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The West Wind drive-in movie theater sign at 9616 Oates Drive, Sacramento on Friday, March 3, 2023. Yelp users — 770 of them — rated the drive-in an average of 3.7 stars.
El Rancho Drive-In. Sparks, Nevada Also owned by West Wind, this Reno-area theater is known for offering single, double and triple features, and has sometimes paired new-release movies of vastly ...
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).
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".
After decades of inactivity drive-in theaters are slowly becoming part of the outdoor movie experience. One of the countries where drive-in theaters is returning is the United Kingdom. [38] There are also new drive-in theaters that have opened recently in North America that intend on staying in business and expanding.
Drive-in movie theaters are a staple of American film history. Here's a guide to five beloved drive-ins throughout the country to check out this summer.
Alliance Cinemas – after selling its BC locations, it now operates only one theater in Toronto; Cinémas Guzzo – 10 locations and 142 screens in the Montreal area; Cineplex Cinemas – Canada's largest and North America's fifth-largest movie theater company, with 162 locations and 1,635 screens
The newest on this list, Blue Grass Drive-In filled an over 25-year drive-in theater void in the Quad Cities-area when it opened a decade ago with a four-sided screen that shows two doubleheaders ...