Submitted by Cindy Beck Deppe
Becky’s Drive-In wanted to honor the founders of the drive-in, William “Becky” Beck and Alice Beck, with a special area at the drive-in to show appreciation for their dedication and hard work while owning the drive-in from 1946 to 1982. They made a great team working together running the drive-in. That’s where they spent their summer months, working day and night to make sure everything was ready to show movies on nights they were open. Becky and Alice were never able to take a vacation, due to running the drive-in during the warmer months. In their later years, our uncle and aunt took them on trips.
The drive-in has been in the same family since its opening in 1946. Becky and Alice’s children, Darrell, Dale, Mary, Dennis and Cindy, took over in 1982. Becky passed away in 1987, Dale Beck in 1997 and Alice in 2007. At the present time, there are four generations of the Beck family working and helping with operations at Becky’s Drive-In. Becky and Alice’s great-granddaughter, Margot Deppe, a senior at Northampton Area High School, was recently asked if she would paint a portrait of them on the concrete wall outside the main stand. Margot also attends Bethlehem Area Vo-Tech School for commercial art courses and takes art classes at Baum School of Art…