Vincennes Drive-In

Illinois 33 and Road 1950E,
Lawrenceville, IL 62439

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on September 8, 2025 at 8:49 pm

The Drive-In Theatre opened its gates on June 16, 1948 with Betty Grable in “The Shocking Miss Pilgrim” along with an unnamed Shemp Howard comedy (before he joined the Three Stooges) and a Screen Snapshots reel. It was renamed the Allison Drive-In on April 18, 1952 (although the name had been announced right after the 1951 season), and at the time, it was operated by Alliance Theater Corp.

It was renamed Vincennes Drive-In on April 5, 1974 and closed for the final time on September 16, 1984 with Patrick Swayze in “Red Dawn” & Matthew Broderick in “War Games”.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on September 7, 2025 at 10:18 am

A 1984 aerial view shows the theater appearing to be operational, but unfortunately I cannot confirm if the theater was still operating or not at the time. It was demolished by the end of the decade.

kennerado
kennerado on April 30, 2020 at 2:32 am

A better address format is IL-33 & 1950E, Lawrenceville, IL 62439

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on June 18, 2019 at 9:53 am

Same drive-in? An aside in the Oct. 1, 1949 issue of BoxOffice reported, “The new drive-in at Lawrenceville, Ill., has been opened.”