Bring back the DRIVE-IN movie theaters!!!!

[laugle]

Just watched a nostalgic program on the old drive-in theaters. Boy it used to be fun! Remember those huge screens.....going with your parents in your pajamas. Not to mention a little making-out, just a little.....the program said they have brought back 50 of them. There once was 700 in the whole country. Those of you who are too young to remember ask your parents. I hate these huge movie theaters with small screens and uncomfortable seats. BRING THE DRIVE-IN BACK............

[happynewyear]

1. last movie I saw at one was 'Fritz the Cat'

remember that one by chance? :evilgrin:

:kick:

P.S. Yeah they were lots of fun alright! :party:

[Archae]

2. I was a projectionist at one.

The Stardusk here in Sheboygan.

The area is now a trailer park. :-(

[MissMarple]

3. I know where one is in rural Colorado. Perhaps there are others out there.

:D But I can do without the mosquitoes.

[Lars39]

4. Some of us still have them!

There's at least 2 in middle TN. :)

[MADem]

14. Wellfleet Drive In on Cape Cod

Packed full from opening day until closing...arrive early for a good spot! Great place to bring a pic-a-nic dinner and hang out for a decent double feature....and they actually serve halfway decent food at the snack bar (burgers, fries, fried clams, fish, etc.) if you want to spend the swag!

Do you bring lawn lounge chairs and tables? We do! It's a bloody event!

[Lars39]

18. Just lawn chairs.

And mosquito repellent. :)

[MADem]

30. Oh yeah!

Can't forget that--it's a staple item!

[Lars39]

43. : -)

[laugle]

20. I'm envious it sounds GREAT!!!!! n/t

[MADem]

31. They even do flea markets!

http://www.wellfleetdrivein.com/

[GalleryGod]

40. Been there.

Loved it!

[Hobarticus]

5. I worked at one in high school...

Half the staff was ripped most of the time.

[laugle]

19. Sounds like the 60's N/T

[Longgrain]

6. YES! I'm with you.

Used to be one in my hometown that ran until the early 90s.

Drive-ins really need to make a come back, if they did, I'd go to the movies a lot more often.

[happynewyear]

7. we used to go sometimes

The whole family that is. My father would tell my brother and I to say we were less than a certain age I remember to save a few bucks (we were a poor family I'd say).

Anyway, I remember it well. We'd hide people in the trunk when I was a teenager to get them in for free! lol!

Thanks for the oldie memories! America will never be the same will it? :(

:kick:

[laugle]

16. We were not a poor family but

My father used to get me in cheap too. What a cheap son-of-a biach he was....He also made me get the child's plate at restaurants till I was like 16 because I didn't finish my dinner. He's 83 and cheaper then hell. But my aunt says it's okay because more money will go to me....shame on auntie.

[CRK7376]

8. The Bright Leaf

in beautiful Mt. Airy, NC just reopened after being closed for several months due to a death in the family. I'm thrilled it's opened again. As a teenager I used to go there with friends, as a parent I take my kids there too. Playground up front near the screen for the kids before the movie starts, grilled food for the munchies etc...Great place for a show.....

[johnnie]

9. I have one about 5 minutes away

I always think of going, but I never have anyone to go with. I used to like to go.

[laugle]

17. Where do you live and How much do they charge

for the movie tickets....just curious...?

[johnnie]

27. I live in Cleveland

Here is what I found, I don't know the date of this:
Cleveland (Cuyahoga County) Ohio
Memphis Drive-in: 216-941-2892


The Memphis opened up right in the middle of America's
Drive-in boom, back in 1954, and presently has three
screens; each lit-up with double features each nite,
and a bonus repeat screening of the main feature on
Friday & Saturday nites. The huge 1000-car facility
still provides audio for the movies' soundtrack with
traditional speakers as well as via FM stereo radio.
Admission: $6.50 per adult; children under age 11 free.
There is also a good-sized flea market swap meet here
on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays (75¢ admission).

[ChoralScholar]

10. Fayetteville still has a very nice one out on hwy 112.

I remember one from my childhood being here in Russellville, it was called 64 Movies (because it was on US Hwy 64)

The last movie I saw there was Footloose. What was that? 1984 or so?

[Burma Jones]

11. Here's a site with locations

http://www.driveintheater.com/index.htm

[laugle]

23. GREAT web site....thanks n/t

[Blue Diadem]

36. Thanks, the one we used to go to had two screens and I see it

has changed names. Ahhhh the memories!

[Goathead]

12. I remember seeing 'Clash of the Titans' at one

I really want to go to this Drive-in on Route 66 in Carthage, Mo. Plan on doing it when I do my Route 66 road trip, hopefully soon.

http://www.comevisit.com/66drivein/

[Dookus]

13. I didn't even KNOW they showed movies indoors

'til I was about 7 or 8. We always went to the drive-in in the station wagon, in our jammies.

We have one here in town - I need to go soon - it's been years.

[Kikosexy2]

Aaaahhh..

the memories of rolling the joints and smoking away! I rolled an empty joint for my buddy and he was huffing it saying it was good shit only to find out there was no grass in it---hehehhehe--but we enjoyed the lowrider a few feet away from us which rocking and hopping and I was dared to go over knock on their window to ask for a match. But we did enjoy the preview of "Testicles"...oops I mean "Tentacles" some dumb octopus movie....

[laugle]

25. my husband will love this post....uh oh....n/t

[chelsea0011]

15. The snack bar was the best

Go to a double feature and snack on horrible hot dogs and fries. There still are a couple here in Mass, Wellfleet and Mendon. The best is still in Wellfleet, Ma. They get completely full on weekends. Trouble is that real estate prices just can't sustain them anymore.

[Left Is Write]

21. I love drive-in theaters. I saw my first movie at a drive-in.

It was 1969, I was three years old, and the movie was "101 Dalamatians."

[MuseRider]

22. Loved them!

Remember packing all your friends in the trunk or under a blanket at your feet along with all the beer your teenage constitution could handle? Parking in lines of friends and hanging out watching Edgar Allen Poe flicks, 3 of them a night! I loved them. Great for dates too. Mom,"What did you see?" Me, "Uh, something with John Wayne. He was a cowboy?"

[tjdee]

24. How hot is it to hear the movie on your car radio?

I LOVE drive-ins....last one I went to was '97 or '98. Saw "Men in Black" (I think) and "Spawn" (to this day John Leguizamo disturbs me).

That's the problem with drive-ins though, or at least when they were winding down--the crappy selection of movies. And also the bathrooms.

But they are fantastic otherwise. Really nice.

[Red State Rebel]

26. Oh the memories :) Loved the drive-in!!

I think 90 percent of my dating life was at the drive in.

[The Donkey]

28. I hear that . . . . . .

Some of my favorite high school memories were at the drive-in, and some of them were even clean!

[RetroLounge]

29. Spent many nights here...

Twin Drive-In Theater
1010 S. Milwaukee, Wheeling, IL.

I remember a Mad Max / Road Warrior double feature...

RL

[tammywammy]

32. There's one around here

in the DFW area, I think it's closer to Dallas, I'm not exactly sure.

What's depressing is the closed drive-ins. The screen is still up and the grass is all high with weeds.

[laugle]

37. Write the city and tell them to bring it back! n/t

[WI_DEM]

33. They were fun

I agree, bring 'em back.

[Abelman]

34. Last movie I saw at one was The Matrix Reloaded

Because my hometown still has one!

Muskegon, MI, on the West shoreline! They keep saying they're going to close it but they haven't yet. Hopefully, it will still be open this summer.

[laugle]

38. Start a movement to get people going

again, and maybe they will keep it!!

[Abelman]

44. It's always PACKED

It is always full during the summer. I can't imagine it being a terrible drain on the theater chain's pocketbook.

[LeftyMom]

35. I love drive-ins!

We used to go all the time when I was a kid, there was a drive-in across from the Campbell's soup factory on 47th avenue, we used to pile into the Impalla with about a blanket and a pillow in our pajamas in case we fell asleep.

Sacramento still has two, as far as I know, although the one we went to when I was a kid is long gone.

I ought to take LK this summer. I don't know if he's up to a regular movie theatre yet, behavior-wise, so a drive in would be a good interim step. Besides, I should take him while we still have a few left.

[antigone382]

39. They just built a new one not far from where I live.

I've been twice...I'm a month shy of my 21st birthday, so needless to say, it was a novel experience for me. I loved it! It was five dollars a person for a double feature, and even better, I went with my mom and eleven-year-old brother. She was very nostalgic, and he was really excited about it as well.

Even better, it's owned by a former police chief around here who donated big time to the Kerry campaign.

[CO Liberal]

41. We Still Have One Outside Pueblo, Colorado

The Mesa Drive-in, in Blende on Business US 50. Business has been so good for them, they added two more screens a few years ago, so they now show three double-features every night from Memorial Day thru September.

http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/cotmesa


Source: http://www.cinematour.com/

There's also a drive-in in Monte Vista, Colorado that is part of a motel. You can watch the movie through the picture window in your motel room.



Best Western
Movie Manor Motor Inn
2830 W. US Highway 160
Monte Vista, CO 81144
[phone]
[phone]

KELLOFF'S BEST WESTERN MOVIE MANOR IS THE WORLD'S ONLY MOVIE MOTEL! Our Inn offers a unique concept in accommodations. Your room faces a giant outdoor movie screen and sound is piped into your room.
This summer if you want to see a movie on a big screen, but don't want to get out of bed, then plan a stay at the Best Western Movie Manor Motor Inn. The Movie Manor provides rooms with speakers and a large picture window that faces a drive-in theatre screen. If you want snacks, mosey on over to our snack bar for popcorn, pop, candy and all sorts of goodies. Your family will truly enjoy a night at the Old Drive-In. Only G, PG, and PG-13 movies are shown from May through September.

http://www.coloradovacation.com/motel/movie/

[laugle]

42. Thanks for the great pictures!

What a neat idea.....