Vindy.com, a service of the Youngstown (OH) Vindicator, has a fine article about the digital conversion plans of its two nearby drive-ins, the Elm Road and the Skyway, both of Warren. Both of them seem to have conversion in the bag because of their forethought. Bob Hreno, who with his … Continue reading
Category Archives: Ohio
Aut-O-Rama adds digital for its 2013 opening
Cleveland.com reported that the Aut-O-Rama Drive-In (North Ridgeville OH) spent over $150,000 for two digital projectors and reopened for the 2013 season. The woman in charge, Deb Sherman, said “They just arrived, so that’s why we were able to set our opening date for (last) Friday.” Sherman’s family has been running the … Continue reading
Wilmington owner changes mind, will reopen
You may remember our previous coverage of Phillip Chakeres, the CEO of the company that owns the Wilmington (OH) Drive-In. Chakeres said he wasn’t sure whether it was closed for good, then a couple of days later he said he was certain it was closed for good. Now there’s news this … Continue reading
Valley 6, Wilmington now permanently closed
While it’s great fun to celebrate the birth of a new drive-in, we also need to make mention of drive-ins that pass away. Sometimes they close to great fanfare, but more often they just decline to reopen in the spring. Here are two more of those stories. From the Auburn … Continue reading
Starlite says goodbye to 35mm
WKRC, Cincinnati’s News Leader, ran a story about the last 35mm film showing at the Starlite Drive-In (Amelia OH). The Starlite closed for the season last weekend, but it plans to reopen in the spring with digital projection. And here’s the story: