Twilight Drive-In
Highway 45 and Orange Street North,
Ludlow,
IL
60949
Highway 45 and Orange Street North,
Ludlow,
IL
60949
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Located between Rantoul and Ludlow. The Twilite Drive-In was opened prior to 1953 when it was operated by Kerasotes Theatres. Now an empty field and a residence.
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A closer address (at least for Google) is HWY 45 and Orange Street North, Ludlow, IL. The drive-in sat just to the west of the intersection on the southside of town.
Today, it is private property with no evidence that a drive-in was present. http://tinyurl.com/zpog5w3
Here’s a couple of 1972 aerials…
https://vintageaerial.com/photos/illinois/champaign/1972/KCH/101/26
https://vintageaerial.com/photos/illinois/champaign/1972/KCH/101/29
Upon further examination, the remnants of the concession stand/projection booth may still remain. And part of the screen may still be standing, although it’s in very poor condition.
“RANTOUL, ILL. – Bernard J. Baker is the new manager of the Twilite Drive-In, four miles north of town on Route 45.” —BoxOffice, Nov. 7, 1953