Carlyle Lake Drive-In

16000 Old U.S. 50,
Carlyle, IL 62231

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Previous Names: Car-Breeze Drive-In

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Carlyle Lake Drive-In

The Car-Breeze Drive-In was opened on April 30, 1953 with Paulette Goddard in “Babes in Bagdad”. It was renamed Carlyle Lake Drive-In in 1968. It wa closed at the end of the 1976 season.

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Silicon Sam
Silicon Sam on December 14, 2009 at 12:08 am

Looks to be in the 16000 block of Old US 50 E.

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dschmeink
dschmeink on December 14, 2009 at 3:51 am

That’s exactly where it was. There are 4 concrete pieces in the ground that used to support the movie screen. This was all before my time, I’m only 30 years old, but I remember the concession stand as it basically sat in the middle of a field (little did I know it used to be an old drive-in theater!

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on March 2, 2010 at 10:51 pm

Interesting name.

dschmeink
dschmeink on March 3, 2010 at 3:20 am

It was in between the towns of Carlyle and Breese – hence the name Car-Breez. ;–)

rivest266
rivest266 on June 16, 2012 at 6:09 pm

1966 aerial photo posted in the photo section for this theatre.

jwmovies
jwmovies on November 29, 2014 at 5:19 am

The location where this drive-in was located is now 16000 Old US 50, Carlyle IL 62231.

Please update.

mwk1309
mwk1309 on April 15, 2017 at 8:35 pm

What year did the Car Breeze Drive-In close?

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on August 15, 2019 at 7:10 pm

“The Car-Breeze Drive-In suffered damages estimated at around $15,000 during a recent electrical storm and severe wind. The large screen, tower and fence at the drive-in were blown down.” — Boxoffice, July 18, 1960

dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on March 28, 2020 at 1:44 pm

The Car-Breeze Drive-In launched April 30, 1953 with “Babes in Bagdad.” The theatre was located between Carlyle and Beckemeyer and Breese getting the name the Car-Breeze. In 1955, the theatre had a gala re-grand opening when the theatre converted to widescreen playing the CinemaScope “Chief Crazy Horse” on Easter Sunday.

In 1968, the venue would become the Carlyle Lake Drive-In. In 1976, the Carlyle Lake Drive-In ran into both labor issues and local indecency claims – the latter for showing R rated movies without blocking views to U.S. Highway 50. It appears to have closed at the end of the season. The Open Air Flea Market at the Carlyle Lake Drive-In, however, did use the facility for each of the next four seasons.

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