90'
Something happens in the 90's, the number of theatres closing slows down. Many drive-in add extra screens, many go Twin, some go Tripple, a few go Quad, one in Florida goes 13 screens!!!!!

The 80's

started out fair and got very bad before they end. Low attendance almost kills the drive-in.

60' AND 70'

Well that about describes the 60's and 70's. There are still drive-ins being built, but many are closeing. The hay day is gone, many theatres even pull out thier playground equipment in the 70's since few families are attending. Many of the movies target a teen or adult audience. Examples the beach movies of the 60's and the movies in the 70's like "The Van" "Texas Cheerleaders", etc.

1930 

Tuesday June 6, 1933 The first Drive-In Theater opens!Showing "Wife Beware"

 THE FIRST TEATER

Hollingshead opened his first theater in Camden, NJ. It was open from September through May and offered heaters (plugged into the speaker poles) at no charge. Most drive-ins today deliver sound via car radios but many speaker poles remain for nostalgic value. Today"s technology allows the film to run continuously without the need for 2 cameras or projectionists.

EARLY DRIVE-INS

The first drive-in opened in 1933 and cost a quarter per car plus a quarter per person. It began in Richard M. Hollingshead"s driveway in New Jersey (a state that today doesn"t have a single drive-in). He suspended a sheet between two trees, put a radio behind this screen and mounted a projector on the hood of his car. He eventually built dirt berms so that each car would have a good view.