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by tooty_fruity88 on March 2nd, 2009
1) the land has been taken up by commercial buildings.
2) not allowed to drive on grass anymore.
lol
by jin jang on March 2nd, 2009
I wondered why as well,they were a great form of entertainment,for families,and young couples,or a group of friends.They were far more fun than movie theatres.I would say the theatres pushed them out of business by some means.
by ENigma on March 2nd, 2009
:) SOB. I miss them.
I suppose the rising realty prices did them in.
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on March 3rd, 2009
Television/VCR/DVD's arrived! Drive-Ins provided cheap family entertainment. We have a couple of drive-ins in southern California that I suppose still show movies. But it is easier and cheaper to rend DVD's and stay home! :) Happy Tuesday M.C.S.! :) ((hugs))
by bazza on March 3rd, 2009
Far to many pregnancy's.
by G_tech on March 3rd, 2009
I think its because when they first went in the area where they were built had no homes or business around them. But as time passes and things start to build up close to them, these people complain about the noise from drive-in, or the lights from it at night etc and they soon it shut down.
It is what happen to all 3 close to where I live. I grew up going to them, such great fun, great memories.
by mimi0055 on March 31st, 2009
Well... It dosn't make money.... the use a good amount of land, they can only show one movie at a time, they can only play movies after dark (meaning only two movies per night)... Also you have to keep in mind that most of a theaters revenue is earned at the conceshion stands and at a drive in it is so easy for people to bring in their own refreshments so why would people pay all that extra money when they don't have to. There is a drive-in in a neighboring city to me that I go to every once in a while. I love it, I think they are great. But the fact remains, money is what makes the world go round.
by LoyalTubist-CountryClub Life in Mindanao on March 6th, 2009
You can watch anything at home on a home video machine.
by Tel UK- Licensed to fish! on March 3rd, 2009
THe Multiplex is dryer and warmer and gives more choice
Comedy or Drama?
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The land sales were probably a big factor, shorty88. I remember that most of the drive-ins were outside of town or in a sparse area. As towns and cities expanded and "developed" the land became more valuable and more money could be made by selling to developers.
by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on March 2nd, 2009
That's what happened in our town.. Wall-Mart bought it. :(
by j ninja... on March 3rd, 2009
In our town it was a mall.
by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on March 3rd, 2009
Ya know they could have found somewhere else.
by j ninja... on March 3rd, 2009
And the bad thing after they tour down the drive-in and build there building the were only there for about 6 years then made a Super Mall-Mart down the road and now there old building has been vacant for year's!!!
by j ninja... on March 3rd, 2009
Typical. I hate it when that happens. But, their old building here is a furniture store. I still miss the drive-in.
by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on March 3rd, 2009
Don't miss the mosquito's. Remember those round thing's they use to sell for them, Stunk to high heaven and didn't work either!
by j ninja... on March 3rd, 2009
Don't you remember the car window screens? Or were you sitting on the fenders like the other little kiddies? (wink)
by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on March 3rd, 2009
lol no I was a little older then that when I went. Don't remember the screens. What were they for?
by j ninja... on March 3rd, 2009
(eyes rolling) mosquitoes, hon, mosquitoes...
by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on March 3rd, 2009
Oh,,, No we just had those stinky things, I guess our Drive-in wasn't as high class as your's :P
by j ninja... on March 3rd, 2009
The drive-in didn't give them out. You bought them at hardware or auto stores.....Come to think, I haven't seen any around in a while.
by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on March 3rd, 2009
Were they screen's just for car's?
by j ninja... on March 3rd, 2009
Yeah, they were designed to attach to the frame of the window inside, so you could roll the window up or down with them on. All the windows of the front doors at one time were pretty standard size, but you could trim the screens if you needed to.
by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on March 3rd, 2009
Must have been before my time! lol. My Dad had a real old car that had shades in it. I thought that was soooo cool.
by j ninja... on March 3rd, 2009
Yeah, I remember those! Was it a Packard?
by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on March 3rd, 2009
I don't remember what it was, it had running boared's, you started it up with a button and the back door's opened up backward's. I wouldn't ride in it cause I didn't want people to think I was poor with that old car. Live to have it today. I was a silly youngen' ya know.
by j ninja... on March 3rd, 2009