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Drive-in movies
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A few weeks ago we went to visit mt Mother in IN. Was suprised to see that two of the old drive-ins were still open.
So I took Toolbrat to her first Drive-in movie. She was thrilled. Could not beleve that you could sit in your car, in your PJs and watch a movie. She saw the other people turning there trucks around and sitting in the back, So then she wanted me to park the toolhauler backwards. But we did not have any blankets or chairs so we had to sit in the cab.
The swing sets were gone but people played frisbee on the grass under the screen till the movie started. Then thay would put the kids on blankets around the cars and share snacks while watching the show.
It sure was differnt from the Cinaplex. Where every body sits in a differnt theater and gets back togather after the shows, Took us back to a simpler time. I wish I cuold stay there!
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So I took Toolbrat to her first Drive-in movie. She was thrilled. Could not beleve that you could sit in your car, in your PJs and watch a movie. She saw the other people turning there trucks around and sitting in the back, So then she wanted me to park the toolhauler backwards. But we did not have any blankets or chairs so we had to sit in the cab.
The swing sets were gone but people played frisbee on the grass under the screen till the movie started. Then thay would put the kids on blankets around the cars and share snacks while watching the show.
It sure was differnt from the Cinaplex. Where every body sits in a differnt theater and gets back togather after the shows, Took us back to a simpler time. I wish I cuold stay there!
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"Not as deep as a well, or as wide as a church door, but it is enough."
Where was that in Indiana. Not Centerton by any chance?
There were almost half a dozen drive-ins doing great business around Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the late 50s, as well as many independent indoor theaters, each with its own unique architecture. The drive-ins had names like the Lincolndale, the Hillcrest, the East 30. The indoor houses were the Rialto, the Embassy, the Paramount, the Clyde. Some were named for the street they were on, like the Jefferson and the Wells. I remember the Wells would have the cheaper sci-fi thrillers, like Attack of the Crab Monsters.
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Rosie, I remember very well!
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It was at Monticelo IN. And the other was at Bass Lake IN. I used to frequent both of theas places when I lived up there. Used to spend saturday at Indiana Beach (an amusment park on Lake Schaffer. Then head to the drive-in just befor dark.
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Still one open in Radcliff, KY (Ft. Knox) Park van/pickup backwards, lawn chairs and good speakers. Great way to spend a cool evening.
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1967-at drive-in with brand new Corvette, girl-friend (now my wife), when a hail storm hit--made it under a nearby awning large enough to protect the Vette........NO damage.
Got drunk and totaled it two weeks later............
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There used to be one on the west side of Indianapolis,In.
It was called the Tibbs I think it's still there. I hope so, it sure was an important part of my childhood.
Started me to wondering. Are drive in's unique to America? I've never heard of or seen one in any other country.
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It was a double-feature. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie followed by The Hunt for Red October. No, I'm not kidding.
I had little interest in Sean Connery or submarines at the time, but damned if I didnt love the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I thought the whole thing was a hoot.
I went back to look for that drive-in sometime last year, and it had been bulldozed and turned into a driving range. Go figure.
Edited by - Bullzeye on 08/02/2002 01:50:34
If I knew then, what I know now.
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I'm know the neck of woods you refer to. We call you northern Hoosiers ,Flatlanders. We go a couple old drive-in around here.
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