10 Photos Of What It Looked Like To Go To Drive-In Movies Back in the Day
Daniel Bonfiglio
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03/17/2025
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The United States is a car culture. But while modern suburban moms cram their families into massive SUVs just to go down the street, one of America's strongest bastions of car culture is dead: The drive-in movie theater.
Back in the day you could head to the movies, order a burger and shake, and watch a feature film all from the comfort and privacy of your own car. Now, you're stuck in the theater.
Here are 10 photos of what drive-in movie theaters used to look like.
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1. Waiting in Line
The drive-in theater in the 1970s. -
2. Dinner
At a drive-in movie theater, 1952. -
3. Beetles Watching Herbie
At the drive in, 1967. A local promotional event. -
4. Highway 89
Dallas, Texas, 1973. -
5. Drive-In Horror
Double Feature. -
6. Self-Portrait
The LoebBy Marcia Resnick, 1976. -
7. Watching a Film
Wired.com by Zen IcknowRomance at the theater in the '60s. -
8. Waitress
Delivering drinks at drive-in on roller-skates, 1950s. -
9. Drive-In Theater
West Virginia History OnViewIn Summers County, W. Va. -
10. Busted for Sneaking In
The drive-in movies, early '60s.
Waiting in Line
The drive-in theater in the 1970s.
The drive-in theater in the 1970s.
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