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July 25, 2004
Today's Denver Post has a
magnificent, lengthy article about the Star Drive-In in Monte Vista and
the adjoining Movie Manor motel.
June 11, 2004
Boulder CO
Outdoor Cinema has started a new season of movies in the park, but the good news
is that it's working with the new Holiday Neighborhood to restore the old Holiday
marquee in north Boulder. Details here.
An Ontario-based company, LongRoad Entertainment, says it plans to
buy up land and refurbish existing drive-ins "to reintroduce North American movie goers
to a modernized family Drive-In movie experience." Anyway, it just launched
its web site, which includes
a projection that a four-screen drive-in would cost about $1.3 million to build.
They're working around the clock at the Delsea Drive-In in Vineland NJ,
shooting for a July 4 reopening. The drive-in had been closed since 1987, and required
extensive renovation. Source: The
Daily Journal.
The Starlite Drive-In in State College PA is still going strong
after 55 years with its original screen. And yet, because of land prices, it's
for sale. Source: Centre
Daily Times.
June 6, 2004
The Highway 21 Drive-In in Beaufort SC reopened under new
ownership after a one-year hiatus. The new owners started by offering carload
pricing. The full-service concession stand sells bug spray.
Source: Carolina
Morning News.
Another nominee for least glamorous use of a former drive-in:
The former Westerly Drive-In in Westerly RI is now a 20-foot deep irrigation
holding pond for a golf course. Source: The
Westerly Sun.
June 3, 2004
The Boulevard Drive-In in Kansas City KS celebrated its 55th
birthday by admitting in free any car made in 1955 or earlier, plus giving out
$55 prizes for most people in a car, car from furthest away, and oldest car.
Source: Kansas
City Star.
Between shows at the Fairview Drive-in in Newton IL, they showed
a half hour of romantic movie clips, followed by a marriage proposal. She said
yes. Source: Journal Gazette
Times-Courier.
Construction on the Montana Drive-In in Estill Springs TN has taken
longer than expected, and the scheduled opening has been pushed back to at least August.
The three-screen drive-in will operate year-round. Source: Herald-Chronicle.
Fire investigators say someone set fire to several ticket booths at
the Ford-Wyoming Drive-In in Dearborn MI. The booths and some equipment were
damaged. Source: WDIV.
Cleveland County NC fined the owner of the Sunset Drive-In in
Shelby because part of the screen could be seen from a nearby road. The owner
added new lights to obscure that view and has asked for a reinspection. Source: Shelby
Star.
May 26, 2004
Heavy winds blew down the screen at the Macon Drive-In in Macon MO.
Macon residents are considering a "save the drive-in" campaign to raise money for
a replacement. Source: Kansas
City Star.
Outdoor, lawn chair "drive-in" screenings have been getting
more popular lately. "Dozens" of Chicago-area towns plan to have some this summer.
Source: Chicago
Tribune.
Work crews demolished the drive-in screen and projection house of
the now-former Starlite Drive-In in Palmer Township PA. Developers there plan to
build 52 single-family homes in "Starlite Estates." Source: Harrisburg
Express-Times.
The McHenry Outdoor Theater in McHenry County IL is going strong
in its 53rd season, but civic leaders expect it will close in a few years or less
as area land prices rise. Source: Arlington Heights
Daily Herald.
May 7, 2004
A new two-screener near East Laurel MT, the Park Drive-In, is
scheduled to open in mid-June. In will include the screen and some of the speaker
poles from the Park Drive-In that closed last year in Cody WY. Source: Santa
Cruz Sentinel.
Construction should begin next week to rebuild the site of
the Delsea Drive-In in Vineland NJ. Plans for the drive-in include an
adjacent indoor skate park. Source: The
(Vineland) Daily Journal plus sidebar.
The Malta (NY) Drive-In is still going strong, and The Saratogian
offered a nice history and portrait of the plane. Source: The
Saratogian (NY).
Yet another stadium parking lot is transformed into a drive-in
theater, this time Olympic Park in Sydney, Australia. Source: Sydney Morning
Herald.
The Clermont IN Deluxe Outdoor Theaters reopened for their 54th
season, but the property is for sale. Source: Indianapolis
Star.
For the first time, the Santa Cruz CA Film Festival included
the Skyview Drive-In. Source: Santa
Cruz Sentinel.
April 30, 2004
Voters in Southington CT overwhelmingly approved the purchase
of the former Southington Drive-In site for $1.3 million. The land will be used
as open space, but town council members say they plan to keep the screens intact. Sources: New
Britain Herald and WTNH (New Haven).
April 22, 2004
Victory over Communism! The Maple Motor Cinema in Beijing China is
becoming more popular every year. Check the link for the full story with
photo. Source: Taipei
Times.
The Midway Drive-In in Miller SD has been sold from one
family to another. Visitors passing through sometimes see the big screen
and stop in Miller just so they can take in a movie there. Source: The
Miller Press.
April 16, 2004
The Tiger (GA) Drive-In reopened for its first season since
the mid-1980s. The theater will be a focal point for the town's 100-year
anniversary in June. Source: Atlanta
Journal-Constitution.
Owners of the Odeon Drive-In in Winnipeg, Manitoba, say
public support is causing them to reconsider their decision to close
this season. Source: Winnipeg
Sun.
Two drive-ins in the Minneapolis-St. Paul MN area are still
doing well, but one might close in 2006. Source: Pioneer
Press.
Bengies Drive-In, with "the biggest outdoor screen on the East Coast,"
is going strong in Middle River MD. Great marquee! Source: The
Johns Hopkins News-Letter.
April 8, 2004
The Columbia (PA) Drive-In hopes to raise enough this season to buy
the land it currently leases. "If we buy it, it will always remain a drive-in,"
said the drive-in's president. Source: Columbia
Ledger.
The folks who opened a drive-in in the parking lot of Detroit's
Silverdome hope to do the same thing in the parking lot of the Compuware Sports
Arena across town. Source: Detroit Free Press.
A new ownership group hopes to reopen the Plaza 21 Drive-In in
Grays Hill SC. The Plaza 21 closed in Spring 2003. The new owners say they also plan
to build a playground there.Source: The
Beaufort Gazette.
April 2, 2004
The Rocket Drive-In in Durango will
reopen for another season. It's still for sale and could close any time.
Source: The
Durango Herald.
April 1, 2004
A new annual festival in Dallas TX, the CityArts Celebration, will
include "drive-in" movies shown on an outdoor screen. The Celebration is
scheduled for May 20-23. Source: The
Dallas Morning News.
March 26, 2004
In Kautokeino, Norway, they're building an entire drive-in,
screen and ampitheater, out of snow. The vehicles they're expecting?
Snowmobiles, of course. Source: The (NJ)
Star-Ledger.
Bad news from Alpharetta GA, where a planned drive-in was
shouted down at a city council meeting. The development was opposed by
representatives of a neighboring office park. Source: Atlanta
Journal-Constitution and NorthFulton.com.
In the Chicago area, there are three active drive-ins, and all
appear to be ready to reopen this April or May. Source: Chicago
Sun-Times (see sidebar).
The Sunset drive-in is under attack in Shelby NC. Some neighbors with
a view of the screen want to shield their children from seeing certain scenes.
Cleveland County officials have yet to act on the complaint. Source: Shelby Star.
Developers of the Montana drive-in in Estill Springs TN are waiting
for weather to improve before continuing construction. The original opening date
for the three-screen was May, but may be pushed back. Source: Winchester
Herald-Chronicle.
A Texas drive-in site reports that a new three-screen is
being built in Garrett TX to open this spring. Source: WorleyWorld.com.
March 25, 2004
The proposed Wall Township (NJ) Speedway drive-in, which would use
the parking area on the six days a week without races, would not have a negative
impact on its neighbors, according to the drive-in's planner. He was testifying at
a township Board of Adjustment meeting. Source: Asbury
Park Press.
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