Quick Summary:

  • During the latter part of the 1950’s, there were more than one hundred and twenty drive-in movie theaters throughout the state of Illinois.
  • Just like every other state in the country, the number of drive-in theaters in operation began to decrease.
  • There are now only a handful of drive-in movie theaters around in Illinois.
  • Drive-ins offer an opportunity for some affordable family fun, mostly during the summer.
  • Many of these drive-ins offer double features of current movies at the same price as one film at indoor movie theaters, if not cheaper.


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