On June 6, 1933, the first ever drive-in movie theater opened in New Jersey. The craze took a few years to spread across the country but by the 1950s there were more than 4,000 screens in the United States.
Some of the relics still exist on Long Island today. Until recently, if you wanted to see the remains of a drive-in movie theater you just had to head to Rocky Point.
Rocky Point Drive-In
When it first opened in 1961 the Rocky Point Drive-In had a capacity for 750 cars. It closed in 1988.
Find out more about the Rocky Point Drive-In on the cinematreasures.org page. From the page: [Rocky Point Drive-In] opened on June 16, 1961 with John Wayne in “The Alamo” & Billy E. Hughes in “Ole Rex”.
You can also read this story about the Rocky Point Drive In here.
Watch a YouTube video showing the state of the Rocky Point Drive-In below:
Video: YouTube.
Check out these pics of the Rocky Point Drive-In below:
Creative Commons (Attribution) License. Photo: spagnesi via cinematreasures.org
Creative Commons (Attribution) License. Photo: spagnesi via cinematreasures.org
Creative Commons (Attribution) License. Photo: robboehm via cinematreasures.org.
