You wouldn’t be able to see the film for the rain where I live so it’s unsurprising they never caught on in England. Regards Kev. [nt]

Jun 20, 2019,06:32 AM
 

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Drive-In Movies...

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : June 20th, 2019-04:49
The Drive-In Movie is part of social history and with it being the theme for WristScan this weekend, I thought that the history of the drive-in would be interesting to some of us. The first drive-ins are thought to have opened around 1910, but records sho...  

It’s interesting that...

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : June 20th, 2019-05:48
It didn’t really catch on in Europe. Did you enjoy it ?

Very popular in Seattle in the Fifties & Sixties

 
 By: cazalea : June 20th, 2019-06:45
The rain doesn’t matter so much as steamed up windows in the cars. We would have to run the engine periodically to warm up ourselves and defrost the windscreen. Some deluxe slots in our drive-in had little electric heaters on the speakers you put in your ...  

That’s really interesting..

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : June 20th, 2019-08:16
Thank goodness they saved that wonderful sign.

They were big in Canada and I spent many nights there...

 
 By: Blansky : June 20th, 2019-07:20
When I was younger I went with my parents and sister and they were usually double features which we fell asleep halfway through. When I was in my late teens I had a hearse that I drove and my girlfriend and I would park backwards, open the back door, clim...  

That’s a pretty cool memory 😎...

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : June 20th, 2019-08:18
and slightly spooky at the same time 🦇

Have fond Drive In memories

 
 By: InDebtButOnTime : June 20th, 2019-08:46
From the late 60s. None related to the actual movies! Also recall that there was more than just steam clouding up the interior of some vehicles here in So Cal.....

All good fun 😮 [nt]

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : June 20th, 2019-09:13

Ha ha ha!! [nt]

 
 By: Subexplorer : June 20th, 2019-12:55

Interesting reading dear Captain!! I feel that drive in cinemas ...

 
 By: Subexplorer : June 20th, 2019-12:51
... had a greater popularity in the USA and is part of its popular culture. In my Country Auto Cines was the name and arrived around the 1970’s and they were received with great curiosity as our people was eager to experiment what was only known through f...