Drive In Research Paper
The Beach Boys said it best in their 1964 album, All Summer Long, “it's such a groovy place to talk and maybe watch a show; down at the drive in.” The first drive-in movie theater opened on June 6, 1933 in Camden New Jersey. Drive-in theaters were the best example of “car culture” after World War II.
In 1948, there were only 16 locations in the Kentucky and by 1958; there were 117 along the states major highways. They operated in Northern Kentucky from the mid-20th century until 1992. The downfall of drive-in theaters in the Northern Kentucky areas occurred due to two factors: rising land prices and completion from multiscreen cinemas.
These outdoor theaters were flooded with Northern Kentuckians that came to enjoy the latest movies from the comfort of their own automobiles. Some …show more content…
Once they knew what they wanted to order, the driver would turn on the cars headlights attracting the carhop. When the food was ready, it was delivered to the car on a tray that fit the driver’s side window. Once finished eating, the driver signaled the headlights again and the carhop would come remove the tray. As technology advanced, drive-ins were supplied with two-way speaker systems for communication between the driver and carhop.
Today, the Florence Drive-In is condominiums, the Dixie Gardens Drive-In was destroyed by a fire in 1990 and then made into a luxury car dealership and the Riverview Drive-In was damaged in the flood of 1964. There are a handful of drive-in theaters that are within 50 miles of Cincinnati, OH including Holiday Auto Theater, Starlite Drive-In, Dixie Twin Drive-In Theater, Bel-Air Drive-In and Chakeres Melody 49 Drive-In.
You can also visit BCM for a more virtual experience of a drive-in. On the second floor of the museum sits a red 1959 Buick Electra in front of a movie screen that plays Commando Cody’s Radar Men from the Moon on a
In 1948, there were only 16 locations in the Kentucky and by 1958; there were 117 along the states major highways. They operated in Northern Kentucky from the mid-20th century until 1992. The downfall of drive-in theaters in the Northern Kentucky areas occurred due to two factors: rising land prices and completion from multiscreen cinemas.
These outdoor theaters were flooded with Northern Kentuckians that came to enjoy the latest movies from the comfort of their own automobiles. Some …show more content…
Once they knew what they wanted to order, the driver would turn on the cars headlights attracting the carhop. When the food was ready, it was delivered to the car on a tray that fit the driver’s side window. Once finished eating, the driver signaled the headlights again and the carhop would come remove the tray. As technology advanced, drive-ins were supplied with two-way speaker systems for communication between the driver and carhop.
Today, the Florence Drive-In is condominiums, the Dixie Gardens Drive-In was destroyed by a fire in 1990 and then made into a luxury car dealership and the Riverview Drive-In was damaged in the flood of 1964. There are a handful of drive-in theaters that are within 50 miles of Cincinnati, OH including Holiday Auto Theater, Starlite Drive-In, Dixie Twin Drive-In Theater, Bel-Air Drive-In and Chakeres Melody 49 Drive-In.
You can also visit BCM for a more virtual experience of a drive-in. On the second floor of the museum sits a red 1959 Buick Electra in front of a movie screen that plays Commando Cody’s Radar Men from the Moon on a