Peoria Drive-In

1631 W. Glen Avenue,
Peoria, IL 61614

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Previously operated by: Kerasotes Theatres

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Peoria Drive-In

The Peoria Drive-In was one of a handful of drive-in’s located in the Peoria area. It opened on October 2, 1947 with Dennis Morgan in “The Time, the Place and the Girl”. It was operated by the Kerasotes Theatres chain. It closed after a blaze in 1989 destroyed the drive-in. Housing has since been constructed on the site.

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Jeanlawlerbell
Jeanlawlerbell on April 24, 2004 at 1:59 am

Want to make a correction on the information contributed by Bryan. My parents, Ralph W. and Marie K. Lawler built and owned and operated the Peoria Drive-In Theater on Glen Avenue in Peoria. It was the first Drive-In Theater built in Central Illinois and one of the first in the Mid-West. Their managers were first Bob Hagen and then Jack Geltmaker. They sold the theater in the 1960s to the Kerasotas. Jean Lawler Bell

toelew
toelew on January 27, 2006 at 4:26 am

Does anyone have a pic of the old Peoria drive-in on glen? If so please email me @

JeffCarlson
JeffCarlson on January 23, 2010 at 7:21 pm

Link to a vintage photo:

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KelliL
KelliL on March 31, 2013 at 6:19 pm

What’s there now? I cannot imagine a drive in on Glen.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on June 11, 2020 at 8:01 pm

Opened October 2, 1947 with “The Time, the Place and the Girl”. Grand Opening ad and date added courtesy Local History Collection : Peoria Public Library.

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