Lincoln Drive-In
U.S. 14 and County Road 111,
Tyler,
MN
56178
U.S. 14 and County Road 111,
Tyler,
MN
56178
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The Lincoln Drive-In was opened in June 1955, when it was operated by Earling Utoft. It was still open in 1976.
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U.S. 14 & County Road 111, Lake Benton, MN 56149
The above address will map to the location of the drive-in, which was situated northeast of the intersection.
The drive-in was located on US 14 about 3 miles east of Tyler. The footprint of the drive-in is clearly visible using Google Earth.
Thanks for the additional info.
The address for this Drive-in is County Road 111, Tyler, MN 56178.
Now Friendly Corner Storage.
Although it doesn’t map correctly, as per the ad above this would be the address. There is a storage facility where the Drive-in stood. A couple of ramps though barely visible are still visible.
In addition, you can clearly see the foundation of the projection booth/concession stand just south of the storage buildings.
Boxoffice, May 3, 1976: “TYLER, MINN. - Charles R. Bendler has sold his Lincoln Drive-In to Ronald Jacobson.”
Motion Picture Herald, June 5, 1955: “Erling Utoft opened his new Lincoln drive-in at Tyler, Minn., this week. Utoft was buying and booking on (Minneapolis) Film Row in advance of the opening.”
It was already closed during the early-1980s, as a 1984 aerial view shows a building covering half of the traces, despite the screen and concession/projection booth still standing. The concession/projection booth continued to stand after the screen was removed by the end of the decade. I cannot tell if its foundations are still standing today or covered in ashes.
A closer address is 1508 Co Rd 111, Tyler, MN.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right on the property.
Pretty much all traces of the drive-in are gone. Save for the entrance and exit roads and foundation of the projection booth/concession stand.
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