Hi-Vu Drive-In
978 IA 14,
Knoxville,
IA
50138
978 IA 14,
Knoxville,
IA
50138
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The Hi-Vu Drive-In opened in summer of 1964.
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A more accurate address (at least for Google) is 978 IA-14, Knoxville, IA which is next to the entrance.
Today, the property itself is empty with little indication that a drive-in once existed apart from the general outline.
A building sits where the projection booth/concession stand once stood. However, the building appears newer and does not have the requisite holes in the wall for the projectors. http://tinyurl.com/jq2g9el
The June 10, 1964 issue of Motion Picture Exhibitor reported: “Earl Kerr has opened the new Hi-Vu Drive-In, Knoxville, Ia. The new drive-in replaces the Frontier Drive-In. The federal Red Rock dam project necessitated the move.”
I hate myself for caring, but please note the spelling of the Hi-Vu. With hyphen, without E.
If you put in the address on Historic Aerials, it just takes you to downtown. The drive-in is way north of the city next to Illinois Drive as seen in the 1983 aerial view. It was gone by 1994.