Corral Drive-In
3501 69th Avenue,
Moline,
IL
61265
3501 69th Avenue,
Moline,
IL
61265
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Previously operated by: Redstone Drive-In Theaters
Previous Names: Sky-Hi Drive-In
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Opened on July 25, 1950 as the Sky-Hi Drive-In, the first movie shown was Mark Stevens in “Oh, You Beautiful Doll”. The next season beginning May 1951, the drive-in was renamed the Corral Drive-In. The theatre was located near the Quad City Airport.
In July 1970 it was taken over by Redstone Drive-In Theatres. By the 1970’s, the Corral Drive-In was screening mostly B-grade films, and by the early-1980’s, adult features. The Corral Drive-In closed on September 4, 1982 with a Clint Eastwood triple-bill program “Firefox”, “Any Which Way You Can” & “Every Which Way but Loose”. It has since been torn down, and the site is reverting back to wilderness.
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Recent comments (view all 8 comments)
Parked 500 cars and was owned in the late Fifties by ELFLOW THEATRE COMPANY.
1970 aerial photo posted here.
Has of 2004 some buildings have been built at the location….Goggle Earth 2004
A more accurate address for this theater is now 3501 69th Ave, Moline, IL 61265. This points directly to the drive in itself.
Please update.
This opened as the Sky-Hi Drive-In on July 25th, 1950. It reopened the Corral Drive-In in May 1951 and closed in 1982.
“The Ski-Hi, Rock Island, Ill., changed its name to the Corral.” – The Exhibitor, July 11, 1951
‘Al Aved, 100-Twin Drive-In, has taken over operation of the Corral, outdoor stand, Moline, Ill.“ – The Exhibitor, July 25, 1951
The Dispatch of Moline IL reported on April 3, 1956, that high winds pushed the Corral’s screen forward into its playground area that afternoon, destroying the screen.
Boxoffice, Aug. 10, 1970: “Walt Allen sold the Corral Drive-In, Moline, Ill., to Redstone Management of Boston."