The 02 at the drive-in theatre.... (pics)

[KFunk]

Yep, we have an awesome, active, clean drive-in theatre here in Southeast Ohio... For $6 you get to see 2 movies. We saw Grown-Ups first, and we left before the sparkly vampire movie started...

http://www.skyviewdrivein.com/

[KFunk]

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[ray_]

Nice tii clock.

;-)

Cheers,

Ray

[osbourne]

Yep, we have an awesome, active, clean drive-in theatre here in Southeast Ohio... For $6 you get to see 2 movies. We saw Grown-Ups first, and we left before the sparkly vampire movie started...

http://www.skyviewdrivein.com/

This wouldn't be the one at Kanagua (Gallipolis), would it?

[KFunk]

Yep, we have an awesome, active, clean drive-in theatre here in Southeast Ohio... For $6 you get to see 2 movies. We saw Grown-Ups first, and we left before the sparkly vampire movie started...

http://www.skyviewdrivein.com/

This wouldn't be the one at Kanagua (Gallipolis), would it?

No, that one has been closed for several years. We drove past it last weekend, and the weeds/brush are really high... pretty ugly.

[osbourne]

Yep, we have an awesome, active, clean drive-in theatre here in Southeast Ohio... For $6 you get to see 2 movies. We saw Grown-Ups first, and we left before the sparkly vampire movie started...

http://www.skyviewdrivein.com/

This wouldn't be the one at Kanagua (Gallipolis), would it?

No, that one has been closed for several years. We drove past it last weekend, and the weeds/brush are really high... pretty ugly.

That's a shame. I haven't been past there for a few years, now, but it was active the last time I drove past.

The last time I took an 02 to the D-I was in '71. Two couples. The little hottie that was with me tossed her cookies on the way home........ Had to wash the car that night. Luckily, nothing was inside the car. We remained friends, however, as she was just too smokin' hot not to like

Very sadly, she died a few years ago, after a long, difficult battle with cancer.

Sorry to get side-tracked. One of the best things about the 02 is that it is SO highly practical and utilitarian. It's just happy doing whatever you need it to do, be it takin' the family to the drive in, picking up a big load of groceries, or hammering over some twisty, plunging back roads. Heck, it's even content droning along the Lemming Lanes (Interstates) for hours on end.......yuck!

[mtriple]

That's really awesome. They killed all the Drive Ins here loong time ago unfortunately. I think the last movie they had before shutdown was the movie Friday. I wish we still have them..

hamada

[TTyMiller]

Drive-ins another American past time gone. I looked for one this summer and the closest is 250 + miles away; bummer for the Bimmer.

[John_in_VA]

actually just south of Stephens City on Rt. 11. We took the kids when they were young. It's still there!

http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/vatfami

[Jim_75Sahara]

Now I need to do the same - we still have a few Drive-In movie theaters around here. We went to see "Toy Story 3" the other night. That was one of the last times I drove our Taurus wagon before it got demolished in a car crash. I may seal the deal on its clone on Monday. They are getting a bit rare around here.

[Mike Self]

Melody 49 and the Skyborn--right off the end of the runway at Wright-Patterson AFB.

Haven't been to a drive-in in my '02, but did use it for sleeping after a non-stop, all-day/night drive from Dayton to New Hampshire--coulnd't find a motel with a vacancy so I bunked in "Motel 02" for a couple of hours. Actually pretty comfy with the seat reclined and my feet resting atop the pedals.

Versitle cars, those '02s.

mike

[KFunk]

The Skyview is particularly nice compared to most, I've heard. On their FB page, people say they come all the way from the west side of Columbus to go to the Skyview in Lancaster, since it's so much nicer than the ones closer to them. The owner is very strict on the rules, so things stay tidy and enjoyable. Cars back up for miles to wait in line to get in, so you gotta get there early.

The 02 is pretty nice with the big flat windshield, and just for the general things that make them more comfortable and 'homey.' I've often taken the miata too, since of course the wide open sky is nice as well combined with its great stereo and headrest speakers. It gets a little chilly though, and attracts more attention.

The 02 strangely doesn't get noticed much at the Skyview. Lancaster is more of a pure mid-western town compared to the hippie college town of Athens where I live. The 02 might get a glance from some guys at the drive-in, but they don't want to ask about it. Some little kids get excited by it, don't know why. The cop directing traffic into the place always asks me what year it is, and tells me about an old bimmer he had a long time ago. Don't think he ever remembers telling me the last time I was there...

[Jim_75Sahara]

Guys, you left out the Dixie Drive In. When I was growing up, Cincinnati used to have a dozen Drive Ins, but all of them are gone. The names of so many I can recall: Skyview, Woodlawn, Jolly Roger, Mt. Healthy, Dent, Twin, Oakley, Acme, Ferguson Hills, Starlite, etc. Sad.

[illegalsmile]

The first movie I saw at a drive-in was Grease at the Holiday Drive-In in Rockport, IN. That was 30 years ago. It is still there and now has 5 screens.

[jgerock]

Last time I remember going to a drive-in was when my parents took us kids to see a Disney flick. We were in my parent's '69 Ford Country Squire wagon with the hide-away jumpseats ALL the way in the back (Chrysler "stow-n-go" minivan didn't have anything on the '69 Ford). Too bad my sister's friend tossed her cookies back there.

I think the location was near Dumfries, VA.