A recent story in the Northwest Herald, which serves McHenry County IL, described how a few seasonal businesses there were preparing for the return of warm weather. After spending the first half talking about an ice cream parlor, the article began discussing something we care about, the McHenry Outdoor Theater of … Continue reading
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Mendon Twin reopens Friday
The Mendon (MA) Twin Drive-In is set to reopen this Friday, according to a report in the Milford Daily News. Susan Swanson, the owner or “co-owner” (what she calls herself in the video above) said her annual cleanup efforts have been relatively light this year. Spring usually brings strong sales … Continue reading
Russian drive-in looking to add realism
From the Russian news network Russia Today comes the second- or third-hand story of an unnamed drive-in cinema in Syktyvkar, the capital of the Republic of Komi. According to RT, the owner of the theater wants to hire someone to appear in person behind your car window during the scariest … Continue reading
Two more PA drive-ins ready to go
Update: Hours after I posted the following, I saw that WHP, Harrisburg’s news leader, had also posted a story about the season opener of the Cumberland Drive-In. We do love our embedded video, so there you go, along with my previous little post, which starts right now… The Sentinel of … Continue reading
Over 100 drive-ins sign with Cinedigm
Here’s a press release that was issued today by Cinedigm. Despite a few phone calls, I haven’t been able to determine just how significant this positive-sounding program is. A guy at Bloomberg News sure bought in to it though. Let’s hope this news is as good as it looks. Los … Continue reading
Transit Drive-In open for another season
WKBW, Buffalo NY’s news leader, reported last weekend that the Transit Drive-In of Lockport has opened for another season. Really, that was about it. The text story is a count-the-mistakes affair, with little nits to pick that really bug me. How hard is it to learn that “it’s” only contains … Continue reading
Drive Invaders hit Atlanta
There’s a fun, long blog entry in the Saporta Report about a group of drive-in enthusiasts in Atlanta. Last week, a group calling themselves Drive Invaders “gathered to watch ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ at the Starlight Six Drive-In, the last outdoor movie theater in metro Atlanta. Instead of a playground, (ringleader Suellen) … Continue reading
Here’s some video of the Skyline Drive-In
I know I ran a note just a few weeks ago about the Skyline Drive-In of Shelton WA, but I saw that KING, Seattle’s news leader, ran a story about its progress raising money to finance the conversion to digital projection. There’s not a whole lot new about the story … Continue reading
SW Michigan drive-ins face digital conversion costs
The MLive Media Group, which includes a bunch of newspapers in Michigan, published a set of stories over the weekend about the state of southwest Michigan drive-ins. Glenda and Neal Edwards own two of them, the 5 Mile of Dowagiac and the Sunset in Hartford, and they’re hoping to get … Continue reading
Cottage View sign finds a new home
Maybe this isn’t a full-fledged happy ending, since the drive-in is still going to be replaced by a Walmart, but the Cottage View of Cottage Grove MN will at least be able to preserve its signature marquee sign. According to a story in the Twin Cities Pioneer Press, the Cottage View’s … Continue reading