Denison Drive-In
2583 Chamberlin Drive,
Denison,
IA
51442
2583 Chamberlin Drive,
Denison,
IA
51442
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Boxoffice’s Feb. 17, 1951 roundup of drive-in projects indicated that a 306-car drive-in in Denison was already operating. Unless it showed movies during an Iowa winter, the Denison probably opened in 1950. Owners were listed as Ted Krogh and Cecil Crouse. That pair had sold the Carroll (IA) Drive-In in the summer of 1949.
Independent Film Journal, June 12, 1954: “An explosion at the Denison Drive-In occurred recently while Ted Krogh was in process of cleaning the film projectors. Theatre is owned by Cecil Crouse.
Boxoffice, Aug. 7, 1961: “Fred Ballantyne is contemplating a complete remodeling job for his drive-in theatre at Denison, Iowa.”
Carroll (IA) Times Herald, June 22, 1974: “Damages were scattered as last night’s storm passed through Denison. A large section of the screen at the Denison drive-in theater was disengaged”
A 1982 aerial view shows the theater completely demolished, so it appears that it may’ve demolished in the early-1980s.
Opened in 1951, closed in the late-1970s.
A closer address is 2583 Chamberlin Drive, Denison, IA. The address is right next to the old entrance to the drive-in. A 1950 aerial shows the drive-in under construction.
Today, an RV park sits on the property with only a faint outline of the old drive-in.
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