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Few stories exist in The Sacramento Bee archives about the theater’s opening — at the time, drive-ins were everywhere — but a Feb. 21, 1973, article chronicles the county’s approval for ...
The first drive-in was opened in 1933 in New Jersey. [1] As of 2017, around 330 drive-in theaters were operating in the United States, down from a peak of around 4,000 in the late 1950s. [ 2 ] At least six are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
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In early 2013, it was announced that Century 21, 22, 23, and 24 theaters were soon to be redeveloped. The company's drive-in theaters and swap meets were also not part of the merger and also reverted to Syufy Enterprises ownership. They now operate under the brand name "West Wind Drive-Ins and Public Markets".
It's only $10 per person and free for kids under 12 to watch three films in a row at the 88 Drive-In Theatre, one of Denver's few remaining drive-ins. This year, the 88 is marking its 47th season.
By 2013, drive-ins comprised only 1.5% of total movie screens in the United States, with 389 theaters in operation nationwide, mostly located in the South and the West Coast (at the industry's height, about 25% of the nation's movie screens were at drive-ins). [16] A figure of 348 operating drive-ins was published for the United States in March ...
Challenges include keeping the drive-in staffed; competition from indoor theaters and streaming; and the expenses involved in maintaining a sprawling outdoor site, concession stand, speakers ...
Shankweiler's Drive-In Theatre is a single-screen drive-in movie theater located off of Route 309 in Orefield, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the oldest operational drive-in theater in the world [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It generally operates during weekends in the colder months, while playing films seven days per week during the summer season. [ 3 ]