Drive Up Theaters

[Phantasmal]

Could they make a comeback?

 

[TOP]

Drive ins? Sure Open here now on weekends

 

[Phantasmal]

Drive ins? Sure Open here now on weekends

My dad called them Drive Ups, I do it out of an old habit and sentimentality. I forgot others call them Drive Ins. Thanks for pointing it out.

 

[TOP]

My dad called them Drive Ups, I do it out of an old habit and sentimentality. I forgot others call them Drive Ins. Thanks for pointing it out.

No disrespect meant...I figured it was something "local"...or sentimental...
I also remind people who call Pepsi "soda" that it's pop...

 

[jimmymccready]

I remember you want a coke?

Sure, I will have a root beer.

That's great for drive ins or ups opening. My honey and I will get some hugging time.

 

[PoliTalker]

They could stream the audio to phones or car radios so ya don't have use the speaker and wonder how clean it is.

 

[PoliTalker]

I wonder if they could work out a way to do concerts like that.

But would there be a safe way to have rest rooms?

 

[PostmodernProphet]

netflicks is more comfortable......

 

[TOP]

I remember you want a coke?

Sure, I will have a root beer.

That's great for drive ins or ups opening. My honey and I will get some hugging time.

That Coke thing too They're considering drive-in concerts here as well..we shall see

 

[archives]

Could they make a comeback?

No, only a novelty, and they always show second rate or old movies, one of those things you do once or twice and that is about it

 

[Damocles]

Could they make a comeback?

I'd like it. The new ones use limited range FM broadcasts for sound. I just wish they'd use a bit stronger signal.

 

[cancel2 2022]

I remember you want a coke?

Sure, I will have a root beer.

That's great for drive ins or ups opening. My honey and I will get some hugging time.

Was that back in the days when they used bottled coke as a douche?

 

[AProudLefty]

Holy fuck I loved drive-in theaters. When I was a teenager, I would hope to see an nude scene from out.

Good memories.

 

[anonymoose]

Could they make a comeback?

 

[AProudLefty]

I see what you did there. LOL.

 

[Hawkeye10]

Could they make a comeback?

Land is expensive most places and drive ins make most of their money selling food just as regular theaters do and who wants to not bring their own food in a pandemic...I dont see the economics working

 

[Phantasmal]

They could stream the audio to phones or car radios so ya don't have use the speaker and wonder how clean it is.

Is definitely disinfect it. We carry Lysol spray and wipes with us in the car.

 

[Phantasmal]

That Coke thing too They're considering drive-in concerts here as well..we shall see

I just saw Keith Urban gave a concert at a drive-in. How fun is that!

 

[TOP]

I just saw Keith Urban gave a concert at a drive-in. How fun is that!

Sounds great...they're definitely considering the concerts here....it's a pretty large facility...Would be perfect....

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Could they make a comeback?

Interesting point. More likely Netflix and other streaming services will see a boom in growth.

FWIW, when I was stationed at NAS Jacksonville in the late 80s, there was a drive-in about 3 miles west of the runway. Television killed the radio star and VCR's killed the drive-in movie theater. Besides switching to flea markets in the day time, another revenue generator this particular drive-in switched to do was playing XXX movies. I was an aircraft commander in an ASW helicopter at the time. Half of our flying was at night. When landing east, we'd line up with this drive-in theater on final approach, slow to less than 50 knots at 500 feet and catch a few scenes before landing. Great use of your tax dollars!