Route 34 Drive-In
4468 E. 12th Road,
Earlville,
IL
60518
4468 E. 12th Road,
Earlville,
IL
60518
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Route 34 Drive-In (Official)
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Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: Dyas 34 Drive-In
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
815.246.9700
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Opened in 1954 as the Dyas 34 Drive-In, this single screen theater is now just the Route 34 Drive-In. It is located just outside Earlville, off Old Highway 34. This classic drive-in shows first-run movies from April-October, and has a large snack bar. Its original marquee was torn down in 2003. The Route 34 Drive-In is one of only a handful of drive-in theaters still operating in Illinois.
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Here is a 2006 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/4wjh9k
I’ve been there…worth the drive if you live a distance away..One thing though…make sure there is no forecast for any potential storms in that area because you are out in the wide open spaces..
The address for this drive-in is 4468 East 12th Road.
There is a fundraiser now underway to convert to digital projection.
Website disconnected. closed for ever?
The website still works, the drive-in is just closed for the season.
This theatre has now gone digital.
There’s a superb 2015 interview with owner Ron Magnoni Jr. on YouTube.
Although not noticed by the national lists, the drive-in was advertised in the local paper as the Dyas 34 from Year One. The 1955-56 Theatre Catalog listed it as the 34, capacity 300. The 1959-76 IMPAs also called it just the 34, with the oddly specific capacity of 241.
I guess the name changed when ownership changed. The last IMPA list (1988) still shows it as the Dyas 34, run by C. W. Dyas.
There are nice aerial photos of the 34 from 1965 and 1970 at VintageAerial.com