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Route 66 Drive-In Theater1700 Recreation Dr., Springfield, ILPhone: (217) 546-8881 
This is the second drive-in theater to use the Route 66 name in Springfield, Illinois. The first sat on south sixth street a few blocks south of where the Cozy Dog is today. This was formerly the Green Meadows Drive-in Theater which opened 1974 and closed in 1982. The people who own the Knights Action Park next door acquired the property in 1990 reopened the theater in 2002 with a single screen then reopened the second screen in 2004. With a capacity of 250 cars this is a fairly small theater.
Photo(s): 2015
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The
east screen is on the left in this photo, the west screen is just out
of sight on the right side. There is a playground for families that
arrive early before the movies start. 
Did
You Know: Many parts of the old 4 lane Route 66 were reverted to a 2 lane
road after 66 was realigned to the interstate. In many places the abandoned
lanes are still there.