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A drive-in theater/theatre or drive-in cinema is a form of cinema structure consisting of a large outdoor movie screen, a projection booth, a concession stand, and a large parking area for automobiles. Within this enclosed area, customers can view movies from the privacy and comfort of their cars.
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).
The Charters Towers Tors drive-in was opened in 1966 and has two screens with capacity for 300 cars. [27] [28] Jericho Drive in, Jericho; The Jericho drive-in is the smallest public drive-in located in Australia, and possibly the world, with a capacity for 36 cars. It was opened in 1969. Movies are screened once a month. [29] Rodeo Drive In ...
In 1951, the Tower Drive-In theater opened adjacent to the tower property to the east. An aircraft warning light atop the tower (since removed) was said to have interfered with movie viewing. In the mid-1980s there was a move to develop the property as a condominium or high-end apartment complex, with the tower preserved as its centerpiece.
In April 2007, the second tower was the subject of an episode of The Apprentice in which the show's candidates were tasked with creating a marketing program for the new tower. [12] [27] Condo units for the tower went on sale the next day. [12] [21] Trump said the tower would be nearly identical to the first tower, and would also include 1,282 ...
The High Tower (2178 High Tower Drive) is a five-story, over 100-foot-high tower housing a private elevator. It was built circa 1920 in the style of a Bolognese campanile. The tower provides access to a Streamline Moderne fourplex known as High Tower Court, built between 1935 and 1936. [6] Architect Carl Kay designed both.
Tycon Center is a development at 8000 Towers Crescent Drive in Vienna, VA, built and initially owned by developers James T. Lewis, Roy Mitchell and Don Moore, known as Tycon Development [1] The complex is also known as Tycon Towers 1 and consists of a postmodern 17-story brick clad building designed by John Burgee Architects with Philip Johnson.
The Martin is a luxury high-rise condominium tower located at 4471 Dean Martin Drive in Paradise, Nevada, near the Las Vegas Strip. [1] The tower was originally part of the Panorama Towers complex, and was initially known as Panorama Tower North. Groundbreaking took place in April 2006.