BatjacAuburn and Kevin, what are the prices like at your drive-ins?
Posts from chester7777 in thread „Anyone still have an active drive-in theater in their area?“
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Ft. Lauderdale Florida, Swap Shop has drive in with 14 screens, a circus and HUGE flea market.
Holy cow! 14 screens! That's amazing! I would guess the warmer climate lends itself to that as well, but I'm glad to hear that such a place exists. With that many screens, do they ever show old movies?Here it is, exactly 6 months later, and I am sad to report that the local drive-in is going the way of the dinosaurs (or greedy developers, as the case may be).
Although with all the mortgage problems, we'll see if they can get a loan to accomplish their desired task. Six months from now, the report may be different, unless they tear the screens down before then.
Where the local drive-ins are really raking in the bucks is by having flea markets on the grounds on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, during the day.
But I guess in the case of our local one, that still wasn't enough.
Two years later . . . the company that was going to build a medical complex on the land still hasn't, after a short period without even the flea market, they at least started that back up again. I'm not sure, but I think they did already tear out the screens . . . but I'll look more closely the next time we drive by.
Chester
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I don't know? it would seem to me that if they kept a drive-in open, that people would flock to them-if not for anything than for nostalgia reasons. If they had one here in Corpus Christi, that would be a Friday, Saturday or Sunday night staple for me.
You would think so, but that partially depends on what they are showing.Where the local drive-ins are really raking in the bucks is by having flea markets on the grounds on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, during the day.
But I guess in the case of our local one, that still wasn't enough.
Chester
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We have one in our county, which runs flea markets on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from about 7 AM to 3 PM, then has movies every night. There is another one, in the next county over, that runs on the same basis. They both probably make some good money off the flea markets, from folks renting a space for selling.
Here it is, exactly 6 months later, and I am sad to report that the local drive-in is going the way of the dinosaurs (or greedy developers, as the case may be).Although with all the mortgage problems, we'll see if they can get a loan to accomplish their desired task. Six months from now, the report may be different, unless they tear the screens down before then.
Chester
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Jay,
We have one in our county, which runs flea markets on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from about 7 AM to 3 PM, then has movies every night. There is another one, in the next county over, that runs on the same basis. They both probably make some good money off the flea markets, from folks renting a space for selling.
I must admit, we haven't been to the drive-in in years, but our teenagers went recently. The offering of movies is random, sometimes all R-rated, sometimes more family friendly.
Chester
