Frisina Madison Drive-In

4701 Avenue O,
Fort Madison, IA 52627

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on May 28, 2024 at 9:22 am

Both 1956 and 1957 aerial views show the theater operating in its entirety, meaning that the Madison Drive-In probably opened sometime in the early-1950s.

Kenmore
Kenmore on November 28, 2022 at 11:06 pm

A closer address is 4701 Avenue O, Fort Madison, IA.

Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.

Today, you can barely make out the ramps on the south side of the property. The only other remnant is the edge of the entrance road as it connects to Avenue O.

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DavidZornig
DavidZornig on November 28, 2022 at 9:20 pm

This was The Frisina Madison Drive-In operated by Frisina Amusements by 1974 per the North Lee County Historical Society. Photo added with that name on the marquee. There was also a Frisina Drive-In in Taylorville Illinois.

Chris1982
Chris1982 on November 16, 2014 at 1:36 am

Highway 2 and Avenue O are one in the same.

Kenmore
Kenmore on November 15, 2014 at 8:11 am

Approximate address 4583 Avenue O on the west side of town. You can still see the ramps. https://goo.gl/maps/3Hc4E