Route 34 Drive-In

4468 E. 12th Road,
Earlville, IL 60518

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Route 34 Drive-In (Official)

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Functions: Movies (First Run)

Previous Names: Dyas 34 Drive-In

Phone Numbers: Box Office: 815.246.9700

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Route 34 Drive-In

Opened in 1954 as the Dyas 34 Drive-In, this single screen theater is now just the Route 34 Drive-In. It is located just outside Earlville, off Old Highway 34. This classic drive-in shows first-run movies from April-October, and has a large snack bar. Its original marquee was torn down in 2003. The Route 34 Drive-In is one of only a handful of drive-in theaters still operating in Illinois.

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Recent comments (view all 11 comments)

ChiMike35
ChiMike35 on February 12, 2012 at 10:42 am

I’ve been there…worth the drive if you live a distance away..One thing though…make sure there is no forecast for any potential storms in that area because you are out in the wide open spaces..

jwmovies
jwmovies on November 18, 2012 at 11:16 pm

The address for this drive-in is 4468 East 12th Road.

Chris1982
Chris1982 on September 20, 2014 at 2:35 am

There is a fundraiser now underway to convert to digital projection.

rivest266
rivest266 on December 13, 2014 at 4:05 pm

Website disconnected. closed for ever?

Chris1982
Chris1982 on December 14, 2014 at 3:32 am

The website still works, the drive-in is just closed for the season.

Trolleyguy
Trolleyguy on May 18, 2016 at 9:46 am

This theatre has now gone digital.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on June 28, 2017 at 3:28 pm

There’s a superb 2015 interview with owner Ron Magnoni Jr. on YouTube.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on June 28, 2017 at 4:12 pm

Although not noticed by the national lists, the drive-in was advertised in the local paper as the Dyas 34 from Year One. The 1955-56 Theatre Catalog listed it as the 34, capacity 300. The 1959-76 IMPAs also called it just the 34, with the oddly specific capacity of 241.

I guess the name changed when ownership changed. The last IMPA list (1988) still shows it as the Dyas 34, run by C. W. Dyas.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on May 3, 2019 at 7:00 pm

There are nice aerial photos of the 34 from 1965 and 1970 at VintageAerial.com

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