Gemini Drive-In
6730 US Highway 12 West,
Eau Claire,
WI
54703
6730 US Highway 12 West,
Eau Claire,
WI
54703
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was demolished in 2016 sadly with no trace of the drive-in remaining. please update!
This opened on August 31st, 1973. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
This was the last season for this Drive In. it has been sold and will not show movies going forward. Posted: Sep 08, 2015 5:38 PM CDT
Eau Claire (WQOW) – It may have been Gemini’s best year of business in five years, but the profit wasn’t enough to break even.
The general manager said they’ve never made a profit off of the theater and it wasn’t doing well when they bought it five years ago either . The theater only takes up 10 of the 40 acres. The owners were hoping to sell the land the theater wasn’t using, but Eau Claire Co-Op Oil Company wants to buy the entire 40-acres.
DRIVE-OUT: GEMINI TO BE SOLD TO EAU CLAIRE OIL COMPANY
“It has by far been the hardest decision we’ve had to make and we come out here on Friday nights and we see the families out here and it just breaks our heart, you know to have to say goodbye to it unfortunately,” Dan Olson, the theater’s general manager, said.
For now, the owners plan to keep the equipment. They hope to relocate somewhere but don’t know if, or how, that will happen. The land still hasn’t officially been purchased.
The Gemini Drive-In has made the conversion to digital.
Ken mc,Great pictures and reading.Thanks.Looks like a top notch operation.
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www.drive-inthruwisconsin.com There you will find photos, original newspaper ads and a whole lot more. Or contact me at I will give you complete and accurate information about Wisconsin drive-in theaters, just ask. Thanks, Charles Bruss
Some 2005 photos here:
http://tinyurl.com/6gnab6