Comments about Bel Air Fly-In Drive-In in St. Ansgar, IA

shoeshoe14 on September 6, 2008 at 12:53 pm

Was mentioned in the documentary “Drive-In Movie Memories” in 2001.

lostmemory on May 25, 2006 at 4:42 pm

I wonder if this theater opened as the Roxy Fly-In and Drive-In.

http://www.cinematour.com/tour.php?db=us&id=10060

lostmemory on May 25, 2006 at 4:10 pm

The article that you linked to, thinks that this drive-in might be one of, if not the first fly-in theater. The first fly-in theater that I know of was in Asbury Park, NJ. Its listed on this site: /theaters/8593/

kencmcintyre on May 25, 2006 at 3:59 pm

Of course, if it was a bad film, the airsick bags would be in the seat pocket in front of you.

lostmemory on May 25, 2006 at 3:53 pm

Driveins.com has it listed as the Bel Air Drive-In. Here is the link. Maybe it only allowed airplanes when it first opened and became a regular drive-in later.

kencmcintyre on May 25, 2006 at 3:44 pm

The article I posted discusses the Bel Air Drive-In, but also calls it the Fly-In Drive-In. I’m not sure which one is correct.

lostmemory on May 25, 2006 at 2:52 pm

Shouldn’t the name be Bel Air Drive-In? According to this article, the land is being used as a vineyard.

kencmcintyre on May 25, 2006 at 2:33 pm

Here is an article regarding the history of this drive-in:
http://tinyurl.com/f7lpz

Bel Air Fly-In Drive-In

St. Ansgar, IA 50472