It's natural to cheer when new things make old things better. But I also think we cheer when the old becomes the new again. Welcome back to the Drive-In Movie Theater!! And after doing some checking, this weekend you can go, and the weather should be good too! And business doesn't get a whole lot more local than Drive-Ins!
There used to be tons of them when I was growing up, but not many have survived. There is Barberton's Magic City, Midway in Ravenna, AutoRama in North Ridgeville, Mayfield Road Drive-In in Chardon, and The Blue Sky in Wadsworth, Lynn Drive-In Strasburg all still going. There was also Pearl Road Drive-In, 42 Drive-In, Memphis, and others. I'm sure you went to one of those at one time or another. If not, let's go this weekend!
The Drive-In has a couple of very good memories for me. One -Date night as a young guy. I'd wash and wax my cool car, and take my date to the show. It was fun and sort of private. (Pearl Road Drive-In - was my go-to. It's now a driving range so it's still a win!) Two - a whole lot of us would go with multiple cool cars and park in the back and grill out, sitting in lawn chairs for the evening. We'd bring a hibachi or two and make hot dogs, and have a terrific time. Not sure you can do that now though. But we loved it.
This Was My Drive-In Car Back In The Day!
And flash forward all these years later and here we go again, because of the pandemic, drive-ins are back in. And they are showing double features still and many have two screens. This is great! If you have never gone - you need to go!
Here is the schedule of this weekends local Drive-Ins! And if you don't know how to go to one, all the info you need is linked here! (Support Local Business!!)
Barberton Magic City Drive-IN - (Facebook)
Midway in Ravenna - (Facebook)
Blue Sky in Wadsworth - (Facebook)
AutoRama in North Ridgeville - (Facebook)
Mayfield Road Drive-In in Chardon - (Facebook)
Lynn Drive-In Strasburg - Facebook
Go and have some fun! With all the bad news and things you can't do right now, it's good to see one that you can. Take in a Drive-In.