Rowville Village Drive-In 1233 Stud Road, Rowville, VIC - Foggy Nights

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Rowville Village Drive-In 1233 Stud Road, Rowville, VIC

Foggy nights

People didn’t seem to mind rainy nights – they just kept their windscreen wipers going. On hot nights people definitely came early as it was cooler out in the open. Foggy nights were a different matter. One foggy night we were showing “Whispering Smith” and the people listened but could not see the screen. However, they would not go home and still enjoyed the show. As the screen was down in a hollow we often had it fogged in on winter nights. Usually the fog lifted but, if not, people were given free passes to come back to another show. The Drive In was such a novelty in the early days that both sides of Stud Road would be bumper to bumper with cars stopped while their occupants watched the film. The work was constant and we were on our feet all the time but we used to have plenty of fun. They were certainly good days – by Gwen Hayes – Photo courtesy of Drive In’s Downunder – http://drive-insdownunder.com.au/%EF%BB%BFrowville-village-dandenong-nth/ – Contributed by Greg Lynch –