The abandoned Bel Air Drive In movie theatre. Chicago Illinois USA. July 2005.

I took this photo one hot summer afternoon in July of 2005. The Bel Air Drive In Theatre was located at South Cicero Avenue and West 31st Street at the border of west suburban Cicero Illinois. via Eddie's Rail Fan Page

[Normster]

Towards the end, the Bel-Air was tagged by bangers and probably used by vagrants as a campsite.

[rocky mountain high]

i used to work there with lots of cicero friends back in 1974-75,we had a blast

[FreedomofSpeech9 11]

Bring it Back!

[rocky mountain high]

anyone else used to work there mmm.tell what year plz,1974-75 for me, seen all the bruce lee movies ,lol

[Just Wondering]

haven't been to a drive in movie since it closed. many many many good times there!!!!!to my friends from 1973 to 1989 miss you all. except yo... i still talk to you... grats on your second grandbaby

[NONAME]

walmart coming to cicero at cicero and 31st

[will boogie]

I seen the first batman movie and ghostbusters movie there. bring it back.

[Tesha]

Bring it Back. Those were the Good Days. The movie theatre now are too crowded and nosy. At the drive in you didn't have to deal with all the nonsense.

[Fresh Coffee]

I worked there from 1983-84. It wasn't my first job, but it was the most fun I've ever had, while getting paid! The two summers (and renovations in the winter) I spent there were 75% fun!

The only thing that sucked was the "manager" on the North side (I worked on the South side) was an absolute bitch. I won't mention any names. She was an incompetent fool, who thought she was the s**t because, her husband was the manager. She was horrible!!!

Other than that, nothing but good times and great memories!

[Jon]

rocky mountain high wrote:

i used to work there with lots of cicero friends back in 1974-75,we had a blast

I worked there from '72-74 and those were my exact words. We had a blast.

[WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT CICERO]

a good friend of the family james berkos bought the land which was a junk yard back in the early 1950's.it remained that way till mr.berkos along with a few other cicero politicans leased it to m&r amusement co.they in turned devoleped the land for a drive in.
i had free passes for years until the late 1970's when we all moved to fl.
we all enjoyed the bel-air drive in and had many happy,fun filled hours there.and with the way cicero became over the years,it was best that it closed when it did.

[Jon]

What was the name of that big store across the street from the belair. I remember goodmans at 18 & cicero. And cicero could not have a drive in today.

[no more]

no cicero is gone to the mexs filth ' drugs' gangs 'little mexs all over the place' slumville'i heard there putting a electric fence around cicero' soon to keep them from spreading through the country' you like burned tacos