States with the most remaining drive-in theaters – Yeah, we’re in there
Published 2:51 pm Thursday, August 15, 2013
- Alex Lockhart, left, and Mikayla Green, both of Newark, watch the sunset while waiting for the movie to start at the Skyview drive-in theater in Lancaster, Ohio. The Skyview was the first drive-in theater in Ohio to convert to a digital projector. The latest threat to the existence of drive-in theaters is the conversion from 35mm film to digital prints and the expense involved in converting projectors to the new format. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
The Associated Press
The states with the most remaining drive-in theaters, according to the United Drive-In Theatre Owners Association:
1. Pennsylvania, 30
2. Ohio and New York, 29 each
3. Indiana, 20
4. California, 18
5. Tennessee and Texas, 15 each
Six states — Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Louisiana, North Dakota and Wyoming — have no drive-ins.
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