This theater seemed to show things that may not end up at the local multiplex. While recovering from homelessness I worked at the Half-Price Store in the same shopping center as this theater, to pay my rent at the Riverfront YMCA. I wrote about it in my book, The Homeless Man’s Journal. After work sometimes a coworker and I would catch a movie at the theater. I saw 1994’s Cemetery Man there in 1996, as well as 1995’s Rumpelstiltskin.
I have fond memories of this place. I was homeless in Des Moines in the summer of 1996 and sometimes escaped the heat and the misery that surrounded me by watching a movie there. I even wrote about it in my book, The Homeless Man’s Journal. I saw The Phantom, Twister, Celtic Pride, and I believe DragonHeart there.
I visited on a rainy day in July 2022. It’s derelict and overgrown with “no trespassing” signs prominently placed. Still, it’s easy to imagine what a nice mountain drive-in this once was.
Visited recently. A shell is all that remains. Even so, it’s neat to visit these places. It’s like peering through a foggy window of time and imagining what once was.
Saddened to learn this drive-in closed recently. I went to college nearby and it was always a fun thing to do on the weekend.
This theater seemed to show things that may not end up at the local multiplex. While recovering from homelessness I worked at the Half-Price Store in the same shopping center as this theater, to pay my rent at the Riverfront YMCA. I wrote about it in my book, The Homeless Man’s Journal. After work sometimes a coworker and I would catch a movie at the theater. I saw 1994’s Cemetery Man there in 1996, as well as 1995’s Rumpelstiltskin.
I have fond memories of this place. I was homeless in Des Moines in the summer of 1996 and sometimes escaped the heat and the misery that surrounded me by watching a movie there. I even wrote about it in my book, The Homeless Man’s Journal. I saw The Phantom, Twister, Celtic Pride, and I believe DragonHeart there.
I visited on a rainy day in July 2022. It’s derelict and overgrown with “no trespassing” signs prominently placed. Still, it’s easy to imagine what a nice mountain drive-in this once was.
Visited recently. A shell is all that remains. Even so, it’s neat to visit these places. It’s like peering through a foggy window of time and imagining what once was.