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1 posted on 06/06/2006 8:42:24 AM PDT by fgoodwin
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To: fgoodwin

And the "baby boom" came in 1935 - 1963?

I loved those places back in the 50s, when car windows were steamed-up, you could smell the fresh-made popcorn and hot dogs, see some cars 'bouncing around', folks would bring lawn chairs and have a 'tailgate' party with the whole family, others would being their little Scotch Grille cookers and make their own eats, and coolers full of beer were the norm.

The old Stoney Brook Drive-In, built in the early 50s here in East York (PA), was bulldozed last year to make way for a 100ac housing tract. It had been closed since the early 80s, and the farmer-owner had been sitting on it until he got his price. It was one of the last pieces of Americana in the region.


2 posted on 06/06/2006 9:01:07 AM PDT by butternut_squash_bisque (The recipe's at my FR HomePage. Try it!)
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bump


3 posted on 06/06/2006 12:14:46 PM PDT by lowbridge (I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather. Not screaming, like his passengers.)
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To: fgoodwin
Remember going to the drive in as a kid. Lived in Canada at the time, Ontario allowed drive-ins ... Quebec didn't. The drive-in was a great way to catch a movie you missed when it was first released. Today you wait for it to show up at your local Blockbuster, or see it on the movie channel.
4 posted on 06/06/2006 12:24:59 PM PDT by BluH2o
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