Season – April thru October
AUBURN GARRETT DRIVE-IN LINKS
Auburn Garrett Drive-In Website
Auburn Garrett Drive-In Facebook
BLUE GRASS DRIVE-IN THEATER
774 W. Mayne Street
Blue Grass, IA 52726
844-437-4834
Opened – 2014
# Screens – 3
Car Capacity – 400
Season – April thru October
BLUE GRASS DRIVE-IN THEATER LINKS
Blue Grass Drive-In Theater Website
Blue Grass Drive-In Theater Facebook
GETTY 4 DRIVE-IN
920 E. Summit Avenue
Muskegon, MI 49444
231-798-2608
Opened – 1949
# Screens – 4
Car Capacity – 1200
Season – April thru October
GETTY 4 DRIVE-IN LINKS
Getty 4 Drive-In Website
Getty 4 Drive-In Facebook
HARVEST MOON DRIVE-IN
1123 S. Sangamon
Gibson City, IL 60936
217-784-8770
Opened – 1954
# Screens – 2
Car Capacity – 600
Season – Spring thru Fall
HARVEST MOON DRIVE-IN LINKS
Harvest Moon Drive-In Website
HI-WAY 18 OUTDOOR THEATER
W6423 US-18
Jefferson, WI 53549
920-674-6700
Opened – 1953
# Screens – 1
Car Capacity – 540
Season – May thru September
HI-WAY 19 OUTDOOR THEATER LINKS
Hi-Way 19 Outdoor Theater Website
Hi-Way 19 Outdoor Theater Facebook
HUNTINGTON DRIVE-IN
1291 Condit Street
Huntington, IN 46750
260-356-2924
Opened – 1950
# Screens – 2
Car Capacity – 500
Season – May thru September
HUNTINGTON DRIVE-IN LINKS
Huntington Drive-In Facebook
LAKE SHORE DRIVE-IN
100 Rickey Road
Monticello, IN
574-583-0311
Opened – 1949
# Screens – 2
Car Capacity – 550
Season – Spring thru Fall
LAKE SHORE DRIVE-IN LINKS
Lake Shore Drive-In Facebook
MCHENRY INDOOR / OUTDOOR THEATER
1510 N. Chapel Hill Road
McHenry, IL 60051
815-385-0144
Opened – 1951
# Screens – 1
Car Capacity – 800
Season – May thru October
MCHENRY INDOOR / OUTDOOR THEATER LINKS
McHenry Indoor / Outdoor Theater Website
McHenry Indoor / Outdoor Theater Facebook
McHenry Indoor / Outdoor Theater Instagram
McHenry Indoor / Outdoor Theater TikTok
MELODY DRIVE-IN
7055 Hwy 35 South
Knox, IN 46534
574-772-2042
Opened – 1949
# Screens – 2
Car Capacity – 500
Season – Seasonal
MELODY DRIVE-IN LINKS
Melody Drive-In Website
Melody Drive-In Facebook
MIDWAY DRIVE-IN
91 Palmyra Road
Sterling, IL 61081
815-625-4099
Opened – 1950
# Screens – 1
Car Capacity – 500
Season – Spring thru Fall
MIDWAY DRIVE-IN LINKS
Midway Drive-In Website
Midway Drive-In Facebook
THE MILKY WAY DRIVE-IN
7035 S. Ballpark Drive
Franklin, WI 53132
414-224-9283
Opened – 2020
# Screens – 1
Car Capacity – 150
Season – May thru September
THE MILKY WAY DRIVE-IN LINKS
The Milky Way Drive-In Website
The Milky Way Drive-In Facebook
ROUTE 34 DRIVE-IN
4468 E. 12th Road
Earlville, IL 60518
815-246-9700
Opened – 1954
# Screens – 1
Car Capacity – 241
Season – April thru October
CASH ONLY
ROUTE 34 DRIVE-IN LINKS
Route 34 Drive-In Website
Route 34 Drive-In Facebook
SKY VU DRIVE-IN
1936 State Route 69
Monroe, WI 53566
608-325-4545
Opened – 1954
# Screens – 1
Car Capacity – 350
Season – April thru September
CASH ONLY
SKY VU DRIVE-IN LINKS
Sky Vu Drive-In Website
STARLITE 14 DRIVE-IN
US Hwy 14 East
Richland Center, WI 53581
608-647-3669
Opened – 1952
# Screens – 1
Car Capacity – 500
Season – April thru October
STARLITE 14 DRIVE-IN LINKS
Starlite 14 Drive-In Website
Starlite 14 Drive-In Facebook
Starlite 14 Drive-In
TRI WAY DRIVE-IN
4400 N. Michigan Road
Plymouth, IN 46563
574-936-7936
Opened – 1953
# Screens – 4
Car Capacity – 500
Season – Spring thru Fall
TRI WAY DRIVE-IN LINKS
Tri Way Drive-In Website
Tri Way Drive-In Facebook
