Hilltop Drive-In
1800 Maple Road,
Joliet,
IL
60432
1800 Maple Road,
Joliet,
IL
60432
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Operating since at least 1955, this popular 1950’s-vintage drive-in, with a large, single screen, and capacity for 623 cars, closed suddenly in the middle of the 2001 season and has remained abandoned since, falling victim to vandals and disrepair.
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To see great photos of this place as it existed in 2002, go to the following website http://www.geocities.com/chucksphotospot Then click on “Urban Exploration”, and then “Hilltop Drive-In. This guy has great pictures of urban ruins!
Here is a recent photo.
Here is a photo from waymarking.com:
http://tinyurl.com/6nxkg7
Entrance, rear of screen and front of screen in August 2008.
Car capacity was 500.
I worked as a security guard at the Hilltop 1970 – 1972 back when L&M Management Co ran it and the Rialto and either the Princess or Mode theater. The screen had 4 or five floors of storage space accessible with stairs and ladders. Mostly junk up there back then.
Wow, this place is haunting. Great location for a film’s climax of some sort.
Does anyone know if the nearby town of Lemont had any movie theatres of it’s own?
I know the old drug store on the main drag near the I&M Canal is still there. Budds or whatever it is.
Along with a few landmark taverns & restaurants.
Here is a recent photo.
Video of the closed Hill-Top on You-Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjEQQ5yU-3g
SiliconSam,Great video of the Hilltop.