Peoria Drive-In
1631 W. Glen Avenue,
Peoria,
IL
61614
1631 W. Glen Avenue,
Peoria,
IL
61614
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The Peoria Drive-In was one of a handful of drive-in theater located in the Peoria area. It opened in 1945, and had space for just under 400 cars. It was operated by the Kerasotes Theatres chain. It closed after a blaze in 1989 destroyed the drive-in. Housing has since been constructed on the site.
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Want to make a correction on the information contributed by Bryan. My parents, Ralph W. and Marie K. Lawler built and owned and operated the Peoria Drive-In Theater on Glen Avenue in Peoria. It was the first Drive-In Theater built in Central Illinois and one of the first in the Mid-West. Their managers were first Bob Hagen and then Jack Geltmaker. They sold the theater in the 1960s to the Kerasotas. Jean Lawler Bell
Does anyone have a pic of the old Peoria drive-in on glen? If so please email me @
Car capacity in 1975 was 800.
Link to a vintage photo:
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What’s there now? I cannot imagine a drive in on Glen.