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Author Topic: Happy Birthday to the Drive In Theatre Will Kutler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1506 From: Tucson, AZ, USA Registered: Feb 2001 posted 06-09-2003 07:02 PM                     This week marks the birthday of the opening of the first drive in theatre in the US. It opened in 1933 in New Jersey. Yesterday, there was a nice little piece about this, and the history of the drive in theatre (and current revival) on C.B.S. Sunday Morning  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 06-09-2003 08:49 PM                     YES INDEEDY! Many happy memories... Happy birthday! John  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 06-10-2003 01:12 AM                        Gee, that's is very interesting news. I always wondered how long the drive in movie theatres has been around, Hawaii's first drive in theatre, Consolidated's Kaliolani Drive In did not open until the late forties and I remember seeing a show there only once when I was in high school. I recall having a very good time. Those were the times when the sole purpose of going to these venues was to see a movie and nothing else! -Claude  |  IP: Logged Bernard Tonks Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 619 From: Cranleigh, Surrey, England Registered: Apr 2001 posted 06-10-2003 04:29 AM                     Although I have visited the States several times I have always missed out on going to a Drive-In-Movie. I must make the effort when I hopefully visit relatives in Melbourne next year. www.driveinmovie.com www.shankweilers.com  |  IP: Logged Peter Berrett Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 602 From: Victoria, Australia Registered: Nov 2000 posted 06-10-2003 06:25 AM                        Yes indeed Bernard I suggest when in Melbourne that you visit the Lunar Drive-in in south-east Melbourne which should be getting its third screen later this year. You can say hello to David Kilderry when you're there! cheers Peter  |  IP: Logged Mitchell Dvoskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1869 From: West Milford, NJ, USA Registered: Jan 2001 posted 06-10-2003 07:27 AM                     And the Camden Drive-in was the last Drive-in in the state to close, making it both the first in the country and last in the state. New Jersey does not currently have any Drive-in theatres. /Mitchell  |  IP: Logged Barry Floyd Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1079 From: Lebanon, Tennessee, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 06-10-2003 10:00 AM                        If anyone is ever in the Nashville / Middle Tennessee area... your always welcome at my place www.stardustdrivein.com And yes.... I will check your trunk!  |  IP: Logged John T. Hendrickson, Jr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 889 From: Freehold, NJ, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 06-10-2003 07:41 PM                     Actually, the last drive-in theater to close in New Jersey was the Rt.35 Drive-In in Hazlet. A capacity crowd viewed the last show there on September 5, 1991. Redstone then sold off part of the property, but kept an interest and ultimately built a 12-plex on the site of the former drive-in.  |  IP: Logged Thomas Procyk Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1842 From: Royal Palm Beach, FL, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 02-05-2004 11:19 AM                     I love drive-ins. And I think it's really cool that they have birthdays just like ME! Kind of ironic that the first drive-in was built in 1933 and I am 22... ...or maybe not.... =TMP=  |  IP: Logged Floyd Justin Newton Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 559 From: Phoenix, Arizona, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 02-05-2004 02:02 PM                     Weeellllllll.....I'll be dog-gone. Have a happy! fjn  |  IP: Logged

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