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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).
Many drive-ins operated solely on weekends, while some were open only during the spring and summer months; drive-ins were also frequently subject to poor attendance or cancellations due to adverse weather. By the late 1980s, the total number of drive-ins still operating in the United States and Canada fell to less than two hundred.
A drive-in is a facility (such as a restaurant or movie theater) where one can drive in with an automobile for service. At a drive-in restaurant, for example, customers park their vehicles and are usually served by staff who walk or rollerskate out to take orders and return with food, encouraging diners to remain parked while they eat.
Vogel said drive-ins' appeal "has a lot to do with" nostalgia. But it's more than that, he said. "When you come to a drive-in, there are other things to watch. ... (though still appropriate for ...
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.
Discover which classic drive-in restaurants are worth a visit on your next road trip. They had their heyday in the 1950s and '60s, but there are still plenty of drive-ins to discover.
While drive-in theaters are rarer today with only 366 remaining [53] and no longer unique to America, they are still associated as part of the 1950s' American car culture. [55] By the beginning of 2020, the number of fully operational drive-ins has dropped to 20. [ 56 ]
Other Central Valley drive-ins open for business. A&W was one of only five remaining drive-ins still operating from the 1950s and 1960s, around the time period that Modesto native son George Lucas ...