After 70 years of summer blockbusters, ranging from “Mary Poppins” to James Bond and “Barbie,” the Weirs Beach Drive-In is closing the curtain and will not reopen for outdoor film-watching
After 70 years of summer blockbusters, ranging from "Mary Poppins" to James Bond and "Barbie," the Weirs Beach Drive-In is closing the curtain and will not reopen for outdoor film-watching
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Drive-ins, like a parking lot full of private theaters. Photo/Christopher P. Michel, Creative Commons
Ask someone who experienced speaker boxes, mosquito coils, and memories of the intermission video in the background while Danny Zuko from the film “Grease” croons, “Sandy” in his best falsetto, and you are bound to witness a familiar warm wistful expression. And what of that sparkling technicolor memory of the refreshment video? It was created in 1957 and is still playing on drive-in screens to this day. When hot dogs and cups of soda are dancing larger than life on a 45-foot-tall screen, it’s almost impossible not to make your way to the concession stand.