Oasis Drive-In

6300 N. Brady Street,
Davenport, IA 52806

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MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on April 13, 2024 at 11:46 am

The 1963 Assumption High School yearbook included a short story about junker car giveaways at the Oasis. One was a 1951 Nash, which the recipient had to push home. Another was a 1950 Dodge, for that, the winner elected to accept a $40 prize instead.

rivest266
rivest266 on March 26, 2021 at 1:56 am

Cold nights at the Oasis Cold nights at the Oasis drive inCold nights at the Oasis drive in 21 Jan 1975, Tue Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa) Newspapers.com

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on August 16, 2019 at 10:25 pm

Opened with “The angry red planet” and “Konga”.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on August 16, 2019 at 2:22 pm

As described in a two-page spread in the July 9, 1962 issue of Boxoffice, the Oasis had a straight 500-foot driveway from the highway to the boxoffice. But when traffic was heavy, they’d reroute cars through a 350-foot hairpin driveway to then pass through the same boxoffice in the other direction.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on May 29, 2018 at 10:03 pm

The site is now an office equipment building(Katun).

rivest266
rivest266 on July 1, 2017 at 7:31 pm

This opened on September 1st, 1961. The grand opening ad is in the photo section.

rivest266
rivest266 on June 8, 2012 at 5:36 pm

1970 aerial added in photo section.