A view of the Indianola, California Midway Drive-In taken from US 101. The drive-in opened in 1951 with parking for 450 cars and closed in September 1986. Like many other Midway Drive-In theaters, the name refers to its location midway between the towns of Eureka and Arcata in Humboldt County, California. Indianola is a census-designated place located 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Arcata, at an elevation of 46 feet (14 m) in Humboldt County, California. The blur in the photograph is because the only way to get this view is to take it from a moving vehicle.