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- Douglas Drive-In Theatre Sign and Movie Screen in Original Location, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1987 - This sign attracted motorists to a drive-in theatre located on old U.S. 131, on the outskirts of Kalamazoo, Michigan. The theatre operated from about 1955 to 1985, when -- like many other drive-in theatres -- it closed due to urban sprawl, declining interest by movie-goers, and the expense of maintaining and running a seasonal operation.
- 1987
- Collections - Artifact
Douglas Drive-In Theatre Sign and Movie Screen in Original Location, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1987
This sign attracted motorists to a drive-in theatre located on old U.S. 131, on the outskirts of Kalamazoo, Michigan. The theatre operated from about 1955 to 1985, when -- like many other drive-in theatres -- it closed due to urban sprawl, declining interest by movie-goers, and the expense of maintaining and running a seasonal operation.
- Douglas Auto Theatre Sign, circa 1955 - The first "auto movie theatre" opened in Camden, New Jersey, in 1933, but it took time to perfect the new technology. In the 1950s, a new market of families and teenagers embraced the informality and privacy of in-car movie-watching. This sign stood at the entrance to a drive-in theatre that held 800 cars when it operated between 1955 and 1985.
- circa 1955
- Collections - Artifact
Douglas Auto Theatre Sign, circa 1955
The first "auto movie theatre" opened in Camden, New Jersey, in 1933, but it took time to perfect the new technology. In the 1950s, a new market of families and teenagers embraced the informality and privacy of in-car movie-watching. This sign stood at the entrance to a drive-in theatre that held 800 cars when it operated between 1955 and 1985.