[sdbob]

We also had the Rustic DriveIn. Near Greensburg, actually Norvelt,Pa. They had security that would walk around and keep you,welllllll up and up!!!

[Heybuck]

Got 3 here in Melbourne. One is only a few years old I believe. I'm told it was resurrected after laying dormant for years. I should make the effort and go sometime.

50 years ago, they were very popular but not so sure how many cars were actually watching the movie. Used to be a lot of steamed up windows as I recall. Including mine....

Ian

[68BeaumontSD]

There is one in Greenwood SC about 30 minutes from me.

[spartazoo]

We have one about 35 miles from us in Coldwater, MI called Capri drive-in. We have been before and it’s a nice double screen. My wife just checked current prices a couple weeks ago. It’s now $10 per person for anyone over 11. That’s $50 for us to just get in. Would love to take the 66 GTO but I don’t like driving it that far after dark. It would be a drive through deer park funland...

[Firedup6975]

It’s cool to see there’s so many still around. I remember the ones I went to had a playground for the kids in front of the screen. These days that wouldn’t go over so well. Kids today are very coddled. But then there’s more weirdo’s out there now too.

[ReelFun]

There is this one about 75 miles from me in Beaufort SC. http://hwy21drivein.com/
Moncks Corner, SC, where I live, used to have one but it closed about 25 years ago. There is a Tractor Supply there now.

[Lightfoot]

Originally Posted by Firedup6975

I remember the ones I went to had a playground for the kids in front of the screen.

Yep. The one in St. Joe, Michigan had that.

As recently as ten years ago, the one everyone called "the passion pit" in Hartford, MI was still open. It's real name was The Sunset Drive-In. How original.

[Firedup6975]

I think some of the kids were made in the back seat of their parents cars.

[Lightfoot]

Originally Posted by Lightfoot

As recently as ten years ago, the one everyone called "the passion pit" in Hartford, MI was still open. It's real name was The Sunset Drive-In. How original.

Just checked mapquest satelite and everything is still there, including the speaker posts.
So I searched it by name: Yep, it's still in business.
It was built in 1948, so this website says it's one of the few remaining from before 1950.
https://www.driveinmovie.com/mi/hart...nset-drive-in/

[lemansboy70]

Originally Posted by coonhunter70

30 min from us in Reo, IN. Its packed on the weekends.

http://holidaydrivein.com/

This one is about 15 minutes from us.

Man, this brings back a bunch of memories for me! I worked at Sunset Drive-In in Evansville IN back in high school (82-83). This was a couple years before it closed down for good. That was a real learning experience for a high school kid. Met my first and only pimp and his "employees". You did NOT want the morning clean-up detail! Absolutely disgusting. We looked like haz-mat workers out there!

To get an idea of our clienteles tastes, we showed "Take this Job and Shove it" for three weeks straight! Packed every night.

Tons of stories!

Just saw a cool drive-in in Paris KY this last weekend. They were showing "The Lion King" and "Toy Story 4". Nice looking place.

[SRR]

http://www.santeedriveintheatre.com/

This one is right around the corner from me. They also do swap meets on Sat. and Sun. I got a lot of good deals there.

[70GPSJ455]

Originally Posted by 400 4spd.

I grew up in the Hampton and Newport News area of Virginia. In the early to mid 70's we had several options for drive-ins. My favorites were the Anchor Drive-In and the Peninsula Twin. During that time a local radio station (WGH) offered a deal where a car load could enter the Twin for 1 dollar if they displayed the WGH Flicker Sticker on the glass. (This station is so old that it has only 3 call letters!)
I still have the Flicker Sticker on my left quarter window.

I grew up in Newport News. Saw one of the herbie movies at the Anchor.

[70GPSJ455]

We have the Ford Wyoming drive in at the border of Dearborn and Detroit. I havent been brave enough to go there though.

[Kennybill]

I have two within 5 miles of my house. I pack up the Grandkids and take them to each drive in once or twice a season. Both actually have good food and we eat there because actually the concessions is where they make money.

https://www.elmroadtripledrivein.com/


http://www.skywaydrivein.com/

[dstryr]

There is one in Newton, IA and one in Neligh, Nebraska. Last time I was at Neligh The Lion King was the feature movie- the 1994 one..

[GTO1]

They have built a new drive in in Kings Mountain, NC. It’s about a 20 minute drive from the house. Two screens, Digital projection, stereo sound and new releases open the same day as other theaters.

http://www.houndsdrivein.com/

[455Grandville]

Used to go to the 66 Park end theatre in Crestwood Mo before they closed it for another mall that’s now dead.
Great place to meet girls when I was 18.

[Ducks Goat]

Originally Posted by GTO1

They have built a new drive in in Kings Mountain, NC. It’s about a 20 minute drive from the house. Two screens, Digital projection, stereo sound and new releases open the same day as other theaters.

http://www.houndsdrivein.com/

We’ve been to Hounds 3 or 4 times and it is a nice facility, hopefully it stays that way.

[Ponchy]

Originally Posted by Firedup6975

Anyone still have them where you live? The one that I went to as a teenager is now a shopping center. a lot of memories from those times. I really wish they’d bring them back. Any fond memories from those days? And do you still have them in your town? My big memory from those days, was I got my first kiss at the drive in. and it was in a black and silver 1979 Ranchero.

There are two still near me. One of them uses the projection equipment from the drive-in that used to be in my town!
BTW, if you ever get a chance to see that, check it out. It's wild to see the film winding around the whole projector.
Nice thing about the drive-in, you can turn your truck around and lay in the back (weather permitting)….can't do that in a movie theatre.

Ponchy

[Firedup6975]

Originally Posted by Ponchy

There are two still near me. One of them uses the projection equipment from the drive-in that used to be in my town!
BTW, if you ever get a chance to see that, check it out. It's wild to see the film winding around the whole projector.
Nice thing about the drive-in, you can turn your truck around and lay in the back (weather permitting)….can't do that in a movie theatre.

Ponchy

Lol. Yep my then boyfriend had a Ranchero and that’s what we did. Lawn chairs, and blankets, and bug spray. 😁 he smoked a pipe so that helped keep bugs away too.