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Zesto Drive-ins (page 2)

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Zesto
Franklin St.
Evansville, IN
This Zesto opened in 1949. It was the first location in town. There was a classic, curved Zesto sign on the roof of this building originally. By 2022, the plastic sign with the Panda had been replaced with a new plastic Zesto panel. [vintage photo thanks Willard Library] For more, see this website. [map]

Zesto
Morgan Ave. [gone]
Evansville, IN
I believe this building was the second Zesto location in Evansville. It had been vacant for many years. By 2022, this building was gone.

Zesto
Riverside Dr.
Evansville, IN
This Zesto opened in 1952. This was the third location in town. [map]

Zesto
Fort Wayne, IN
This Zesto has been here since the 1950s. Neon was added to the rooftop sign in 2009. I don't know if the sign originally had neon or not. [map]

Zesto
New Albany, IN
The original location of this Zesto in New Albany was built in 1951. The stand was moved to its current location in 1996 during a road-widening project. The sign was moved to the new building but the original building was demolished. The sign was destroyed in a storm a few years later and was replaced with the replica shown above. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Kansas:
Wichita [vintage; gone]

Zesto
Bogalusa, LA
This Zesto features the classic rooftop sign and a giant rooster. The sign had neon originally and the rooster revolved at one time. For more giant roosters like this, see this page. [map]

Frosto
Crowley, LA
Frosto opened as a Zesto in 1950. Around 1955, the drive-in went independent and changed the name to Frosto. For more, see this website. [map]

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