Kay Drive-In
1293 N. 2100 East Road,
Shelbyville,
IL
62565
1293 N. 2100 East Road,
Shelbyville,
IL
62565
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Previously operated by: Frisina Amusement Company
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The Kay Drive-In was opened by June 1950 when it was operated by M. Stewartson. It was demolished in the late-1980’s. Now a storage facility.
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There’s a nice 1966 photo of the Kay at VintageAerial.com.
The Kay was open by 1951, run by Merle Stewartson (or Stewardson). By 1999, the site was replaced by what is now a truck repair shop at 2090 IL-16, Shelbyville, IL.
Boxoffice, Nov. 16, 1959: “The Frisina Amusement Co., effective on November 1, took over the Roxy Theatre and the Kay Drive-In at Shelbyville, Ill., which for about three years had been operated by Charley Beninati of Carlyle.”
Uploaded a photo of a two sided enameled advertising sign.
Demolished in the late 1980s.
According to a small article in the Decatur Daily Review, this was open as early as June 1950.
The actual opening date is June 1, 1950 with Robert Montgomery in “Once More My Darling” along with a few cartoons and two-reel comedies, featuring a 40x48ft screen.