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Drive-in theaters keeping up with technology
- By Leah Hughes Special to Go Triad
- Aug 14, 2014
- Aug 14, 2014
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People watch the movie sitting in the back of vehicles and on their lawn chairs at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
While waiting for the sun to set, Cameron Woolwine, 6, eats a slice of pizza as Tim Woolwine and Chelsea Hall listen to Jonathan Woolwine, 13, play his guitar. Disney's Planes: Fire & Rescue was the main attraction at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C. It's a family affair with a grassy play area under the screen corrugated steel screen, swings, a slide, and a giant ark. Admission is $6.00 for adults, children 6-11 is $4.00, and admission for children age 5 and under is free.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Hollie Jachimiak, 9, plays with her friends at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Leila Bellows, 8, plays ball with her grandfather Chris Vajgert at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Leila Bellows, 8, plays ball with her grandfather Chris Vajgert at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Leila Bellows, 8, plays ball with her grandfather Chris Vajgert.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
A group of boys play football on the grassy area at the front of the drive-in on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Taylor Rouse, 8, has her dolls arranged on her blanket at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Sitting in the comfort of minivan seats, pulled from a junked 1996 Chrysler, Chris Vajgert lowers his grandson, Max Bellows, 3, to the ground to play with his sister at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Frank Garton and his grandson Adrian Dixon, 5, get ready for the movie at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Brothers Reily DeLacruz, 7, right, and Christian DeLacruz, 6, play with the lightsabers their grandmother purchased from a roaming vendor at the drive-in on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Brothers Reily DeLacruz, 7, left, and Christian DeLacruz, 6, play with the lightsabers their grandmother purchased from a roaming vendor at the drive-in.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
A family lined up in their lawn chairs to watch Disney's Planes: Fire & Rescue at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Drive-in co-owner Tim Robertson with a 1950's era film projector lens in his projection room, which now utilizes digital projectors.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
The image from the projector passes through glass and the wispy strands of a spider's web on its way to the big screen at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Nails and the ridges from the corrugated steel screen can faintly be seen mixed with the image on the screen at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Eian Sternbergh, 7, on a sliding board located near the screen while holding his lightsaber.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Pickle juice is sold frozen in a cup as "Pickle Sicles" at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Sitting under the stars, Andrea Vaughn holds her daughter Rachel Vaughn in her lap as the image from the movie passes over their heads at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Sitting under the stars, Andrea Vaughn laughs at the movie as she holds her daughter Rachel Vaughn in her lap as the image from the movie passes over their heads.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Sitting under the stars, Andrea Vaughn laughs at the movie as she holds her daughter Rachel Vaughn in her lap as the image from the movie passes over their heads.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Disney's Planes: Fire & Rescue was the main attraction at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
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By Leah Hughes Special to Go Triad
On a summer night at the Eden Drive-In, a minivan backs into place. The passengers unload and make preparations. They fold down the seats, roll out the blankets and proceed to the concession stand. Milkshakes for mom and dad. Funnel fries for the three kids.
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More than 200 drive-in movie theaters used to dot the North Carolina landscape. Now, that number is in the single digits.
Eden Drive-In
Address: 106 Fireman Club Road, Eden
Phone: (336) 623-9669
Website: http://www.edendrivein.com
Admission: $6 for adults, $4 for children ages 6-11, free for children 5 and younger
Schedule: Double features Friday-Sunday, March-November
Capacity: 200 cars
Etc.: Built in 1949, FM radio broadcast, snack bar
Badin Road Drive-In
Address: 2411 Badin Road, Albemarle
Phone: (704) 983-2900
Website: http://www.badinroaddrivein.com
Admission: $6 for adults, $4 for children ages 6-11, free for children 5 and younger
Schedule: Double features Friday-Sunday
Capacity: 680 cars
Etc.: Two screens, Wi-Fi access, new bathrooms, fully digital, intermission, playground
Bessemer City Kings Mountain Drive-In Theatre
Address: 1265 N.C. 161, Bessemer City
Phone: (704) 739-2150
Website: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bessemer-City-Kings-Mountain-Drive-In-Theatre/135191033166710
Admission: $10 per carload (cash only)
Schedule: Double features Friday-Sunday
Capacity: 600 cars
Etc.: AM radio broadcast
Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre
Address: 3336 Raleigh Road, Henderson
Phone: (252) 438-6959
Website: http://www.raleighroaddrivein.com
Admission: $7 for adults, $4 children ages 3-11, free for children younger than 3
Schedule: Two movies each night, Friday-Sunday, year-round
Capacity: 265 cars
Etc.: Built in 1949, playground, season passes, digital, FM broadcast, drivers of classic cars get free admission
Sunset Drive-In
Address: 3935 W. Dixon Blvd., Shelby
Phone: (704) 434-7782
Website: https://www.facebook.com/sunsetdrivein2
Admission: $10 per carload
Schedule: Friday-Sunday, April-October
Capacity: 300 cars
Etc.: FM broadcast, snack bar
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People watch the movie sitting in the back of vehicles and on their lawn chairs at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
While waiting for the sun to set, Cameron Woolwine, 6, eats a slice of pizza as Tim Woolwine and Chelsea Hall listen to Jonathan Woolwine, 13, play his guitar. Disney's Planes: Fire & Rescue was the main attraction at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C. It's a family affair with a grassy play area under the screen corrugated steel screen, swings, a slide, and a giant ark. Admission is $6.00 for adults, children 6-11 is $4.00, and admission for children age 5 and under is free.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Hollie Jachimiak, 9, plays with her friends at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Leila Bellows, 8, plays ball with her grandfather Chris Vajgert at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Leila Bellows, 8, plays ball with her grandfather Chris Vajgert at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Leila Bellows, 8, plays ball with her grandfather Chris Vajgert.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
A group of boys play football on the grassy area at the front of the drive-in on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Taylor Rouse, 8, has her dolls arranged on her blanket at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Sitting in the comfort of minivan seats, pulled from a junked 1996 Chrysler, Chris Vajgert lowers his grandson, Max Bellows, 3, to the ground to play with his sister at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Frank Garton and his grandson Adrian Dixon, 5, get ready for the movie at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Brothers Reily DeLacruz, 7, right, and Christian DeLacruz, 6, play with the lightsabers their grandmother purchased from a roaming vendor at the drive-in on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Brothers Reily DeLacruz, 7, left, and Christian DeLacruz, 6, play with the lightsabers their grandmother purchased from a roaming vendor at the drive-in.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
A family lined up in their lawn chairs to watch Disney's Planes: Fire & Rescue at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Drive-in co-owner Tim Robertson with a 1950's era film projector lens in his projection room, which now utilizes digital projectors.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
The image from the projector passes through glass and the wispy strands of a spider's web on its way to the big screen at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Nails and the ridges from the corrugated steel screen can faintly be seen mixed with the image on the screen at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Eian Sternbergh, 7, on a sliding board located near the screen while holding his lightsaber.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Pickle juice is sold frozen in a cup as "Pickle Sicles" at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Sitting under the stars, Andrea Vaughn holds her daughter Rachel Vaughn in her lap as the image from the movie passes over their heads at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Sitting under the stars, Andrea Vaughn laughs at the movie as she holds her daughter Rachel Vaughn in her lap as the image from the movie passes over their heads.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Sitting under the stars, Andrea Vaughn laughs at the movie as she holds her daughter Rachel Vaughn in her lap as the image from the movie passes over their heads.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
Disney's Planes: Fire & Rescue was the main attraction at the Eden Drive-In on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Eden, N.C.
- JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record
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