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What’s happening with Drive-Ins ...
It’s almost summer and years ago you’d be planning a trip to the drive-in movie theater soon. In the past, the United States had 4,063 drive-ins. Today, the number is approximately 400. If you’re looking for some nifty information about drive-ins, you can visit: www.driveintheater.com. They have lots of info, including the fact that Richard M Hollingshead, Jr., of Camden, N.J., invented the drive-in movie theater, using his driveway and backyard. Not long ago, NPR did a story about a possible resurgence of drive-ins, with nearly 100 of them opening or re-opening in the last decade. Let’s hear it for big outdoor screen, hot dogs at the concession stand and late steamy nights in a dark car!
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