Drive-ins are an important pop culture memory for many. The drive-in theater is a form of cinema structure consisting of a large screen, a projection booth, a concession stand and a large parking area for automobiles. The screen can be as simple as a wall that is painted white, or it can be a complex steel truss structure with a complex finish. Within this enclosed area, customers can view features from the privacy and comfort of their cars. Some drive-in theater managers added children's playgrounds between the screen and the first row of cars. Concrete patios for lawn chairs were available at some drive-in theaters. Originally, audio was provided by speakers on the screen and later by an individual speaker for each car. This system was superseded by the more economical method of broadcasting the soundtrack at a low output power on AM or FM Radio to be picked up by a car radio, an advantageous method as it allows the soundtrack to be picked up in stereo by the audience instead of monaural. Because of an easy source of high-quality sound and the relative ease of hiding and mounting a camcorder, drive-in theatres are often preffered sites to make Telesync and CAM pirated movies.citation needed] Contents 1 History 2 Concession stand 3 Drive-ins in films and paintings 4 Surviving drive-in theaters 4.1 Alabama 4.2 Arizona 4.3 Arkansas 4.4 California 4.5 Canada 4.6 Colorado 4.7 Connecticut 4.8 Delaware 4.9 Florida 4.10 Georgia 4.11 Idaho 4.12 Illinois 4.13 Indiana 4.14 Iowa 4.15 Kansas 4.16 Kentucky 4.17 Maine 4.18 Maryland 4.19 Massachusetts 4.20 Michigan 4.21 Minnesota 4.22 Mississippi 4.23 Missouri 4.24 Nebraska 4.25 Nevada 4.26 New Hampshire 4.27 New Jersey 4.28 New Mexico 4.29 New York 4.30 North Carolina 4.31 Ohio 4.32 Oklahoma 4.33 Oregon 4.34 Pennsylvania 4.35 Rhode Island 4.36 South Carolina 4.37 Tennessee 4.38 Texas 4.39 Utah 4.40 Vermont 4.41 Virginia 4.42 Washington 4.43 West Virginia 4.44 Wisconsin 4.45 See also 5 References 6 External links History The 61 Drive In, one of only three such theaters left in Iowa. The drive-in theater was the creation of Camden, New Jersey, chemical company magnate Richard M. Hollingshead, Jr., whose family owned and operated the R.M. Hollingshead Corporation chemical plant in Camden. In 1932, Hollingshead conducted outdoor theater tests in his driveway at 212 Thomas Avenue in Camden. After nailing a screen to trees in his backyard, he set a 1928 Kodak projector on the hood of his car and put a radio behind the screen, testing different sound levels with his car windows down and up. Blocks under vehicles in the driveway enabled him to determine the size and spacing of ramps so all automobiles could have a clear view of the screen. Following these experiments, he applied August 6, 1932 for a patent of his invention, and he was given patent number 1,909,537 on May 16, 1933. (Seventeen years later, that patent was declared invalid by the Delaware District Court.) Hollingshead's drive-in opened in New Jersey June 6, 1933 on Admiral Wilson Boulevard at the Airport Circle in Pennsauken, a short distance from Cooper River Park. It only operated for three years, but during that time the concept caught on in other states. The April 15. 1934, opening of Shankweiler's Auto Park in Orefield, Pennsylvania, was followed by Galveston's Drive-In Short Reel Theater (July 5, 1934), the Pico in Los Angeles (September 9, 1934) and the Weymouth Drive-In Theatre in Weymouth, Massachusetts (May 6, 1936). In 1937, three more opened in Ohio, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with another twelve during 1938 and 1939 in California, Florida, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Texas and Virginia. The drive-in's peak popularity came in the late 1950s and early 1960s, particularly in rural areas, with some 4000 drive-ins spreading across the United States. Among its advantages was the fact that a family with a baby could take care of their child while watching a movie, while teenagers with access to autos found drive-ins ideal for dates. Revenue was more limited than regular theatres since showings can only start at twilight. There were abortive attempts to create suitable conditions for daylight viewing, such as large tent structures, but nothing viable was developed. Hull's Drive In Theatre, outside Lexington, Virginia In the 1950s, the greater privacy afforded to patrons gave drive-ins a reputation as immoral, and they were labeled "passion pits" in the media. During the 1970s, some drive-ins changed from family fare to sexploitation movies. In addition, the economics of real estate made the large property areas increasingly expensive for drive-ins to successfully operate. These changes and the advent of VCRs led to a sharp decline in the popularity of drive-ins. They eventually lapsed into a quasi-novelty status with the remaining handful catering to a generally nostalgic audience. In 2002, groups of dedicated individuals began to organize so-called "guerilla drive-ins" and "guerilla walk-ins" in parking lots and empty fields. Showings are often organized online, and participants meet at specified locations to watch films projected on bridge pillars or warehouses. The best known guerilla drive-ins include the Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In in Santa Cruz, California, MobMov in Berkeley, California and Hollywood MobMov in Los Angeles, California, and most recently Guerilla Drive-In Victoria in Victoria, BC. The Bell Museum of Natural History in Minneapolis, Minnesota has recently begun summer "bike-ins," inviting only pedestrians or people on bicycles onto the grounds for both live music and movies. Family drive-ins are making a comeback in some states. Garrett, Texas is the home of the Galaxy Drive-in Theater, a four-screen drive-in which opened for business in 2004. Concession stand Snack bar ad shown at a drive-in. The concession stand, also called a snack bar, is where the drive-in makes most of its money. As a result, much of a drive-in's promotion is oriented toward the concession stand. The typical snack bar offers any food that can be served quickly, such as hot dogs, pizza, hamburgers, popcorn, soft drinks, candy and french fries. To send patrons to the concessions stands, advertisements were projected before the feature and during the intermissions. Now a great source of nostalgia, these memorable concession commercials often featured animated food such as dancing hot dogs and talking boxes of popcorn. These ads were collected in 1993 for a video, Hey Folks, It's Intermission Time, once distributed by Something Weird, and the 1978 film Grease has a scene in a drive-in showing such an ad. Drive-ins in films and paintings Released on video, After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater is a 1995 documentary featuring producer Samuel Z. Arkoff, director John Carpenter and critic Joe Bob Briggs. "Shining Stars: Canada's Drive-In Movie Theatres" (2004) by Sean C. Karow is the definative documentary on Canadian drive-ins. Drive-in theaters have also been featured as movie locations, notably Peter Bogdanovich's Targets (1968) about a veteran horror film actor (Boris Karloff) making a personal appearance at a drive-in theater while a freeway sniper (Tim O'Kelly), hiding behind the movie screen, prepares to shoot the theater's customers. "Moments to Remember," a series of paintings by Beaumont, Texas, artist Randy Welborn, includes two paintings of Beaumont drive-ins in the mid-1950s. "Goin' Steady" depicts the Circle Drive-In which opened in 1948, and "A Summer Remembered" shows the South Park Drive-In which opened in 1950. In Welborn's audio slide shows, he explains the photographic research and painting techniques he uses to recapture the past. Surviving drive-in theaters Partial list of notable surviving drive-in theaters: Alabama The Blue Moon Drive-In in Gu-Win Operates two screens. Both usually show double-features. King Drive-In in Russellville Arizona The Apache Drive-in in Globe, Arizona The DeAnza Drive-In Theatre in Tucson, Arizona The Glendale 9 Drive-in in Glendale, Arizona The Scottsdale Drive-in in Scottsdale Arkansas The 112 Drive-In in Fayetteville The Kenda Drive-In in Marshall The Stone Drive-in in Mountain View, Arkansas California The Capitol Drive-In in San Jose The Ceres Drive-In in Ceres The Hi-Way Drive-In in Santa Maria The Kings Drive-In in Hanford The Madera Drive-In in Madera The Mission Tiki Drive-in in Montclair The Rubidoux Drive-In in Riverside The Sacramento 6 Drive-In in Sacramento The Santee Drive-In in Santee The Skyline Drive-In in Barstow The Skyview Drive-In in Santa Cruz The South Bay Drive-In in San Diego The Sunset Drive-In in San Luis Obispo The Van Buren Drive-In in Riverside The Vineland Drive-In in Industry Only operating drive-in theater left in Los Angeles and Orange County Canada The 5 Drive-In in Oakville, Ontario The Can-View Drive-In in Fonthill, Ontario The Cinedrive in Pefferlaw, Ontario The Cine-Parc Saint-Georges in Saint-Georges, Québec The Ciné-Parc Orford in Deauville, Québec The Ciné-Parc Trois-Rivières in Trois-Rivières, Québec The Cine-Parc Templeton in Gatineau, Quebec Operates two screens; both screens show double-features (four movies total) The Empire Theatres Drive-In in Westville, Nova Scotia The Lakeview Drive-In in Toronto, Ontario The Mustang Drive-In in London, Ontario The Mustang Drive-In in Guelph, Ontario The Mustang Drive-In, Peterborough, Ontario The North York Drive-In in Sharon, Ontario The Skylark Drive-In in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario The Starlite Drive-In Theatre in Stoney Creek, Ontario The Sunset Drive-In in Dryden, Ontario The Twilight Drive-In in Langley, British Columbia The Valley Drive-In Theatre in Cambridge, Nova Scotia The Port Elmsley Drive-In in Port Elmsley, Ontario Colorado The Holiday Twin Drive-In in Fort Collins Operates two screens; both screens show double-features (four movies total) The Mesa Drive-In in Pueblo Operates three screens; each screen shows double-features (six movies total) The Cinderella Drive-In in Denver Connecticut The Mansfield Drive-In in Mansfield The Pleasant Valley Drive-In in Pleasant Valley Delaware The Diamond State Drive-in in Felton Delaware's lone remaining drive-in Florida The Fun-LAN Drive-In in Tampa The Joy-LAN Drive-In in Dade City The Naples Drive In Theater in Naples The Northside Drive-In Theatre in Fort Myers The Ocala Drive In Theatre in Ocala The Playtime Triple Family Drive-In in Jacksonville The Ruskin Drive In Theatre in Ruskin The Silver Moon Drive-In in Lakeland The Thunderbird Drive-In Theater in Fort Lauderdale opened November 22, 1963 - 13 screens; now known as the Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop for its flea market The Trail Drive-In Theater in Lake Worth site of the Lake Worth Swap Shop and Drive-in Georgia The Jesup Drive-In Twin in Jesup The Starlight Six Drive In in Atlanta The Swan Drive In in Blue Ridge Idaho The Sky Vu in Idaho Falls The Sunset Auto Vue in Grangeville Illinois The Cascade Drive-In in West Chicago The Clark 54 Drive-In in Summer Hill The Fairview Drive-In in Newton The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In in Gibson City McHenry Outdoor Theatre in McHenry Mac's Drive In in Salem The Route 66 Drive-In in Springfield The Sky View Drive-In in Litchfield The Skyview Twin Drive-In in Belleville (Belleville is a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri) Indiana The 13/24 Drive-In near Wabash, Indiana The 49'er Drive-In in Valparaiso The Auburn Garrett Drive-In near Garrett The Canary Creek Drive-In in Franklin The Cinema '67 Drive In in Owen The Georgetown Drive-In in Georgetown The Holiday Drive-In in Reo The Huntington Drive-In in Huntington The Lake Shore Drive-In in Monticello Operates two screens; both screens show double-features (four movies total) The Melody Drive-In near Knox The Mitchell Drive-In near Mitchell The Skyvue Drive-In in New Castle The Tibbs Drive-In in Indianapolis The Tri-Way Drive In in Plymouth Iowa The 61 Drive In, five miles south of Maquoketa Kansas The Boulevard Drive-in in Kansas City, Kansas 1 screen, serving 750 cars with 600 speakers that still work. Became the world's first "digital drive-in" in 1999 with the addition of a DTS system. The Kanopolis Drive-In in Kanopolis Midway Drive In in Osawatomie The Starlite Drive-In in Wichita Kentucky The Franklin Drive-In Theatre in Franklin. The Judy Drive-In in Mount Sterling The Mt. View Drive-In in Stanton The Sky-Vue Twin Drive-In in Winchester Maine The Bridgton Twin Drive-In in Bridgton The Prides Corner Drive-In in Westbrook The Saco Drive-In in Saco The Skowhegan Drive-In in Skowhegan The Skylite Drive-In in Madawaska Maryland The Bengies Drive-in in Baltimore Massachusetts The Mendon Twin Drive-In in Mendon The Tri-Town Drive-In in Fitchburg The Wellfleet Drive-In Theater in Wellfleet Michigan The Capri Drive-In in Coldwater The Cherry Bowl Drive-In in Honor The Five-Mile Drive-in between Dowagiac and Decatur The Ford Wyoming Drive-In in Dearborn The Getty 4-Screen Drive-In In Muskegon Heights The Hi-Way Drive-In near Carsonville The Miracle Twin Drive-In in Burton The Sunset Drive-in near Hartford The US-23 Twin Drive-In in Flint Minnesota The Cottage View Drive-In in Cottage Grove The Long Drive-In in Long Prairie The Starlite 5 Drive-In in Litchfield The Vali-Hi Drive-In in Lake Elmo The Verne Drive-In in Luverne Mississippi The Beverly Drive-In in Hattiesburg The Iuka Drive-In Theater in Iuka W. Quitman St., Iuka, MS 38852 Phone (662)423-2153 Missouri The 19 Drive-in in Cuba The 66 Drive-in, in Carthage on Route 66 The Horseshoe Lake Drive-in, in St. Joseph Is the newest Drive-IN in MO that opened in 2004. The I-70 Drive-In, in Kansas City north of Interstate 70 near the Truman Sports Complex Operating 4 screens. The Starlite Drive-in, near Potosi The Sunset Drive-in, in Aurora The Twin Drive-In, in Independence on Missouri Highway 291 Operating 2 screens. Nebraska The Star-Lite Drive-In in Neligh The Sandhills Drive-In in Alliance The Kearney Drive-In in Kearney Nevada The El Rancho Drive-In in Sparks The Las Vegas Drive-In in Las Vegas New Hampshire The Milford Drive-In Theater in Milford Operating 2 screens. The Northfield Drive-In in Hinsdale The Weirs Beach Drive In Theater in Weirs Beach 4 Screens New Jersey New Jersey was the first state to have a drive-in movie theater. The Delsea Drive-in in Vineland Reopened in 2004; New Jersey's first open drive-in in over a decade New Mexico The 85 Drive-in in Raton Single screen; open April to September The Apache Drive-In in Farmington Two screens; open weekends from April to September The Fiesta Drive-In Theatre in Carlsbad Three screens; opened in 1990 The Fort Union Drive In in Las Vegas Single screen; open weekends May to September New York The Elmira Drive-In in West Elmira The Finger Lakes Drive-In in Auburn The Glen Twin Drive-In in Glens Falls Hathaway's Drive-In in North Hoosick The Hiway Drive-in near Catskill The Hollywood Drive-In in Averill Park The Hyde Park Drive-In in Hyde Park The Jericho Drive-In in Glenmont The Malta Drive-In Theater in Malta The Midway Drive-In in Minetto The Mountain Drive-in in Hunter The Overlook Drive-In in Arlington The Ozoner 29 Twin Drive In in Broadalbin The Portville Drive-In in Portville The Silver Lake Drive-in in Perry The Transit Drive-in in Lockport The Unadilla Drive-In in Unadilla The Vintage Drive-In in Avon The Warwick Drive-In in Warwick The West Rome Drive-In in Rome North Carolina The Badin Road Drive-In in Albemarle The Eden Drive-In in Eden The Starlite Drive-In in Durham Ohio The Aut-o-Rama Drive-in in North Ridgeville The Blue Sky Drive-In in Wadsworth The Elm Road Drive-in in Warren The Holiday Auto Theater in Hamilton The Kanauga Drive-in Theatre in Gallipolis Lake Drive-In in Celina The Lynn Auto Theatre in Strasburg Second oldest continuously operating drive-in theater in the world The Magic City Drive-In in Barberton The Mayfield Road Drive-In in Chardon The Melody Cruise-In in Springfield The Memphis Triple Drive-in in Cleveland The Midway Drive-In in Ravenna The Skyview Drive-In in Lancaster The Skyway Drive-In in Warren The South Drive-In in Columbus The Springmill Drive-In in Mansfield The Star Light Drive-In in Bethel The Sundance Kid Drive-in in Oregon The Sunset Drive-In in Mansfield The Van-Del Drive-In in Middle Point The Winter Drive-In in Wintersville Oklahoma The Admiral Twin Drive In Theatre Tulsa Opened 5/21/51 as a single screen theatre named the Modernaire, was twinned in 53 and renamed the Admiral Twin. Built by local Businessman L.E. Snider, First Feature was "Oh Suzanna" starring Chill Wills. Was later owned By General Cinema Corp. and is now owned by a local family named Blake. The Beacon Drive-In in Guthrie The Winchester Drive-In in Oklahoma City Oregon The 99w Drive-In in Newberg Open seasonally since 1953, last active drive-in cinema in the Portland metropolitan area The La Grande Drive-In in La Grande The M & F Drive-In in Milton-Freewater The Motor Vu Drive-In in Dallas Open since 1953, it has the biggest screen in Oregon (90' wide). Pennsylvania Becky's Drive-In in Berlinsville The Circle Drive-In in Scranton (Officially in Dickson City) The Dependable Drive-In in Moon Township The Evergreen Drive-In in Mount Pleasant The Garden Drive-In in Hunlock Creek Operates two screens; both screens show double-features (four movies total) The Haars Drive-In in Dillsburg The Hi-Way Drive-In in Latrobe The Pike Drive-In in Montgomery The Kane Rd. Drive-In in Aliquippa The Mahoning Drive-In in Mahoning Township, Carbon County (outside Lehighton, PA The Palace Gardens Drive-In in Indiana The Port Drive-In in Williamsport The Reynolds Drive-In in Transfer The Shankweiler's -America's Oldest- Drive-In in Orefield The Sunset Drive-In in Waterford The Super 322 Drive-In in Clearfield Rhode Island The Rustic Drive-In in North Smithfield South Carolina The Monetta Drive-In in Monetta Also known as "The Big Mo" Tennessee [1][2] The Dunlap Drive-In in Dunlap The Hiway 50 Drive-in Theater in Lewisburg The Midtown Drive-In in Midtown The Midway Drive-In in Athens The Parkway Drive-In in Maryville The Pink Cadillac Drive-In Theater in Centerville The Sparta Drive-In in Sparta The Stardust Drive-In in Watertown The State Line Drive-In in Elizabethon The Summer Drive-In in Memphis Operates four screens. Each screen shows a double-feature (eight movies total). The Twin City Drive-In in Bristol One mile from the Bristol Motor Speedway. Texas The Brazos Drive-In in Granbury The Galaxy Drive-In in Garrett Opened 2004. The Mission 4 Drive-In in San Antonio The Tower Drive-In in Rule The Town & Country Drive In in Abilene The Starlite Theater in Schertz, Texas (now non-operating) Utah Redwood Drve-in Theater in Salt Lake City Vermont The Fairlee Drive-in in Fairlee Virginia The Family Drive-in in Stephens City Hull's Drive-in in Lexington The Starlite Drive-in in Christiansburg Washington The Auto Vue Drive-In in Colville The Blue Fox Drive-In in Oak Harbor The Puget Park Drive-In in Everett The Rodeo Triple Drive-In in Port Orchard Open since 1949, family owned, 3 screens, digital sound. The Skyline Drive-In in Shelton The Valley Drive-In in Auburn The Vue Dale Drive-In in Wenatchee The Wheel-In Motor Movie in Port Townsend West Virginia Glen Dale Drive-In in Glen Dale Grafton Drive-In in Grafton The Sunset Drive-In in Shinnston Warner's Drive-In in Franklin Wisconsin The Big Sky Drive-In Theater in Wisconsin Dells The Field of Scenes Drive-In Theater in Freedom, Outagamie County The Gemini Drive-In in Eau Claire The Hi-Way 18 Outdoor Theatre in Jefferson The Keno Drive-in in Kenosha Open since 1949. The Moonlight Outdoor Theater in Shawano The Sky Vu Drive-In in Monroe The Starlight 14 in Richland Center See also Australian Open Drive-in Theatres Drive-In Classics References "Drive-in" (2001). The Film Encyclopedia, 4th ed., Ephraim Katz (ed). HarperCollins, New York. Don Sanders, Susan Sanders, (October 2003) The American Drive-In Movie Theater Motorbooks International. ISBN 0-7603-1707-0 Kerry Segrave (October 2001) Reprint Edition. Drive-In Theaters: A History from Their Inception in 1933 McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-89950-752-2 Elizabeth McKeon, Linda Everett, Liz McKeon (December 1998) Cinema Under the Stars: America's Love Affair With the Drive-In Movie Theater Cumberland House. ISBN 1-58182-002-X External links Drive-In Theater Drive-ins Downunder Drive-Ins.com Guide to Drive-in Movie Theatres-Includes locations of surviving Drive-ins in the United States Tulsa-area Drive-Ins United Drive-In Theatre Owners Association Victoria Advocate: "Drive-ins making a comeback in Texas" Texas & Oklahoma Drive Ins With Photos, Videos, and Vintage Speaker & Equipment Information A List of Drive-in Theaters in Canada A freely downloadable collection of drive-in intermission advertisements Harvey's Drive-In Theatre tribute to a former drive-in in Lynchburg, Virginia Search Term: "Drive-in_theater" Categories: Articles with unsourced statements | Cinemas and movie theaters

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