Vincennes Drive-In
483 Mount Zion Road,
Vincennes,
IN
47591
483 Mount Zion Road,
Vincennes,
IN
47591
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There are two drive-ins in Lawrenceville, one in the east and one in the west, and I ain’t lying. I may be an absolute asshole, but I’m very sure that the drive-in located just three miles east of Vincennes has to be the very short-lived Knox Drive-In.
The Knox Drive-In opened its gates on June 5, 1953 with Richard Widmark in “My Pal Gus” and Gerald Mohr in “Invasion USA” (unknown if extras added). Unfortunately this is a VERY short-lived venue, only operating for either a year or two before closing, and everything including its screen were left untouched afterward for a couple of decades.
This is NOT the Allison or Vincennes Drive-In.
As the posters in the photo section clearly state, that drive-in was located WEST of Vincennes and towards Lawrenceville, IL. It has a page on Cinema Treasures already.
Whatever this drive-in was opened prior to 1958. But was closed and demolished by 1972.
https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/44272
Closed on September 16, 1984 with “Red Dawn” and “War Games”.
Opened Friday March 18, 1955, Grand Opening print ad as Vincennes-Lawrenceville Drive-In Theatre added to gallery. Opening films were “Drums Across the River” and “Men of the Fighting Lady”, both previously released in 1954.
Last season: 1984.
This was the Alliston Drive-In, which reopened as the Vincennes Drive-In on April 5th, 1974. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
Aka Vincennes-Lawrenceville Drive-in.