1933: First Drive-In Movie Theater Opens near Philly

Too bad the drive-in theater died off by the time I was old enough to really appreciate what they were good for…according to movies such as Grease.

I’ve been reading about their comebacks yet I think it’ll be slowed thanks to $4/gallon gas and the rise of the home theater with cable, Apple TV, NetFlix, etc.

When I was a kid, my memories of them were pretty good. Everyone in my family used to fall asleep before the first movie ended, leaving me all the remaining snacks while I watched the second feature. The last one we took in was on the outskirts of Springfield: Dragonslayer and Popeye. I don’t even know why we even went. It was raining off and on all night plus I had seen both already.

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