Midway Drive-In

5665 Illinois 37,
Benton, IL 62812

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MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on March 22, 2023 at 3:49 am

Boxoffice, Oct. 14, 1950: “The Midway Drive-In on Route 37, three miles south of Benton, has been opened by Joe Sullivan and Bob Strauss”

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on September 18, 2022 at 6:09 pm

The theater closed in the 1980s probably. After closure, the theater was left abandoned for many many years until being completely faded sometime after 2007.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on June 15, 2020 at 3:50 pm

Motion Picture Exhibitor, July 4, 1962: “The south tower of the Midway Drive-In, Benton, Ill., blew down recently but the theatre was able to continue operating despite the occurrence. The Midway is owned by Bob Strauss.”

TomMc11
TomMc11 on April 13, 2018 at 9:11 pm

Outline still visible with the trees…someone build a house where the screen was.

jwmovies
jwmovies on October 20, 2016 at 7:58 am

AKA Rend Lake Drive-in Theater.