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Mahoning Drive-In Theater saved in one day
Community push back to a solar energy company s attempt to buy the land the theater leases leads the company to halt plans. Author: Peggy Lee Updated: 9:37 PM EDT July 15, 2021
LEHIGHTON, Pa. As night fell, the excitement began here at the Mahoning Drive-In Theater near Lehighton.
The grounds were packed with film fans who were here for a four-day movie festival called Joe Bob s Drive-in Jamboree.
But what really had fans pumped was the incredible news that the solar energy company that was looking to purchase the land the drive-in leases will not be doing so.
For veteran concertgoer Gary Benson, the waiting is the hardest part.
“I haven’t seen anything for a year, going on a year-and-a-half,” said Benson, 70, of South Daytona, who has been impatiently waiting as shows have been postponed or canceled as the concert industry has been sidelined nationally for more than a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“I’ve still got concert tickets ready to go from 2019 that I bought,” said Benson, a retired postal worker and voracious classic rock fan who typically buys tickets for roughly 10 major concert tours annually.
Now, at long last, Benson and other music fans are starting to see the drought finally end, as vaccines continue to rollout nationally, pandemic restrictions ease and more acts take to the road.