I-44 Drive-In
400 S. Elam Avenue,
Peerless Park,
MO
63088
400 S. Elam Avenue,
Peerless Park,
MO
63088
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This was the last drive-in that Wehrenberg Theatres opened. It opened in March of 1972 and accomodated 300 cars. One of the smaller drive-ins in the St. Louis market. The screen was visible from Interstate 44 and you could see the movie as you passed by from the highway. It closed and is now a land fill. The screen finally came down in 2001.
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Chuck Van Bibber
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Drive-in was a joint operation between Wehrenberg Theatres and Piccione Enterprises.
Facility opened March 31, 1972.
The venue was designed by Gordon and Wilson.
From a drive-in to a garbage dump…that’s really really sad.
Ceased operation in September 1984.
Wasn’t it a flea market for a while?
I used to fight sleep driving home from a day at Six Flags St. Louis just to catch a glimpse of what was playing on this theatre’s screen.
Love it,Chris.
Piccione Enterprises…weren’t they the same family that ran the Varsity Theater in U City? I believe Wehrenberg did booking for that theater, as well as the Apollo when Grace Piccione operated that place.
@Cholla: I know the I-44 was a storage lot for trucks and trailers for a while after it closed…and there may have been another business operating out of the lot for a while, but I don’t remember a swap meet ever being there. But that’s just my recollection…maybe someone else can confirm or set the record straight.