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MENDON — It might be getting colder out, but things are certainly heating up at the Mendon Twin Drive-in as the theater marks 70 years in business.
This 75-year-old drive-in, about a half-hour east of Tampa, shows first-run movies and double features seven nights a week. The snack bar serves classics such as pizza, corn dogs, nachos, and candy.
The first drive-in was opened in 1933 in New Jersey. [1] As of 2017, around 330 drive-in theaters were operating in the United States, down from a peak of around 4,000 in the late 1950s. [ 2 ] At least six are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
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The Mendon Twin Drive-In is a drive-in theater in Mendon, Massachusetts.. Opened on June 14, 1954, it is currently owned by Dan Andelman and his brothers Dave Andelman and Michael, who purchased the drive-in in March 2014 from Susan Swanson and Kathy Gorman, who had operated it since 1986.
Seeing an opportunity, in 1963 John and Mary Magocs (owners of a Detroit-area wholesale electronics business) purchased an empty field and constructed a drive-in movie theater. The theater was designed to replicate the Holiday Drive-In in Trenton, Michigan, whose owners were personal friends of the Magocs. The construction was completed in 1964 ...
The Cherry Bowl Drive-In Theatre & Diner is a historic drive-in theater with a concession stand in Honor, Michigan, on US Highway 31 (US 31). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It opened on July 4, 1953, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and was one of seven remaining drive-in theaters in Michigan in 2003. [ 6 ]
A drive-in theater/theatre or drive-in cinema is a form of cinema structure consisting of a large outdoor movie screen, a projection booth, a concession stand, and a large parking area for automobiles. Within this enclosed area, customers can view movies from the privacy and comfort of their cars.