Still here, on purpose
The screen went up in 1961 on what was then the edge of town. Most of the drive-ins built around the same time closed decades ago and became parking lots or subdivisions. This one is still a field, still a screen, and still open every clear night from spring through early fall.
Staying open has meant staying small on purpose - one screen, one nightly double feature, a snack bar that carries the place through the months the gate is closed. We are not trying to be a multiplex. We are trying to still be here next year.
The projection booth has been run by the same two families since the 1970s, trading nights across the season. Neither one talks about it as history. To them it is just Friday.
