National Drive-In Movie Day

Photo from: 1950 Chevrolet Blog.

On June 6, 1933, the first-ever drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, New Jersey. Thus Monday, June 6 is National Drive-in Movie Theater Day. The theaters rose to their greatest popularity in the 1950s and they also gained a disreputable image, because of all that teenage making-out going on. I know this, because I've seen Grease, of course.

According to a CNN article, during their peak popularity there were thousands of drive-in theaters across the country. Today, an estimate is there's only around 400 left. Amazingly, 6 of these endangered venues are in Utah. Of course, we have our own Motor Vu Drive-in in Riverdale.

Motor Vu opened in 1947 and today has 4 screens. Like many other drive-ins, the location now has swap meets on the weekends to make ends meet. This weekend, you can go see:

• The Hangover, Part II and Bridesmaids
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Tangled
  
• X Men: First Class and Fast Five


• Kung Fu Panda 2 and Thor

Hours: Friday - Saturday Box Office: 7:15 PM Show: 9:20 PM Sunday-Thursday Box Office: 8:15 PM Show: 9:20 PM Prices: Adults (ages 12 yrs. & older): $7.00, Children (ages 5-11 yrs.): $3.00, Ages 4 yrs & under: FREE.

Take your family out to a drive-in theater this weekend, we may be the last generation to enjoy this piece of Americana.