Lou’s Drive-In is a legendary and iconic Peoria destination. It’s been serving people hot dogs. root beer, popcorn and ice cream since it opened back in 1952.
Today is opening day for the 2025 season of Lou’s Drive-in, so I thought it woule be fitting to put up a tribute to this iconic Peoria Drive-In and summer treat destination.
Below are some vintage photos of this historic Peoria business along with some pictures from the MBIP Archives.
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THE LEGENDARY LOU’S SIGN
Here’s both sides of the legendary Lou’s neon sign that’s lit up on Knoxville Avenue for so many summertimes!
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VINTAGE PHOTOS
This is one of the earliest photos ever taken at Lou’s Drive-In from 1953.
Here’s three vintage black and white photos of Lou’s that I found online.
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MENU AND SIGN PHOTOS
Three photos of the Lou’s menu and signage that has happened through the years.
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PHOTOS FROM THE MBIP ARCHIVE SINCE THE SUMMER OF 2013 to 2023.
I’ve been doing blogs on Lou’s Drive-In since the summer of 2013. Here’s some of the photos that I’ve taken of the place through the last decade.
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THE LOU’S GIRLS
Lou’s is known for it’s friendly and cute female staff of car-hops and servers and here’s some photos of them from the past ten years.
And in the last photo there’s even two Lou’s guys! And that “L” sign is for Lou’s, they’re not calling me a loser…at least not to my face!
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LOU’S FOOD
I’ve sampled a lot of Lou’s food in the last nine years from Lou’s Drive-In and here’s some photos of their delicious items from the menu.
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ROOT BEER
Of course when you go to Lou’s Drive-In you have to have a mug of their homemade root beer, it’s just the rules!
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Photos from the Start Of Last Year’s 2024 Season!
Here’s some photos from my first stop at Lou’s Drive-In last year in May of 2024. Here’s a link to the entire post.
Stop by today and enjoy the start of the 2025 season at Lou’s Drive-In! I’ll be putting up a full post from Lou’s soon, so stay tuned!
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4339 Knoxville Avenue
Peoria
309-685-4519
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