Kay Drive-In
1293 N. 2100 East Road,
Shelbyville,
IL
62565
1293 N. 2100 East Road,
Shelbyville,
IL
62565
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According to a small article in the Decatur Daily Review, this was open as early as June 1950.
Demolished in the late 1980s.
Uploaded a photo of a two sided enameled advertising sign.
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.”
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.