Midway Drive-In
5665 Illinois 37,
Benton,
IL
62812
5665 Illinois 37,
Benton,
IL
62812
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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”
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.
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.”
Outline still visible with the trees…someone build a house where the screen was.
AKA Rend Lake Drive-in Theater.