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When I was youth, we had two drive ins to choose from in the local area, The Hill Top and the Rancho. The Rancho had a neat cowboy neon sign on their marquee.

The Hill Top lasted a little while longer by opening up on weekends as a flea market. Located next to I-80, the flea market was big for awhile but it couldn't keep the place afloat.

The land that the Hill Top was located on was eventually sold to developers for a shopping mall.

The Rancho and the HillTop!! I was courted at the Rancho. Once, we woke up at 4 a.m. with "Wake Up, Little Suzy" blasting away from the funky metal speaker (we took one home, when they closed forever). Luckily, my mom had decided not to wait up with her rolling pin and policeman, that time. When we were *really* poor, we'd sit up on Tank Farm hill and watch the screen, and make up the words. Then later, we took our kids to the Hilltop, in their jammies, with lots of bottles of coke and a big sack of popcorn. It cost a whole $5 for the family.