Hillcrest Drive-In

Route 78,
Canton, IL 61520

Closed
1 screen
506 cars

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The Hillcrest Drive-In opened on May 13, 1950. It had a capacity for 506 cars.

Contributed by Ken Roe

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Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on August 29, 2010 at 9:58 pm

Must have closed before 1956.Not the Motion Picture 1956 Almanac.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on September 2, 2010 at 3:35 am

Photos of the Box Office and Projection room courtesy Drive-Ins.com
http://www.drive-ins.com/pictures/ilthil2001.jpg
http://www.drive-ins.com/pictures/ilthil2002.jpg

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen on September 4, 2010 at 9:31 am

Sometimes listed as being in Norris which is only five miles North of Canton on Route 78.

Open for only a short time around ~1985 aproximate? Your welcome to research the exact dates.

Owned by Keasotes Theatres.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on September 4, 2010 at 9:42 am

THE HILLCREST DRIVE-IN in NORRIS,Illinois. parked 500 cars and in 1956 it was owned by E.Tukey and A.F. Stockberger.

rivest266
rivest266 on May 26, 2012 at 6:35 pm

1973 photo added here.

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