From the article: Drive-in Theater and Outdoor Theaters Make a Comeback
For many older adults, drive-in theaters have special memories. Here, Senior Living readers share their favorite drive-in theater memories. Share Your Memories
Drive-in Theatre
- I would take my 4 year old son and our dog to the drive-in. I always packed our dinner and we would have a pleasant evening in the fresh air watching a recently released movie on the big screen.
- —morekare
Snack time!
- As a kid I made it my mission to eat every snack that was advertised in the cartoons we saw at the drive-in theater near us. I never made it, but I came close (to getting a stomach ache)...
- —Guest Detroit gal
Snack bar sensations
- The drive-in always seemed to have a special smell. Sure, there was the popcorn and the hot dogs and the mustard, but indoor movie theaters had those things, too, and never smelled anywhere near as good as the drive-in. Maybe it was something about being outdoors on a soft summer night, or some other collection of unidentified fragrances that mixed in with the familiar aromas from the snack bar. Whatever it was, it was completely distinctive, and I'll never forget it.
- —Guest Moviegoer
Under the stars
- On summer mornings when I was growing up, my father would sometimes announce at breakfast that he would take us all to the drive-in that evening. It was hard to think of anything else all day, and when we finally rolled into the drive-in lot and found the perfect spot, we were in heaven. When I was really young, my parents would dress me in my pajamas before we left home, and I would play on the swings and slides underneath the big screen looking as though I had just climbed out my bedroom window and escaped to the movies. There was nothing better. Years later, I repeated the same ritual many times with my daughters. And I remember standing in the playground beneath the drive-in screen, watching my girls scampering around in their pajamas, and being flooded with warm memories.
- —Guest Drive-In Daddy
