I'm really glad that there's an awesome drive-in theater near my home. It's brand new but the entire thing is designed to look like a place taken right out of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Cartoon food mascots, neon signs, American flags, vintage posters, an old-fashioned diner, vinyl records on the walls...it's great.
Being born in 1991, even though I haven't actually been to a drive-in theater, driving by one was an amazing experience. I was around 5, and my family were coming back home from visiting some relatives. It was nighttime on the highway and we saw the large screen of the drive-in theater. It was beautiful and I wanted my dad to take us there to go see what was going on.
Very heartwarming. Beautiful. I remember my Dad taking me and my brothers to the drive in theater. It was so much fun. Like an adventure. I hope the drive in theater can make a comeback someday. Thanks for such a lovely nostalgic video.
A poignant look at the faded glory that was the Drive-In Theater. I'm sure there are a few that are still functioning in the continental US, so enjoy them while you still can. Thank You for the video.
My dad delivered films and other items that drive in theaters needed and in door theaters from 1949 till 1989 I from Montgomery Alabama all 5 of ours are gone needlessly the multimillionaire should reopen all of them for the Public good every towa should have a Drive in Theater petition to have one built in your home town to day Its America stand together
A bittersweet voyage thru yesteryears, and yester-tears ... a cornerstone of our innocence, and happiness ... a trip back thru time, to an era of timeless-ness. A time to remember ... never to be forgotten.
Excellent video! One of my very first jobs was at the Los Altos drive-in in Long Beach, California. A place I enjoyed thru high school and all the sudden Pacific Theatres made it a tri-plex that held 1200/800/800 = 2,800 cars and going from snack bar to usher kept me around a little longer than food prep would. It was a great time in this country with no dvds,video tapes or cell phones; A time when an answering machine was for business and nobody got mad if they couldn't ring you right up on the phone. It was a time of my first love............... Los Altos Drive-In Theater
I'm taking my kids to one for their first time. I found your video to show them what they are like. What I now realize is that our children will never know what the good 'ol days were really like. Very nice (and yet, such a sad) video. Nicely done!
On weekends my friends and I would go to the drive-in at times. One of my friends worked there and so did his father and so we would get in for free. All those double feature B movies we use to watch, that's if we watched them rather than party. I miss the drive-in, I miss my youth.
I know the feeling. We don't have any more drive in's here in our city. The last on closed back in 2007 because it was trashed by vandals during the closed season. Hopefully they'll build one some time to bring back a wonderful family pass time. Maybe in the very near future, I'll create more similar videos like this one. I'm glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching.
Terrific tribute to what we once had, and sadly what we don't have anymore. The music on here is excellent - adds to the sadness of what we have lost. It brought back wonderful memories of my youth and the local drive-ins we used to have in my community. My first memory is of my parents piling us kids in his red and white station wagon to go to the local drive-in to see "A Hard Day's Night" with the Beatles.
I turned 50 this tear and watching this brought back alot of good memories.The last time I went to a drive in I took my oldest nephew who is now 36 years old. Its so sad. I have been looking for the play ground equipment that they use to have right down in front of the screen.The honking horns at the end really got me.
This video brought good memories of getting in the family station wagon or my dads pick-up and going to the Floral drive-in in East Los Angeles to watch a spanish movie for my parents it was a lot cheaper to go to the drive-in when there was 5 kids and 2 adults. Its now gone but the memories will last a lifetime. Thank you for posting by the way I now live in Utah and there is a drive-in in Salt Lake City.
Wow! What a terrific but sad film. I took pictures of the Chelmsford (Mass.) Twin Drive-In Theatre before it was torn down in 1989. They would have made great additions to this collection. I remember our family going to the drive-in in the station wagon back in the 70's. Seeing Disney films, Planet of the Apes movies, JAWS, Grease, etc. Those were the days. Thanks for posting this! I'm sure I'll be back to watch it again.
Times were so much simpler back then. The culture of the 50's was just... the best thing ever. I literally can't think of any other way to describe it. Man, I would give anything for a time machine.
I used to go to the Starlite & 41 Twin (South Milwaukee) almost every weekend. The great memories I have of being there . I now take my boy's to the Drive In's in Kenosha & Jefferson about 4-5 each summer & hopefully they will have the same memories when they get older!
It's a tragedy that such a large piece of Americana is vanishing! We lost our drive ins here in Ventura and Oxnard CA. somewhere between 17 and 20 years ago. The 101 Drive-in in Ventura was replaced by a shopping center and the Sky View in Oxnard still sits empty with just the rolling lot remaining. We are lucky enough to still have one close in Goleta which is by Santa Barbara, about 30 mins. from Ventura. My GF and I went there 2 weeks ago and we loved it! Her first time at a drive-in theater
AWESOME! Road Warrior, E.T., Star Wars, Phantom of the Paradise, Capricorn One, Heavy Metal, Smokey and the Bandit....Just a handful I can recall off the top of my head. My Mom would make the old school TV dinners, the ones with foil pans and foil covers, and we would take them with us. By the time we started eating at the beginning of the first movie, they were perfect to eat.
A lot of drive-in ads are on UA-cam - we never had drive-ins over here in the UK - always rains - would have to use an aircraft hangar to host them! I have created some playlists presented as cinematic double bills - as well as the films themselves, there are a few ads and things from British cinemas - even some modern ones - just ahead of each film is some kind of drive-in style advertising interstitial - three I have included include that little elf moving a clock, a three minute countdown and the dancing food, as seen in Grease where John Travolta sings Sandy - some have general ads, counting down the minutes - check them out!
I remember when I went to a drive in as a child, I was fortunate that at least I had the experience to watch a movie at a drive in, cause nowadays there aren't as many drive ins as there used to be, I loved drive ins, they were fun, and we were more relaxed.
This takes me back to a time when my mother was living, She loved to go, as it was one of the only ways for her to see films when her health began to decline. The Drive-in she loved is still operational. As I have gotten older, the remains of other defunct Drive-ins degrade more and more.I can barely make out their skeletal remains. An era has truly passed.
I grew up in the drive in movie era. My parents took me as a child and I went with my friends as a teenager. My first date with my ex husband was at a drive in movie. I miss those days and this video makes me very sad
Yes!! They certainly seem to be. I just hope that some of the ones you have featured in your video, have been or will be eventually refurbished. It's so sad to see them sitting there slowly deteriorating.
Yes!! They certainly seem to be. I just hope that some of the drive-in theatres featured in your video have been or will be refurbished. Its so sad to see them sitting there slowly deteriorating.
Im from Globe-Miani and we still have one of thease still being used. Big props to the Hollis family for keeping it still up and running. Nothing like eating burros from burger house and drinking a cold beer while watching a movie.
I remembered one drive in theater that just showed horror movies but, it just rotted away. There is still one open during the summer and fall months. It is sad to see past time not in used anymore.
Thanks for sharing, videomix. I live north of Seattle and the county's last drive-in will be torn down next month. I had 20 years of fun there (movies and swap meets) and now my kids are going to lose a precious piece of Americana. For those of you who love their local drive-ins, enjoy them as often as you can, because many will meet the same fate as these.
OMG - We used to pack 10 kids and four adults in our stationwagon. The BEST part - We brought our OWN food and wore our PJs and slippers! Every time there was a SCARY part, we would get our blankets, cover our heads and SCREAM!! FUN, FUN, FUN! You CANNOT do that in a movie theater without someone complaining. PLEASE BRING THEM BACK!! I KNOW kids of today would TRULY love them, as they can walk from car to car during INTERMISSION to see if they can find any of their friends and hang out!!
Excellent post! Really enjoyed it! I remember going to the Skylite Drive-in on the boarder of Milwaukee and Menominee Falls (in Wisconsin) and seeing ET, Star Wars and Alice in Wonderland. Sadly, the Skytlite has been ripped down since the 90's. The town I live in now (West Bend, WI) tries to do a "Movie In The Park" type drive-in from spring-fall before snow hits. It's really nice. I wish drive-in's would make a comeback. Again, thanks for posting this! Excellent Job!
as a kid we went to the Sundown drive in at westfield Mass it is now a small shopping center and when i see the kids growing up today im glad it's gone cos they wouldve been fighting and spray painting or destroying property or being loud they dont deserve to have these memories like we did
As a kid in the late 50's, very early 60's we lived in a trailer on the drive in property. I guess it is there that I became an early movie buff. After watching the same show for a week or more, I pretty much knew a lot about the movie. My Uncle managed the Sundown. He was a very kind man. He had a miniature train that kids could ride. He also had an old Wiley's Jeep and would take kids on rides through the woods behind the theatre. I remember when they expanded Rt 202 and cut off part of the road in front of the entrance. Also, fondly remember Kingsley Beach across the street. I will be up there this September and will be doing a drive by. I am sure it will be bitter sweet. I haven't been back up there since 1967.
Mike Sharby Your not gonna like what you see there is nothing that reminds you it use to be a Drive-In and the pond across the street has been called Hampton pond now since i can remember well at least we still got our memories
Nice job. It truly is sad to see a piece of Americana fading a little bit more each day. I think of all the laughter and fun that used to be had in those abandoned drive-ins, and I think it's sad that some people have never experienced a night at a drive-in. Places like this are harder to find each year. Keep up the good work!
If I had the money, I would most definitely join in as a partner. I wish I had started building on a dream that I had many years ago, and that was to built a 4 screen Drive-In Theatre. A place that brings families together.
There's a drive-in that's around 20 miles from where I live that uses digital projectors. If drive-ins ever make a comeback, that's a right step. I don't know how many of the remaining 350 made the projector switch, but it would be nice to see all of them accomplish it.
pretty sad if you grew up at a time like I did when they were everywhere. We had 4 in our town once. Like the Bible Says "A time to be Born and a Time to Die" The Drive-in is approaching it's last Breath. Glad I got to be a part of it back in the Day!
Oscar You make such heartfelt videos..I feel the same as you..That all of the Drive In Movie Theaters are a thing of the past now..It was soo much fun..I miss them terribly..Maybe they will be back one of these days..They say that all things come back..But who knows when..But still it will never be the same as before...thanks Oscar for posting...Hugs Anita
Well... They aren't all gone. Last summer we were up in Maine and took in a show at the Bridgton Twin. Two summers ago it was the Sunset in Colchester Vermont. Both are doiing fine. It's well worth seeking these out and experiencing them: it's more than just a movie!
@Monstroslocos Im right with you on that one. We were also 5 kids and two adults in our family and $5.00 a carload at the Charro Drive-In on Saturday nights to watch Cantinflas was a real bargain. Well, the Drive-In's are gone but the memories at the Drive-In with the family are embedded in my mind forever. Thanks for watching my video.
Man, that's depressing. I used to go to the drive-in all the time in the 70s and early 80s. Luckily, my family lives about 90 minutes from a drive-in that is not only still open but booming, so my five year old daughter has been fortunate enough to experience something many kids will never get to.
As of this year, Hollywood motion picture distribution companies stopped sending their movies on 35mm film reels, and replaced them with digital hard drives. This means that all indoor theaters, and remaining drive-in's had to replace their 35mm projectors with industrial digital projectors, and a digital player powerful enough to project on a big movie screen. The cost for conversion at a drive-in theater for One installed digital projector costs $60,000 to $75,000.
Really enjoyed this post. I have so many good memories involving our local drive-in. Sadly that one closed, but there is still one operating fairly close, and as busy as that one is, I don't think it will be closing any time soon.
About 12 years ago, as part of a cultural exchange/conflict resolution exercise, I hosted two 15-y.o. boys from former Soviet Georgia for a weekend. Took them to Bengies Drive-In just east of Baltimore on a summer Saturday night. They had very little English, but I could tell they were in HEAVEN -- hot dogs, fat-salty popcorn, the Claw Game for prizes, and scantily-clad Balto chicks all around! Likely they're the only Georgians who've been to a drive-in. The slept like babies in the back seat.
By the way, you will love the new outdoor screens. They are state of the art, specifically designed for a digital, panoramic format, ( a larger curved screen with a specially coated surface) not to mention the in car, crisp sound digital of FM radio. The parking layout is much better, and have all the classics for intermission, but also a few surprises.
There is indeed something sad about a run-down, abandoned drive-in theater. Such is the way of the world. The time of the drive-in is past. I wonder what things we have today that we'll one day look back upon with nostalgia?
Drive Ins were a lot of fun. I suppose there are still a few Drive Ins still in operation. It was sad to look at this video and see how many Drive Ins are in a state of disrepair or utterly abandoned. I have fond memories of going to Drive Ins and watching the movies in either the car or outside sitting on benches. (Those were the days.)
I just about missed this era, but we've got one that opened up about 10 years back and it has been joined by a double screen version on the other side of town. So look around, you may find one close to you!
OK, here is one of the surprises. You can purchase a ticket online for the whole car, and print out a large bar code on a piece of regular printer paper. You then will go thru the express line and simply scan it yourself on the way in for entry. No more long lines. You can also buy food credits the same way and use them all year long at the concessions. Just a few of the things you will see at the new drive in theaters. Did I mention paved parking with well defined spaces and plenty of room?
Yeah it's sad that most of them closed down in the 80s (Thanks to the invention of the VCR) There are still a few around here in Australia as well. There's one in the region I live in and I go there as often as I can. Until I started going there the last movie I saw at the Drive in was ET. I'm only 30 and I agree with you, Kids today don't know what they're missing out on. Though the one I go too still gets plenty of families with kids in PJs. Now that brings back memories.
Beautiful homage to drive-in movie theaters. Haunting images. I subscribed in hopes that you'll post more cool videos of abandoned places in the future. x Luci
@JubalCalif Thank you friend for watching. Yes, I too remember those wonderful Drive-In movie day's with my family back in the 60's and in my teenage years during the 70's. Those memories will live with me for the rest of my life.
I never got to see a movie at a drive in theater but I can remember one that was close to an airport. You could actually seen the screen as you drove by. Sad that so many of them have been neglected and allowed to rot.
I shead a tear lol. I wish i was alive in the 60's about 19 years old, so i could experience the true drive-in experience for my self. back then was the right way to watch a drive-in movie. the one in my town doesnt have the old speakers because they all broke off, so you have to tune into a radio station, unlike the old days where you hooked the speaker to your window and enjoyed the movie with your delicious snacks. why are they becoming extinct? can anyone PLEASE tell me why. i NEED to know!
Thanks for the comment Anita. I hope someday someone will invest money in building a Drive -In theater here in San Antonio. We just had the last one close forever in 2007. God I'm going to miss those days of getting together with the family on Saturday nights at the Drive-in. The last Drive-in here was called the Mission 4 Drive -In Theater.
I'm really glad that there's an awesome drive-in theater near my home. It's brand new but the entire thing is designed to look like a place taken right out of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Cartoon food mascots, neon signs, American flags, vintage posters, an old-fashioned diner, vinyl records on the walls...it's great.
Some of the best times of my youth were at the drive in theater in the backseat of my dads 1965 Corvair. lol
Damn dude, I'm at work on lunch watching this and it made me cry. Good thing nobody else is on lunch.
This made me sad! Those were the days. Drinking Annie Greensprings, Boones Farm, sneaking friends in the trunk...
Being born in 1991, even though I haven't actually been to a drive-in theater, driving by one was an amazing experience. I was around 5, and my family were coming back home from visiting some relatives. It was nighttime on the highway and we saw the large screen of the drive-in theater. It was beautiful and I wanted my dad to take us there to go see what was going on.
Very heartwarming. Beautiful. I remember my Dad taking me and my brothers to the drive in theater. It was so much fun. Like an adventure. I hope the drive in theater can make a comeback someday. Thanks for such a lovely nostalgic video.
Wow! Now that was sad! Drive In movies was a big part of growing up in the 50's + 60's, too bad it's gone! Diane
Always went to drive movie theater when I was a kid and loved it and miss it
A poignant look at the faded glory that was the Drive-In Theater. I'm sure there are a few that are still functioning in the continental US, so enjoy them while you still can. Thank You for the video.
My dad delivered films and other items that drive in theaters needed and in door theaters from 1949 till 1989 I from Montgomery Alabama all 5 of ours are gone needlessly the multimillionaire should reopen all of them for the Public good every towa should have a Drive in Theater petition to have one built in your home town to day Its America stand together
A bittersweet voyage thru yesteryears, and yester-tears ... a cornerstone of our innocence, and happiness ... a trip back thru time, to an era of timeless-ness.
A time to remember ... never to be forgotten.
There's an open one in Indianapolis with four screens!
To me, there are few sights sadder than an abandoned Drive In. Once a place of fun now overgrown and forgotten.
God ,I miss those drive in theaters,I remember going to them in the mid 60's to early 70's .
Excellent video! One of my very first jobs was at the Los Altos drive-in in Long Beach, California. A place I enjoyed thru high school and all the sudden Pacific Theatres made it a tri-plex that held 1200/800/800 = 2,800 cars and going from snack bar to usher kept me around a little longer than food prep would. It was a great time in this country with no dvds,video tapes or cell phones; A time when an answering machine was for business and nobody got mad if they couldn't ring you right up on the phone. It was a time of my first love............... Los Altos Drive-In Theater
The Drive in Cinema I operated for many years is still going albeit digital now, but so many have closed it's too sad.
Times do change sad that the history of this go by
I'm taking my kids to one for their first time. I found your video to show them what they are like. What I now realize is that our children will never know what the good 'ol days were really like. Very nice (and yet, such a sad) video. Nicely done!
On weekends my friends and I would go to the drive-in at times. One of my friends worked there and so did his father and so we would get in for free. All those double feature B movies we use to watch, that's if we watched them rather than party. I miss the drive-in, I miss my youth.
THIS IS A PART OF AMERICA I MISS...
After all these years, I still have DRIVE-IN WITHDRAWL! Thanks for the flashback!
I know the feeling. We don't have any more drive in's here in our city. The last on closed back in 2007 because it was trashed by vandals during the closed season. Hopefully they'll build one some time to bring back a wonderful family pass time. Maybe in the very near future, I'll create more similar videos like this one. I'm glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching.
Terrific tribute to what we once had, and sadly what we don't have anymore. The music on here is excellent - adds to the sadness of what we have lost. It brought back wonderful memories of my youth and the local drive-ins we used to have in my community. My first memory is of my parents piling us kids in his red and white station wagon to go to the local drive-in to see "A Hard Day's Night" with the Beatles.
Wonderful memories! I grew up going to drive in movies. Makes me so sad to see this video
I turned 50 this tear and watching this brought back alot of good memories.The last time I went to a drive in I took my oldest nephew who is now 36 years old.
Its so sad.
I have been looking for the play ground equipment that they use to have right down in front of the screen.The honking horns at the end really got me.
This video brought good memories of getting in the family station wagon or my dads pick-up and going to the Floral drive-in in East Los Angeles to watch a spanish movie for my parents it was a lot cheaper to go to the drive-in when there was 5 kids and 2 adults. Its now gone but the memories will last a lifetime. Thank you for posting by the way I now live in Utah and there is a drive-in in Salt Lake City.
Wow! What a terrific but sad film. I took pictures of the Chelmsford (Mass.) Twin Drive-In Theatre before it was torn down in 1989. They would have made great additions to this collection. I remember our family going to the drive-in in the station wagon back in the 70's. Seeing Disney films, Planet of the Apes movies, JAWS, Grease, etc. Those were the days. Thanks for posting this! I'm sure I'll be back to watch it again.
Times were so much simpler back then. The culture of the 50's was just... the best thing ever. I literally can't think of any other way to describe it. Man, I would give anything for a time machine.
The History of Drive-In Theaters is so cool. Wish I could go back in time to experience it all
Anthony Wayne Drive in, NJ. Great memories!
I used to go to the Starlite & 41 Twin (South Milwaukee) almost every weekend. The great memories I have of being there . I now take my boy's to the Drive In's in Kenosha & Jefferson about 4-5 each summer & hopefully they will have the same memories when they get older!
What happened to you world? Where are the drive in theaters? What happened to the cruise nights? The slow songs? The love songs? :'(
It's a tragedy that such a large piece of Americana is vanishing! We lost our drive ins here in Ventura and Oxnard CA. somewhere between 17 and 20 years ago. The 101 Drive-in in Ventura was replaced by a shopping center and the Sky View in Oxnard still sits empty with just the rolling lot remaining. We are lucky enough to still have one close in Goleta which is by Santa Barbara, about 30 mins. from Ventura. My GF and I went there 2 weeks ago and we loved it! Her first time at a drive-in theater
AWESOME! Road Warrior, E.T., Star Wars, Phantom of the Paradise, Capricorn One, Heavy Metal, Smokey and the Bandit....Just a handful I can recall off the top of my head. My Mom would make the old school TV dinners, the ones with foil pans and foil covers, and we would take them with us. By the time we started eating at the beginning of the first movie, they were perfect to eat.
I miss them so much...the ads and their music.,went to the westbury drive in and the Sunrise..both were on long island, new york
A lot of drive-in ads are on UA-cam - we never had drive-ins over here in the UK - always rains - would have to use an aircraft hangar to host them! I have created some playlists presented as cinematic double bills - as well as the films themselves, there are a few ads and things from British cinemas - even some modern ones - just ahead of each film is some kind of drive-in style advertising interstitial - three I have included include that little elf moving a clock, a three minute countdown and the dancing food, as seen in Grease where John Travolta sings Sandy - some have general ads, counting down the minutes - check them out!
I remember when I went to a drive in as a child, I was fortunate that at least I had the experience to watch a movie at a drive in, cause nowadays there aren't as many drive ins as there used to be, I loved drive ins, they were fun, and we were more relaxed.
This takes me back to a time when my mother was living, She loved to go, as it was one of the only ways for her to see films when her health began to decline. The Drive-in she loved is still operational. As I have gotten older, the remains of other defunct Drive-ins degrade more and more.I can barely make out their skeletal remains. An era has truly passed.
I grew up in the drive in movie era. My parents took me as a child and I went with my friends as a teenager. My first date with my ex husband was at a drive in movie. I miss those days and this video makes me very sad
Thanks for watching Janet. I'm glad it brought back wonderful memories for you. Sadly the Drive-In Theater is just a memory of an Era long gone.
Brought a tear to my eye!! What memories!! Thanks!!
Thanks Joe. The good news is Drive-Ins are making a come back.
Yes!! They certainly seem to be. I just hope that some of the ones you have featured in your video, have been or will be eventually refurbished. It's so sad to see them sitting there slowly deteriorating.
Yes!! They certainly seem to be. I just hope that some of the drive-in theatres featured in your video have been or will be refurbished. Its so sad to see them sitting there slowly deteriorating.
So sad to watch. My dates and I appreciated this time in our lives. The honking at the end was the best part. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful. Poignant and sad. They need to make a comeback.
Im from Globe-Miani and we still have one of thease still being used. Big props to the Hollis family for keeping it still up and running. Nothing like eating burros from burger house and drinking a cold beer while watching a movie.
I remembered one drive in theater that just showed horror movies but, it just rotted away. There is still one open during the summer and fall months. It is sad to see past time not in used anymore.
Thanks for sharing, videomix. I live north of Seattle and the county's last drive-in will be torn down next month. I had 20 years of fun there (movies and swap meets) and now my kids are going to lose a precious piece of Americana. For those of you who love their local drive-ins, enjoy them as often as you can, because many will meet the same fate as these.
OMG - We used to pack 10 kids and four adults in our stationwagon. The BEST part - We brought our OWN food and wore our PJs and slippers! Every time there was a SCARY part, we would get our blankets, cover our heads and SCREAM!! FUN, FUN, FUN! You CANNOT do that in a movie theater without someone complaining. PLEASE BRING THEM BACK!! I KNOW kids of today would TRULY love them, as they can walk from car to car during INTERMISSION to see if they can find any of their friends and hang out!!
Excellent post! Really enjoyed it! I remember going to the Skylite Drive-in on the boarder of Milwaukee and Menominee Falls (in Wisconsin) and seeing ET, Star Wars and Alice in Wonderland. Sadly, the Skytlite has been ripped down since the 90's. The town I live in now (West Bend, WI) tries to do a "Movie In The Park" type drive-in from spring-fall before snow hits. It's really nice. I wish drive-in's would make a comeback. Again, thanks for posting this! Excellent Job!
as a kid we went to the Sundown drive in at westfield Mass it is now a small shopping center and when i see the kids growing up today im glad it's gone cos they wouldve been fighting and spray painting or destroying property or being loud they dont deserve to have these memories like we did
As a kid in the late 50's, very early 60's we lived in a trailer on the drive in property. I guess it is there that I became an early movie buff. After watching the same show for a week or more, I pretty much knew a lot about the movie. My Uncle managed the Sundown. He was a very kind man. He had a miniature train that kids could ride. He also had an old Wiley's Jeep and would take kids on rides through the woods behind the theatre. I remember when they expanded Rt 202 and cut off part of the road in front of the entrance. Also, fondly remember Kingsley Beach across the street. I will be up there this September and will be doing a drive by. I am sure it will be bitter sweet. I haven't been back up there since 1967.
Mike Sharby Your not gonna like what you see there is nothing that reminds you it use to be a Drive-In and the pond across the street has been called Hampton pond now since i can remember well at least we still got our memories
Nice job. It truly is sad to see a piece of Americana fading a little bit more each day. I think of all the laughter and fun that used to be had in those abandoned drive-ins, and I think it's sad that some people have never experienced a night at a drive-in. Places like this are harder to find each year. Keep up the good work!
I miss these places,Thank you..
I never get tired of it.A MASTERPIECE !!!
This video makes me want to start a drive-in business with someone I can find who is willing to have the same interest as me.
If I had the money, I would most definitely join in as a partner. I wish I had started building on a dream that I had many years ago, and that was to built a 4 screen Drive-In Theatre. A place that brings families together.
Fabulous...(sniff..sniff) Americana at its finest. I'm gonna miss 'em.
There's a drive-in that's around 20 miles from where I live that uses digital projectors. If drive-ins ever make a comeback, that's a right step. I don't know how many of the remaining 350 made the projector switch, but it would be nice to see all of them accomplish it.
You want digital buy a DVD and watch your television set lol. Drive-ins.com
pretty sad if you grew up at a time like I did when they were everywhere. We had 4 in our town once. Like the Bible Says "A time to be Born and a Time to Die" The Drive-in is approaching it's last Breath. Glad I got to be a part of it back in the Day!
Oh My! How i now think of my mom,Jammys and blankets and a hot toddy. All Gone
Oscar You make such heartfelt videos..I feel the same as you..That all of the Drive In Movie Theaters are a thing of the past now..It was soo much fun..I miss them terribly..Maybe they will be back one of these days..They say that all things come back..But who knows when..But still it will never be the same as before...thanks Oscar for posting...Hugs Anita
Wonderful....thanks! Now I'll go wipe the tears out of my eyes and spend the next hour getting the lump out of my throat.
miss the drive in days hard to believe those projectors are still inside
Thanks so much for putting this together. Made me cry.
We had four in my home town. They're gone now.Thank God there is still one 20 minutes away.
Well...
They aren't all gone. Last summer we were up in Maine and took in a show at the Bridgton Twin. Two summers ago it was the Sunset in Colchester Vermont. Both are doiing fine.
It's well worth seeking these out and experiencing them: it's more than just a movie!
WELL DONE ! For those of us who grew up w/ this stuff ... we empathize .
Almost made me cry ok it did
@Monstroslocos Im right with you on that one. We were also 5 kids and two adults in our family and $5.00 a carload at the Charro Drive-In on Saturday nights to watch Cantinflas was a real bargain. Well, the Drive-In's are gone but the memories at the Drive-In with the family are embedded in my mind forever. Thanks for watching my video.
Shame to see this part of it gone now...some fine times lost...
I can't help but to tear up every time I watch this.
Man, that's depressing. I used to go to the drive-in all the time in the 70s and early 80s. Luckily, my family lives about 90 minutes from a drive-in that is not only still open but booming, so my five year old daughter has been fortunate enough to experience something many kids will never get to.
both the past and the future are infinitely long, therefore, they are both infinitely valuable.
Thanks for such a great video. It brought back some wonderful memories. Thank you.
As of this year, Hollywood motion picture distribution companies stopped sending their movies on 35mm film reels, and replaced them with digital hard drives. This means that all indoor theaters, and remaining drive-in's had to replace their 35mm projectors with industrial digital projectors, and a digital player powerful enough to project on a big movie screen. The cost for conversion at a drive-in theater for One installed digital projector costs $60,000 to $75,000.
Thank you Cryocide, God I miss those Drive-in days of getting togther with the family on Saturdays nights.
What a heartbreaker. VCR's spelled death for the Drive In Movie. On their way out now are single screen movie theaters.
Really enjoyed this post. I have so many good memories involving our local drive-in. Sadly that one closed, but there is still one operating fairly close, and as busy as that one is, I don't think it will be closing any time soon.
About 12 years ago, as part of a cultural exchange/conflict resolution exercise, I hosted two 15-y.o. boys from former Soviet Georgia for a weekend. Took them to Bengies Drive-In just east of Baltimore on a summer Saturday night. They had very little English, but I could tell they were in HEAVEN -- hot dogs, fat-salty popcorn, the Claw Game for prizes, and scantily-clad Balto chicks all around! Likely they're the only Georgians who've been to a drive-in. The slept like babies in the back seat.
Wow, this is a real heartbreaker. Quivers with feeling
By the way, you will love the new outdoor screens. They are state of the art, specifically designed for a digital, panoramic format, ( a larger curved screen with a specially coated surface) not to mention the in car, crisp sound digital of FM radio. The parking layout is much better, and have all the classics for intermission, but also a few surprises.
There is indeed something sad about a run-down, abandoned drive-in theater. Such is the way of the world. The time of the drive-in is past.
I wonder what things we have today that we'll one day look back upon with nostalgia?
Drive Ins were a lot of fun. I suppose there are still a few Drive Ins still in operation. It was sad to look at this video and see how many Drive Ins are in a state of disrepair or utterly abandoned. I have fond memories of going to Drive Ins and watching the movies in either the car or outside sitting on benches. (Those were the days.)
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching.
Changes are sometimes too sad and not great. This is an example of a change in the business economy which no one likes. Sad.
What a shame, this breaks my heart. 😕
There is nothing better than watching movies outdoors. I am only 38 (so not of the baby bommer generation) but can remember going as a child.
We got a few here in Michigan, including a new one that opened in 2013 called Danny Boy's Drive-In.
I miss drive in's, those were the days!!
That was a cool Drive in mini documentary. Thanks!
Wonder how many people were conceived in these theaters.
I just about missed this era, but we've got one that opened up about 10 years back and it has been joined by a double screen version on the other side of town. So look around, you may find one close to you!
A very touching and well crafted video! Five Stars!
OK, here is one of the surprises. You can purchase a ticket online for the whole car, and print out a large bar code on a piece of regular printer paper. You then will go thru the express line and simply scan it yourself on the way in for entry. No more long lines. You can also buy food credits the same way and use them all year long at the concessions. Just a few of the things you will see at the new drive in theaters. Did I mention paved parking with well defined spaces and plenty of room?
Yeah it's sad that most of them closed down in the 80s (Thanks to the invention of the VCR)
There are still a few around here in Australia as well. There's one in the region I live in and I go there as often as I can. Until I started going there the last movie I saw at the Drive in was ET.
I'm only 30 and I agree with you, Kids today don't know what they're missing out on. Though the one I go too still gets plenty of families with kids in PJs. Now that brings back memories.
Beautiful homage to drive-in movie theaters. Haunting images. I subscribed in hopes that you'll post more cool videos of abandoned places in the future.
x Luci
love the video.i got my first kiss at a drive in loved them.they were a blast.i rember when they used to be all over to.thanks for sharing.
@JubalCalif Thank you friend for watching. Yes, I too remember those wonderful Drive-In movie day's with my family back in the 60's and in my teenage years during the 70's. Those memories will live with me for the rest of my life.
Thank you videomix22. That was a tearjerker, but a wonderful video.
I never got to see a movie at a drive in theater but I can remember one that was close to an airport. You could actually seen the screen as you drove by. Sad that so many of them have been neglected and allowed to rot.
They just opened one up in Carroll County Md.Now we have three,in the state of Maryland.
Now it's back to normal again, guys.
Drive-ins in my area were eliminated as the land was so valuable that it made sense to just sell it off for development.
We still have two Drive in's in CT.
I shead a tear lol. I wish i was alive in the 60's about 19 years old, so i could experience the true drive-in experience for my self. back then was the right way to watch a drive-in movie. the one in my town doesnt have the old speakers because they all broke off, so you have to tune into a radio station, unlike the old days where you hooked the speaker to your window and enjoyed the movie with your delicious snacks. why are they becoming extinct? can anyone PLEASE tell me why. i NEED to know!
Thanks for the comment Anita. I hope someday someone will invest money in building a Drive -In theater here in San Antonio. We just had the last one close forever in 2007. God I'm going to miss those days of getting together with the family on Saturday nights at the Drive-in. The last Drive-in here was called the Mission 4 Drive -In Theater.