Drive In Movies In Danger Of Closing
A beloved drive in near you, may soon be closing. The movie industry's switch to digital projection may find your local drive in' or community theater struggling to come up with the funds necessary to cover the conversion. Costs can run anywhere from $60,000 and up per screen. And time is running out. Hollywood is set to send out the last of 35mm prints this year. Soon to be just a faded memory, are the days of film burn and horn honking as the projectionist slices and dices the film. The whole switch to digital is really a sad…
Drive in Flea Market's Entertain Shoppers
Photo: Charles Barksdale, File/San Antonio Express News My first memory of a drive in flea market was in Erie, Pennsylvania at the Pennisula Drive In in the seventies. There were many sellers lined up under the giant movie screens selling their odds and ends from the trunk of their cars. Some would set up tables and others would just lay blankets down and spread their goods out. As a child, I loved going up and down the aisles surveying all the unique items for sale. Old toys, clothing, books, records, appliances, you name it and…
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