Pekin Drive-In

1814 N. 8th Street,
Pekin, IL 61554

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dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on February 10, 2017 at 7:08 am

“Could they not afford to rebuild?” A dominant chain in the Central and West Central Illinois, Kerasotes Theatres, had built a superior, widescreen drive-in to compete with the Pekin Drive-In in 1953. Given that the owners had already built two screen towers for less than four years of total service, my guess is that it, indeed, wasn’t a wise business move to rebuild circa 1954.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on February 4, 2017 at 11:25 am

“Could they not afford to rebuilt?”

Kenmore
Kenmore on February 4, 2017 at 8:02 am

Apparently, the Pekin Drive-In was destroyed by a tornado in 1954 and never reopened.