Riviera Drive-In
1716 N. Park Avenue,
Herrin,
IL
62948
1716 N. Park Avenue,
Herrin,
IL
62948
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Boxoffice of May 22, 1948, said that construction was underway on two new drive-ins at Herrin. The one being built for the Marlow Amusement Corporation was designed by the Evansville architectural firm of Warweg & Hagel.
I would have to agree Memory, this should probably be listed as the Riviera instead of the Marlow. Another thing I had orginally considered putting in my prior post, but didn’t, was that my dad used to tell me the old screen to the drive-in was still back in the woods that now cover the site. But, since my dad’s not always the most reliable source, I didn’t! Maybe someone else that visits this site has heard that rumor too, and can confirm if its true or not.
Melders….The 1969, 1975 and 1980 IMPA lists a Riviera Drive-In for Herrin, Illinois. No Marlow’s Drive-In is listed for those years so I would assume that Riviera was the later name for this drive-in. Unless the name reverted back to Marlow’s at some point, this drive-in should be listed as the Riviera.
Lost Memory, when my fathers talks about this drive-in, he always refers to it as the Riviera. I couldn’t tell you though when the name change occured.
Drive-Ins.com lists this theater as the Riviera Drive-In with an aka name of Marlow’s Drive-In.
The Marlow had space for 900 cars in the early 1960s.
Paragraph 7 of this legal document about a 1955 lawsuit by the owner of this theater, has this information: “…Marlow’s Amusement Corporation, another plaintiff, owns and operates Marlow’s Drive-In Theater, near Herrin, and has so owned and operated it since May 7, 1949; that it is a modern drive-in theater accommodating 1,000 cars, being one of the finest in southern Illinois.”