The American Drive In Movie Theater
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| Author | : Kerry Segrave |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 296 |
| Release | : 2006-04-21 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 0786426306 |
A primarily American institution (though it appeared in other countries such as Japan and Italy), the drive-in theater now sits on the verge of extinction. During its heyday, drive-ins could be found in communities both large and small. Some of the larger theaters held up to 3,000 cars and were often filled to capacity on weekends. The history of the drive-in from its beginnings in the 1930s through its heyday in the 1940s and 1950s to its gradual demise in modern-day America is thoroughly documented here: the patent battles, community concerns with morality (on-screen and off), technological advances (audio systems, screens, etc.), audiences, and the drive-in's place in the motion picture industry.
| Author | : Don Sanders |
| Publisher | : MBI Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 160 |
| Release | : 2003-07 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 9780760317075 |
The drive-in movie theater brought together two distinct American institutions: cars and movies. Since the earliest drive-ins of the 1930s, these entertainment complexes have been an integral part of American culture. Their appeal stretched to people from all corners of the country, offering a place for social gathering and various amusements. Take a ride down memory lane in this entertaining look at every aspect of the drive-in movie theater: the architecture, the marquees, the cars, the food, and much more. Black-and-white and color photos, along with period ads and other memorabilia, provide a highly illustrated tour from the origins of the drive-in, through its heyday in the 1950s, its decline, and its subsequent revival.
| Author | : Don Sanders |
| Publisher | : Carriage House Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Drive-in theaters |
| ISBN | : 9780967004709 |
A colorful album with photos and stories that transport readers back to that innocent (and sometimes not so innocent!) time when Saturday night meant a hot date in Dad's De Soto under the big outdoor screen.
| Author | : Guy Barefoot |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 273 |
| Release | : 2023-11-16 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 1501365908 |
The Drive-In meaningfully contributes to the complex picture of outdoor cinema that has been central to American culture and to a history of US cinema based on diverse viewing experiences rather than a select number of films. Drive-in cinemas flourished in 1950s America, in some summer weeks to the extent that there were more cinemagoers outdoors than indoors. Often associated with teenagers interested in the drive-in as a 'passion pit' or a venue for exploitation films, accounts of the 1950s American drive-in tend to emphasise their popularity with families with young children, downplaying the importance of a film programme apparently limited to old, low-budget or independent films and characterising drive-in operators as industry outsiders. They retain a hold on the popular imagination. The Drive-In identifies the mix of generations in the drive-in audience as well as accounts that articulate individual experiences, from the drive-in as a dating venue to a segregated space. Through detailed analysis of the film industry trade press, local newspapers and a range of other primary sources including archival records on cinemas and cinema circuits in Arkansas, California, New York State and Texas, this book examines how drive-ins were integrated into local communities and the film industry and reveals the importance and range of drive-in programmes that were often close to that of their indoor neighbours.
| Author | : Michael Karl Witzel |
| Publisher | : Motorbooks |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
| ISBN | : |
History and folklore of the drive-in restaurant in American car culture.
| Author | : Troy Paiva |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 140 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : Automobile travel |
| ISBN | : 9781610606530 |
A stunningly photographed examination of the roadside icons that dot America's landscape. Lost America celebrates the boom-to-bust towns, aircraft bone yards, and filling stations of days past that were sacrificed at the altars of speed and technology and relegated to windswept desert plains and abandoned fields. The eye-catching and memorable photography is complemented with a succinct text history that details the rise and fall of each subject. The result is an impressive tour of an America still standing, yet largely forgotten.
| Author | : Dale Samuelson |
| Publisher | : Motorbooks International |
| Total Pages | : 168 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Amusement parks |
| ISBN | : 0760309817 |
A photographic retrospective covers more than 100 years of images from the history of the American amusement park.
| Author | : Nancy Hendricks |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 897 |
| Release | : 2018-08-17 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1440851832 |
This informative two-volume set provides readers with an understanding of the fads and crazes that have taken America by storm from colonial times to the present. Entries cover a range of topics, including food, entertainment, fashion, music, and language. Why could hula hoops and TV westerns only have been found in every household in the 1950s? What murdered Russian princess can be seen in one of the first documented selfies, taken in 1914? This book answers those questions and more in its documentation of all of the most captivating trends that have defined American popular culture since before the country began. Entries are well-researched and alphabetized by decade. At the start of every section is an insightful historical overview of the decade, and the set uniquely illustrates what today's readers have in common with the past. It also contains a Glossary of Slang for each decade as well as a bibliography, plus suggestions for further reading for each entry. Students and readers interested in history will enjoy discovering trends through the years in such areas as fashion, movies, music, and sports.
| Author | : Gary D. Rhodes |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 313 |
| Release | : 2015-09-03 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 1476610517 |
Drive-in movie theaters and the horror films shown at them during the 1950s, 60s, and early 70s may be somewhat outdated, but they continue to enthrall movie buffs today. More than just fodder for the satirical cannons of Joe Bob Briggs and Mystery Science Theatre 3000, they appeal to knowledgeable fans and film scholars who understand their influence on American popular culture. This book is a collection of eighteen essays by various scholars on the classic drive-in horror film experience. Those in Section One emphasize the roles of the drive-in theater in the United States--and its cultural cousin, Australia. Section Two examines how horror operated at the drive-in, the rhetoric used in coming attraction trailers, horror film premieres at drive-ins, double features, and the preproduction, production, and marketing of Last House on the Left. Section Three addresses the effects of the Vietnam War and counter-culture on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and the Cold War on Cat Women of the Moon. Section Four explores gender issues and sexuality, two of the most common and most important subjects of horror film analysis. Section Five covers drive-in culture via Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte, 2000 Maniacs, and the films of Mario Bava. Section Six investigates a variety of issues, such as the drive-in horror film's embrace of DNA, the use of cinematic form to create a non-Hollywood look in Wizard of Gore, and the many different prints and running times of I Drink Your Blood.
| Author | : Andrew Craig Morrison |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 412 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 9780393731088 |
The latest title in the Norton/Library of Congress Visual Sourcebooks series, Theaters offers a richly illustrated history of a revered cultural artifact and a technological challenge, following its progression from the eighteenth-century opera house to the modern movie multiplex.
