ecology of absence

French Village Drive-In


Photographs by Eric Seelig, November 2005.

LOCATION: 8601 St. Clair Ave.; Caseyville, Illinois
ORIGINAL NAME: East St. Louis Drive-In
ORIGINAL OPERATOR: Publix Great States Theatres
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: 1942
DATES OF ABANDONMENT: 1992 - 2005
DATES OF DEMOLITION: August - December 2005

Ghosts of the Screen
Essay by Michael R. Allen.

Still Intact: March 2005

Under Demolition: September 2005

Gone: December 2005

Marquee Recovery


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