List of drive-in theaters
The screen and parking lot at Bass Hill Drive-In Cinema, in Sydney, Australia, one of several drive-in theatres in Australia
This is a list of drive-in theaters. A drive-in theater 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 films from the privacy and comfort of their cars.
This list includes active and defunct drive-in theaters.
Drive-in theatres
Signage for 66 Drive-In, Carthage, Missouri
The welcome screen at Cumberland Drive-In, Newville, Pennsylvania
- 66 Drive-In, Carthage, Missouri[1][2]
- Aut-O-Rama Twin Drive-In, North Ridgeville, Ohio
- Bangor Drive-In, Hermon, Maine (Planned)
- Becky's Drive-In, Walnutport, Pennsylvania
- Bengie's Drive-In, Middle River, Maryland
- Beverly Drive-In Theatre[3]
- Boulevard Drive-In Theater, Allentown, Pennsylvania[4]
- Brazos Drive In, Granbury, Texas[5]
- Capri Drive-In Theater
- Cascade Drive-in, West Chicago, Illinois
- Cherry Bowl Drive-In Theatre & Diner[6]
- Cruise-In (Rt 40, West of Cambridge, Ohio)
- Cumberland Drive-In, Newville, Pennsylvania
- Delsea Drive-in, Vineland, New Jersey
- Dependable Drive-In, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania[7]
- Fairway (Rt 209, Between Byesville and Cambridge, Ohio)
- Family Drive-In Theatre, Virginia
- Fort Union Drive-In, Las Vegas, New Mexico
- Galaxy Drive-in, Ennis, Texas
- Getty Drive-In, Muskegon, Michigan[8]
- Highway 21 Drive In (Beaufort,SC)
- Hull's Drive In
- Long Prairie Drive-In, Minnesota
- Midway Drive-In (Illinois)
- Midway Drive-In (Ohio)
- Midway Drive-In (Texas)
- Mission Tiki Drive-In Theatre
- Moberly Five & Drive, Moberly, MO
- Mobmov
- Moonlite Theatre
- Polson Pier
- Redwood Drive-In, Utah
- Route 35 Drive-In
- Rubidoux Drive-In Theatre
- Rustic Tri Vue Drive-In, North Smithfield, Rhode Island
- Shankweilers Drive-In, Orefield, Pennsylvania
- Silvermoon Drive-in
- South Bay Drive-In Theatre
- Spud Drive-In Theater [9]
- Starlight Drive-In Theatre
- Twin Hi-Way Drive-In, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[10]
- Valle (Newton, Iowa)
- Van Buren Drive-In Theatre
- West Wind Sacramento 6 Drive-In
- Wellfleet Drive-In Theater
- Wilderness Outdoor Movie Theater [11]
- Winchester Drive In Theater, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [12]
-
In this 2006 USGS airphoto, the defunct Boulevard Drive-In Theater can still be seen in a pie-shaped lot
-
Signage at the Moonlite Theatre, July 2013
-
The entrance of Wellfleet Drive-In Theater in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, August 2008
Australia
See also
- Drive-in
- Erznoznik v. City of Jacksonville – a United States Supreme Court case concerning a city ordinance prohibiting the showing of films containing nudity by a drive-in theater located in Jacksonville, Florida
- Inflatable movie screen
- Lists of companies – company-related list articles on Wikipedia
- Outdoor cinema
- Richard Hollingshead – inventor of the drive-in theater
References
- ↑ "66 Drive-In, Carthage, Missouri". NPS.gov. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ↑ Bleiberg, Larry (October 15, 2013). "10 great drive-in movie theaters". USA Today. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Beverly Drive-In burns to ground". Hattiesburgamerican.com. October 30, 2010. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ↑ Shope, Dan (June 26, 1998). "Nursing Home Planned For Drive-in Site". The Morning Call. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ↑ Brazos Drive In website; accessed August 6, 2014.
- ↑ Ellison, Garret (September 12, 2013). "Cherry Bowl Drive-In Movie Theater in Honor Wins digital Projection System from Honda". MLive (Booth Newspapers). Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ↑ Kane, Karen (June 23, 2011). "The original big screen: Drive-in theaters still have a following". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Getty Drive-In - Muskegon, Michigan". Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- ↑ Horne, Rachel (May 19, 2011). "The Spud closes after 58 years". Teton Valley News. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ↑ David, Brian (July 19, 2007). "Drive-in movie gets a remake". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
- ↑ Courter, Barry (August 17, 2013). "Digital conversion may kill drive-in theaters". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Oklahoma Drive In Theater - Winchester Drive In". Retrieved March 9, 2015.
Further reading
- Wei, Clarissa (July 18, 2011). "Best Drive-In Movie Theaters In Southern California". CBS News. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- "Top Drive-In Theaters In South Florida". CBS News. March 15, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- Deckers, Erik (June 18, 2012). "Indiana Drive-In Theaters Offer Outdoor Theater Experience, Nostalgia". State of Indiana. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- Noble, Greg (February 4, 2014). "Drive-in theaters go 'back to the future' to fight extinction in the digital age". WCPO (Cincinnati, Ohio). Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- Staff (August 26, 2013). "The Dwindling Drive-In Theaters Of New England". WGBH (Boston Public Radio). Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- "New Jersey Drive-In Theaters". State of New Jersey. March 2004. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- Herbert, Geoff (May 31, 2013). "Drive-in movie theaters' 80-year love affair continues in Central New York". Syracuse.com. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- Roberts, Lou (May 15, 2012). "Remembering Five Albany area Drive-In Movie Theaters [List]". WGNA radio. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- Shimp, Rachel (June 19, 2010). "Put on your PJs and motor to one of these five Puget Sound drive-in movie theaters". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
External links
-
Media related to Drive-in theaters at Wikimedia Commons