06-12-2012, 05:53
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Remember these...Drive-In Theaters
For most of you oldtimers....... 
Big Teddy 
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06-12-2012, 06:20
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I still remember my first drive in movie. My dad was stationed at Macdill and he and mom loaded up all four of us, in our pjs, into the VW bus and took us to go see Star Wars when it first came out. Great memory!!
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06-12-2012, 06:46
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The Sand Pebbles (1966)
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06-12-2012, 06:52
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I couldn't begin to remember all of the movies I've seen at the drive in. For my parents it was affordable entertainment as they could load me and my sisters in the station wagon and watch a double feature for a few dollars.
I remember hanging out on the playground at the base of the screen with friends from school who's parents used to go to the movies at the same time or let them come with us.
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06-12-2012, 07:07
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Me,Maggie,and our 4 kids(in pj's)worth every bit of the $2 per car load every weekend. 
Big Teddy
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I believe that SF is a 'calling' - not too different from the calling missionaries I know received. I knew instantly that it was for me, and that I would do all I could to achieve it. Most others I know in SF experienced something similar. If, as you say, you HAVE searched and read, and you do not KNOW if this is the path for you --- it is not....
Zonie Diver
SF is a calling and it requires commitment and dedication that the uninitiated will never understand......
Jack Moroney
SFA M-2527, Chapter XXXVII
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06-12-2012, 07:22
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The ones in Fayetteville were and if I remember correctly all of them were on Bragg Blvd:
Midway
Fox
Boulevard
Moonlite
Sky-Vue
Fort 1-2-3
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06-12-2012, 08:09
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alelks
The ones in Fayetteville were and if I remember correctly all of them were on Bragg Blvd:
Midway
Fox
Boulevard
Moonlite
Sky-Vue
Fort 1-2-3
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It was the Fox 1-2-3... the Fort Drive-in was on the other side of the Blvd. Good memory, you named them all!!!
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06-12-2012, 08:48
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bonum medicina malis locis
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432 left as of 2003
My first Drive is was with my big brother and his date (what bad luck for him!) to see Batman in 1966.
I am lucky enough to live in a town with ours still in operation.
Blue Ridge (Fannin County) Georgia
Swan Drive-in: 706-632-5235
Out-of-State TollFree: 888-469-1955
Located at 651 Summit St. (90mi. NE of Atlanta). The Swan first took flight right smack in the middle of America's Drive-in boom, back in '55, and it remains
open year-round, lighting-up the screen with first-run features. Audio: FM (105.5) stereo radio. Admission: ages 12&up $5 per person; ages 4-11 $2; under 3 free
(motor homes, campers, and RV's are welcome here).
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06-12-2012, 08:52
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Drive In
We still have a drive-in. It still works and has 4 screens. I've been in the process of restoring my grandfathers old Chevy C10 pickup. Last weekend I hired a sitter and took my wife on a date (praying the truck wouldn't break down before we made it to the big screen). We cancelled cable TV years ago at our house, so this was kind of a treat. Guess it's the simple things in life...
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06-12-2012, 09:18
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I was stationed in Hawaii from 1985 - 1989 and me and the wife would go the drive-in located in Pearl City every Friday night. It was great. Two movies for $5. We still talk about those days now.
I think it has gone the way of the "flea market" these days.
Another part of "Americana" that is gone!
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06-12-2012, 09:23
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Albemarle
I believe the one out in Albemarle, NC is still open.
About a two hour drive from N Fayetteville.
http://www.badinroaddrivein.com/
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06-12-2012, 11:58
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I believe that SF is a 'calling' - not too different from the calling missionaries I know received. I knew instantly that it was for me, and that I would do all I could to achieve it. Most others I know in SF experienced something similar. If, as you say, you HAVE searched and read, and you do not KNOW if this is the path for you --- it is not....
Zonie Diver
SF is a calling and it requires commitment and dedication that the uninitiated will never understand......
Jack Moroney
SFA M-2527, Chapter XXXVII
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06-12-2012, 13:40
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The one outside of Ft. Campbell was XXX in the mid 70's. At least that is what someone told me  . I was in TN. in early May and came across a couple of active drive-ins between Nashville and Memphis.
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06-12-2012, 14:00
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On top of the Country Squire station wagon...
Sink the Bismarck!
With a giant Royal Crown and
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06-12-2012, 14:04
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Summer Drive-In
Quote:
Originally Posted by cbtengr
The one outside of Ft. Campbell was XXX in the mid 70's. At least that is what someone told me . I was in TN. in early May and came across a couple of active drive-ins between Nashville and Memphis. |
Check this one out the next time you drive through Memphis. However, I hate to burst any bubbles...the only XXX you'll ever see there would be if they played a Vin Diesel re-run of the movie bearing the same name.
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