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Drive-In 54 commented about Lima Drive-In on Jan 16, 2019 at 4:54 am

W. Breese Road & S. Dixie Highway, Lima, OH 45801 is the correct address for the Lima Drive-In!!

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Drive-In 54 commented about Ritz Theatre on Dec 13, 2018 at 6:01 am

Picture is courtesy of FB

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Drive-In 54 commented about South Drive-In on Dec 11, 2018 at 6:43 am

The correct address is:2495 Campostella Road, Chesapeake, VA 23324

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Drive-In 54 commented about Defiance Drive-In on Dec 10, 2018 at 5:40 am

Picture is courtesy of Defiance Public Library

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Drive-In 54 commented about Prairie Drive-In on Dec 5, 2018 at 5:03 am

The correct address is: US 287 N 8th St, Dumas, TX 79029, U.S.

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Drive-In 54 commented about Reel Drive-In on Nov 30, 2018 at 11:40 am

The addreess is:1 510 W.Cameron Ave Rockdale, TX 76567

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Drive-In 54 commented about Sundown Drive-In on Nov 26, 2018 at 9:21 pm

The address is: 980 Oregon Ave, Burns, OR 97720

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Drive-In 54 commented about Chase City Drive-In on Nov 25, 2018 at 7:56 am

The Address is: Virginia 92 & Huss Rd Chase City, VA 23924

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Drive-In 54 commented about Brazos Drive-In on Nov 21, 2018 at 3:43 pm

The address is: County Rd 400 at US 183 Seymour, TX 76380.

It opened up as the Brazos Drive-In,in 1950. It looks like it was open until the mid 1980’s. It was still called the Brazos Drive-In. The header needs to be changed.

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Drive-In 54 commented about Cherokee Drive-In on Nov 12, 2018 at 11:00 am

Columbus Drive-In

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Drive-In 54 commented about Motor-In Theatre on Nov 11, 2018 at 5:03 am

YouTube video..Here

Motor-In Theater is spelled wrong…It should be “Motor-In Theatre"

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Drive-In 54 commented about Sandpoint Drive-In on Nov 10, 2018 at 6:09 pm

The flyer would be great..you could scan it and put it on your desk top. In the photos section where it says add photo. Just click on that and find it on your desktop and submit it. Or you could take picture of it and put that on your desk top. Do same thing..

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Drive-In 54 commented about Sandpoint Drive-In on Nov 10, 2018 at 4:55 pm

jodylee92..Do you have anymore pictures of the drive-in to share?

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Drive-In 54 commented about Buford Drive-In on Nov 8, 2018 at 7:23 pm

The address is: 5648 Cumming Hwy NE, Buford, GA 30518… It is all residential houses now.

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Drive-In 54 commented about Dell-Kern Drive-In on Nov 4, 2018 at 4:29 pm

What is that photo of??

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Drive-In 54 commented about Hazel Dell Drive-In on Nov 4, 2018 at 3:04 pm

The address is: 7607 NE 5th Ave
Vancouver, WA 98665

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Drive-In 54 commented about Belmont Auto Theatre on Nov 2, 2018 at 9:02 am

From the Speaker Post on FB.

November 2, 1957

Drive-in motion picture theaters had a reputation for being ‘passion pits’ almost from the very beginning. In 1957 a bill was introduced to the Ohio General Assembly by two Montgomery County delegates to ban unmarried persons under eighteen from attending movie theaters after midnight unless accompanied by parents or guardians. The measure was sponsored by State Representative Jesse Yoder and Charles W. Whalen, Jr. Yoder told the committee he had introduced the bill because “people are disturbed by the goings-on in drive-in theaters after midnight.” Harold B. LeCrone, assistant county prosecutor, told the house judiciary committee that “illegitimate births in the county are stemming primarily from one drive-in.” He did not name the offending theater. “We know it must be happening,” LeCrone continued. “The bars close and the dregs are using the places. They go off in a corner of the drive-in and park. It’s a little cheaper than renting a motel.” Robert Wile, of the Theater Owners of Ohio, testified against the bill. “You can’t blame the illegitimate birthrate on the drive-ins because we are cheaper than motels. You should also keep eighteen year olds out of motels.” He also stated that enforcing the law would be difficult since it would take theater operators “hours to check all the cars after midnight to see if there were any minors in them.” Part of the problem was due to the fact that during the early 1950’s some of the local drive-ins began having all night movie marathons. The last movie of these ‘dusk to dawn shows’ sometimes didn’t end until 4 a.m. or later. Drive-in theater owners as far away as Troy, Miamisburg, Eaton and Springfield met at the Belmont Auto Drive-In to discuss the problem. They agreed to drop the dusk to dawn shows after November 2, 1957. “When we saw they (dusk to dawn shows) were hurting the community, we decided to stop them,” said Edward Parker, owner of the North Star Drive-In. “One of the theater operators had been holding out because he felt he was catering to a number of second shift factory workers, but we changed his mind.” The house judiciary committee shelved the bill after hearing that the number of films being shown would be reduced to three, which meant the box office closed at midnight. Owners also agreed to patrol the theater grounds for “unacceptable” activity, such as lovers and drinkers. – Text from “On This Date in Dayton’s History" by Curt Dalton

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Drive-In 54 commented about Rig Drive-In on Oct 21, 2018 at 8:34 pm

You might be right!! LOL

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Drive-In 54 commented about Lake Drive-In on Oct 18, 2018 at 1:55 pm

500 FM 1658, Bridgeport, TX is the address for Bridgeport Manufacturing.

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Drive-In 54 commented about Buffalo Drive-In on Oct 11, 2018 at 11:10 am

There were two drive-ins theatres in Stanton,TX

The Buffalo DI was located at TX-137 & Co Rd 2300, Stanton, TX

The Ford DI was located under I-20 & TX-137

By 1965 both DI’s were gone.

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Drive-In 54 commented about Ford Drive-In on Oct 11, 2018 at 11:09 am

There were two drive-ins theatres in Stanton,TX

The Buffalo DI was located at TX-137 & Co Rd 2300, Stanton, TX

The Ford DI was located under I-20 & TX-137

By 1965 both DI’s were gone.

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Drive-In 54 commented about Captain Kidd Drive-In on Oct 11, 2018 at 6:05 am

Hopefully I will be getting some “good” pictures of the Dayton area drive-ins down the road!!.

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Drive-In 54 commented about Belmont Auto Theatre on Oct 8, 2018 at 3:39 pm

This sign above the ticket booth is still left from the days when electric car heaters were offered to patrons of the Belmont theater. The heaters allowed the Belmont to be open year round. Unfortunately, they were expensive to run and maintain, so theaters did away with them. Gone were the days of cuddling together on a December night while watching a romantic movie under the stars. Author’s collection

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Drive-In 54 commented about Ascot - Cuyahoga Falls, OH on Sep 25, 2018 at 11:14 am

Thanks for adding the information about Ascot and Gala Drive-Ins.

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Drive-In 54 commented about Fort Union Drive-In on Sep 16, 2018 at 7:02 pm

There was two drive-in theatres in Las Vegas, NM. The Vegas and the Fort Union Drive-Ins. The Vegas Drive-In is listed on CT also.