Long before streaming and reclining seats inside movie theaters, summer nights meant piling into the car, rolling the windows ...

His answer was to allow people to watch a movie in the comfort of their cars. In 1933, he opened the first drive-in called Park-In Theaters, Inc. Hollingshead charged only 25 cents per car and per ...

movies and cars. At the height of their popularity in the 1950s and ’60s, there were roughly 4,000 drive-in theaters across the U.S.; today, that number is closer to 400, with more closing every ...

The first drive-in movie theater in America opened on June 6, 1933. Decades later, the drive-in has gone from a popular destination for friends and family to a fleeting glimpse of yesteryear.

Cars entering The Moonlite Theatre in Abingdon. Drive-in theaters evoke nostalgia, a step back to the 1950s. The first opened in New Jersey in 1933, when opening night drew people from at least 20 ...

The Waialae Drive-In movie theater opened in 1956 and closed in 1986. Its lot held more than 300 cars. Ayres says nearly the entire staff were teenagers like him, and because of that every night ...

MINETTO, N.Y. - As the Midway Drive-In in Minetto opened its gates for the 72nd season, things were a little different. During its opening presentation the announcer interrupted the usual rules ...

When I learned our movie would be released in drive-in theaters instead ... something supernatural. The large images on that massive screen, underneath the vastness of the starry night sky ...

Before and after World War II, Americans were fascinated with the newfangled idea of watching movies from inside their cars ... The first drive-in theater opened in New Jersey in 1933 and by ...

Say the words Drive-In Theater and images from another era ... and food deals for a buck, plus the car-parking area is tilted, so everyone can see. All movies are double features, except during ...