Hi-Vu Drive-In
978 IA 14,
Knoxville,
IA
50138
978 IA 14,
Knoxville,
IA
50138
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The Hi-Vu Drive-In opened in summer of 1964.
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James Monroe
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A more accurate address (at least for Google) is 978 IA-14, Knoxville, IA which is next to the entrance.
Today, the property itself is empty with little indication that a drive-in once existed apart from the general outline.
A building sits where the projection booth/concession stand once stood. However, the building appears newer and does not have the requisite holes in the wall for the projectors. http://tinyurl.com/jq2g9el
The June 10, 1964 issue of Motion Picture Exhibitor reported: “Earl Kerr has opened the new Hi-Vu Drive-In, Knoxville, Ia. The new drive-in replaces the Frontier Drive-In. The federal Red Rock dam project necessitated the move.”
I hate myself for caring, but please note the spelling of the Hi-Vu. With hyphen, without E.
If you put in the address on Historic Aerials, it just takes you to downtown. The drive-in is way north of the city next to Illinois Drive as seen in the 1983 aerial view. It was gone by 1994.
This was operated by Kerr Theatres, who had also owned the preceding Frontier Drive-In. This was built to replace the Frontier after a dam project forced its closure.