The Drive-In Movie Theater
I heft the 4 plus pound speaker to the car window hoping its big metal hook won’t crack the glass, turn up the spotty sound with some WW2 era knob and sit back to watch a movie wishing I had washed the windshield better. The drive-in movie, whatever happened to them?
Land Shift Dooms the Drive-In
Once a symbol of mid-century Americana, drive-in movie theaters have largely vanished from the national landscape. While nostalgia often blames streaming or changing tastes, the real culprit is more grounded: real estate. This article dives deep into the elements that doomed the drive-in, but one thing is clear as land values soared, especially in urban and suburban areas, the sprawling lots required for drive-ins became prime targets for redevelopment.
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