In the 1950s, there were over 4,000 drive-in movie theaters in America. Since the glory days of outdoor cinema, that number has dwindled to about 400, most of which are falling apart. Local ...

There’s something magical about pulling into a gravel lot as the sun sets. Tuning your radio to the right frequency, and watching a movie under the stars. Drive-in theaters peaked in 1958 with over ...

MAHONING TWP., Pa.- There’s no such thing as an off-season at the Mahoning Drive-In Theater. It’s true that the theater’s twin Simplex E-7 projectors get a break during the colder months, when the ...

In a romance and adventure worthy of the big screen, a Pennsylvania couple is preserving the past and forging a future as the owners of the world’s oldest operating drive-in movie theater.Lauren ...

Drive-ins helped movie theaters stay afloat during the pandemic, when their fate was in serious doubt. Now, years later, drive-in theaters are still providing a small but meaningful boost for the ...

The Malco Summer Quartet Drive-In in Memphis, Tennessee, will close permanently after nearly 60 years of operation. The closure leaves only 12 operating drive-in theaters in Tennessee, significantly ...

Drive-in theaters once thrived in South Florida but have mostly vanished by 2025. The Thunderbird Swap Shop, in Broward since 1963, closed after a fire over a year ago. Temporary drive-in revivals in ...

After close to 60 years as the region's premiere outdoor movie experience, the Malco Summer Quartet Drive-In will go dark for good this weekend. The four-screen drive-in theater will shut down after a ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated on Aug. 23, 2025, to clarify that the Star Drive-In is a diner that shows outdoor movies once a week seasonally. It is not a traditional drive-in movie theater.