Abandoned Hill-Top Drive In Joliet, Illinois

Abandoned Hill Top Drive In. Closed since 2001 with no plans to reopen. This clip shows the slow decay of this once entertainment center.

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• Illinois

[mshockey73]

Wow BBQ's and soccer??. That just seems weird to me. I'd love to see it refurbished and opened again as a drive-in but I don't think that's ever going to happen...

[ep838]

@mshockey73

I agree with you. Drive-In Movie theaters are now just a glimpse of the past.

[mshockey73]

I remember the Hill Top very well from childhood. This footage is somewhat haunting. For some reason I thought this drive-in had been demolished.

[ep838]

@mshockey73

No its still there and its owned by a family and they go there to hang out BBQ and play soccer. If you noticed in the video there is a satellite dish mounted on the refreshment center.

[ep838]

Very interesting. I wonder if the old movie stuff is still there. It give this abandoned place more mystique.

[jessicapretty10]

Is This Place Haunted?

[ep838]

@jessicapretty10 I don't know but its scary being around there.

[FaganRoberts]

@ep838 Down south one doesn't need fear walking about abandoned drive-ins. We just conceal carry a handgun and fear nothing.

[JetMechMA]

@ThePandaThunder Thanks.

[ThePandaThunder]

@JetMechMA noppee just the rialto in joliet now

[elisebass2010]

@carloscion

hey there! wow, i was actually just in the process of writing a letter to your uncle! I'm extremely interested in leasing this property or lease/purchasing it with the intent of reopening the Hill-Top. I'm a realtor in Channahon ((just West of Joliet)). Do you happen to know if your uncle would be open to this?

[matthewetchie]

I remember all that!!! I used to go there with my family when I was a kid, we loved it. I miss that stuff, now my daughter won't have those cool memories. We used to tailgate with other families and have lots of fun. If I had the money Id renovate it and bring it back to the diamond it was.

[davelounder]

@carloscion The site appears to be in VERY usable condition, and is a nice-looking outdoor theatre! Why not re-open? Drive-Ins are back, and here to stay, for good!!! Dave Lounder, CT (Drive-In Theatre Historian and Former Operator)

[davelounder]

@ep838 Huh??? Drive-Ins are coming back with a vengeance!!! New ones are being constructed, and closed sites are being refurbished and re-opened in various areas where land isn't at a premium, like it is here in CT. The mid-late 80s demise of outdoor theatres was brutal, but has subsided. The Drive-In Theatres will NEVER die, because they've become nostalgic destinations, not just places to see inexpensive double features under the stars! Dave Lounder (DI Historian / Fmr. DI operator)

[coolestdude80]

I banged my first girlfriend there.

[FaganRoberts]

@carloscion Psssst....... your intelligence is showing.

[carloscion]

Oh and also it cost money to knock down the wall and scrap all those bricks. its still up if anybody wants to pass by and see it