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Brenna Coogle frequented the Paramount Drive-In as a child growing up in Lakewood but hadn’t been there in about 30 years. On Tuesday night, however, she visited it for the first time in decades to take in a showing of Pixar Animation Studios’ “Onward” with her 9-year-old son and friends. Moments before previews began, Coogle stood near her car under a darkening sky and considered how the coronavirus had upended daily life. She said the widening pandemic made her feel she couldn’t go most places — including a conventional movie theater — and she yearned for a distraction. “So, Day...

Lost in the 1950s- The Cherry Bowl Drive In The Cherry Bowl Drive In... is located about an hour south of Traverse City on US-31, just outside of the small town of Honor [Michigan]. It is proudly ‘family owned and operated since 1953′. A trip to The Cherry Bowl is like stepping back into the 1950s. ...... [More photos at website]

COSTA MESA - Throw your buddies in the trunk and break out the Milk Duds ? the drive-in movie theater, not seen in Orange County for a decade, is coming back. The Star-Vu Drive-In, conceived by four entrepreneurs with a soft spot for outdoor movie-going, is set to open in May at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa. "All four of the people who are doing this are baby boomers, like me, who enjoyed drive-ins growing up," said Jill Lloyd, spokeswoman for Orange County Drive-In LLC, the company behind the endeavor. Reflecting a nationwide trend, local drive-ins bit the...

GARRETT - Martin Murray wanted to build something straight out of the 1950s. So he cleared 30 acres of rural pasture off Interstate 45 about 20 miles south of Dallas and built his Galaxy Drive-In like a museum to a mostly extinct industry. Cars squeeze between poles tethered with speaker boxes, and campy, vintage commercials rescued from Hitchcock-era reels roll before the main feature. "I wanted to take people back to a simpler time," Murray said. "You hit 1958 once you enter our driveway." Probably a lot of traffic, too. Texas drive-ins are seeing the biggest surge in decades, as...