According to a piece by the New York Film Academy, or NYFA, it was created “as a solution for people unable to comfortably fit into smaller movie theater seats,” and was advertised as a place where “the whole family is welcome, regardless of how noisy the children are.”īy the height of their popularity in the ’50s and ’60s, there were more than 4,000 drive-in theaters in the US. New Jersey was home to the first patented drive-in theater, which opened in June 1933. She recommends the hot dogs at the snack stand. We ate, laughed, talked to strangers and made memories.” … My last time at Starlight was for a friend’s birthday. I love being snuggled up in the car with my love or tailgating with friends and food,” she said. “I remember going to drive-ins in the ’80s and it was always so much fun. Randy-Ashley Jackson-Dawkins, an Atlanta resident who identifies as a lady gay and queer lesbian, first learned of the Starlight from her girlfriend – now wife – who planned a date for them there. Most tickets are double-headers, meaning the nostalgia even includes the price of admission: kids watch for $1, and ages 9 and up can see two movies for $9. Moviegoers flock to Starlight in the evenings for their showings between 45 and 90 minutes before showtime flock to the snack bar for a soda, popcorn and candy bars then snuggle into their vehicles and tune into the theater’s FM broadcast station. “It is a first-run venue, which means it’s playing all the current movies as they come out.”Īs of press time, “It: Chapter Two,” “Rambo: Last Blood” and “Hustlers” were among the titles playing at the drive-in’s four screens. “It’s just like any other movie theater,” general manager Ralph Nardoni told Georgia Voice. The nostalgic drive-in theater has been an ITP mainstay long before there was a perimeter to be inside: 2019 marks the 70th year of cinematic magic for the Starlight Drive-In on Moreland Avenue in Atlanta. Forget stepping back in time – Atlantans can drive back in time every day of the week at the Starlight.
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