Halloween Drive-In Intermission

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Halloween Drive-In Intermission

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Drive-In Intermission salvaged from several sources and upscaled. Audio restored as much as possible, de-clicked and de-noised.

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@EdsterIII 2 ай бұрын

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Drive-in Theaters were some of the best times I ever had as a kid. Watching the movies was just one part. One of many. Our Drive-in Theater, the 41-Twin Drive-in in Franklin and the 24-Outdoor in Hales Corners, Wisconsin were the two closest Drive-in Theaters to our home. They had a lot of fun things for kids to do before the movies even started. They both had playgrounds for kids. Swing-sets, Sand-Boxes, slides, and other playground activities. Plus the concession stands had a Pinball Machine, or a 🎳🎳Bowling🎳game🎳🎳 that was similar. You used a metal disc and you slid it down the lane. The pins hung from the top and little metal "bumps" under the pins determined which pins you "hit". Later they also had video games like Space Invaders, Missile Command, Asteroids, etc. Plus the food. We used to have those Styrofoam coolers, mainly for🍺🍻Dad's🍺Beers🍻🍺, and a few sodas for me and Mom. We'd sometimes bring 🥪sandwiches🥪, chips, or other snacks. But getting 🌭🌭Hotdogs🌭🌭, 🍟French🍟Fries🍟, and/or🍔🍔Burgers🍔🍔, was always number one on the list of things to get. The atmosphere/ambiance of the Drive-in was unmatched by anything. It was such a great place. As a kid you felt safe. Your out at night, but you were in your family's 🚗🚘car🚘🚗, or stationwagon. You'd have one of your blankets and pillows. Sometimes I'd bring a couple of my Mego Superhero Action figures. Or one of my favorite handheld games. The mid 70's were such a special time. Plus where we lived, we had the 41-Twin Drive-in Theater right down the road from our home. We lived on South 27th Street off College Avenue. The 41-Twin Drive-in was a few miles South on South 27th Street, past Rawson Avenue, Drexel Avenue, and lastly Puetz Road. Just before Rawson Avenue, there was a Liquor Store. We usually stopped there for a bag of 🧊🧊Ice🧊🧊, maybe some 🍺🍻Beer🍻🍺 and Soda too. Just past this again was Rawson Avenue. A little further down was another great place. There was a Go-Kart Track, later turned into two tracks. There was also one of those big Carnival Slides, with all of the Hills, Bumps, etc. You used a piece of a rug or some type of material that helped you slide down this massive slide. They also had these bizarre "Swings". It was actually a Cage on a Pendulum. They'd start you by swinging your cage a bit. Then however it was up to you in the Cage to keep the Pendulum swinging. If you were good enough the cage could go up and over the top. Not upside-down. I can't exactly remember if you got 5 minutes or 10 minutes in the "Swing". Those two features weren't the big attraction. Obviously the Go-Karts were the big catch. There was a really nice track. It had turns, a couple nice Straight-a-ways. But when they added on to it. They added another track, plus they added more Go-Karts. These Go-Karts were quite a bit faster than the first group of Go-Karts. A lot faster actually. You had to be at least 16 to drive one of those beasts. I didn't get many opportunities to ride those newer karts. But South 27th Street had a plethora of really great places. All of the above places were south. If you went North however you found mostly Retail stores. Kohls, 🎯Target🎯, K-Mart, Toys R Us, the Southgate Mall. Before Southgate however was three really great places. Wilson Park. They had a amazing Pond that they stocked with 🐟🐠fish 🐠🐟. So good 🎣fishing🎣, plus they had one of the nicest Swimming Pools. They had a Olympic sized pool with buoys set up for rows. There also was a kids area, and on the end separated from the other pool was the "Deep End". 25 feet in the center it was split into ¼'s. Each side had two diving boards, one small, two step, and a taller one. In the very middle stood a set of four platforms. Those were always closed off to the public. They were used only when they had diving competitions. If you tried to climb the locked gate and you chose to take the steps up to one of the platforms, if I remember correctly you'd get banished from the pool for the year or for life. I'm not 100% sure. I do know that sometimes they'd call the cops. They also had a ⛸⛸Ice⛸Skating⛸⛸ rink that was also used as a 🏒🥅Hockey🏒Rink🥅🏒, complete with stands, and a concession stand in the "lobby". They also had locker rooms for both boys/men & girls/women. It was really a nice place to go and spend the day or days. Just before Howard Avenue there was a car lot, one of MANY! But behind it was a place called Willows. It was a 🏌‍♂️🏌🏌‍♀️Golfing🏌‍♂️🏌Driving🏌‍♀️🏌Range🏌‍♀️🏌🏌‍♂️and it also had a 18-Hole 🕳⛳Mini-Golf🕳Course⛳🕳. A really nice one too. They also had a smallish "Arcade". They had between 5-8 machines, maybe a Pinball machine, and a Claw-Machine. Growing up here was a great place. One more really cool place was Red Carpet Lanes-South 🎳🎳Bowling🎳Alley🎳🎳. 30-35 lanes per side, an arcade on each side, and a bar in the middle, ALSO with another arcade. Next door to this was 🎱🎱🎱Palmer's●Billiards●Arcade🎱🎱🎱. They had 25-30 🎱Pool🎱Tables🎱as well as 5-8 Pinball Machines, and usually about 20+ Arcade games. They shut down and they then became a place called 🛹🛹🛹Biddle's🛹Skateboard🛹Palace🛹🛹🛹. Until a young kid who chose to not wear his helmet bailed and cracked his head open and the parents sued for a LOT OF MONEY! Southgate Mall had their own Theater with the "Ultra-Screen" and they also had the Point Loomis Theater. Three screens, later expanded to 4 if I remember correctly. Even with all of this, whenever Mom or Dad said, "Drive-in Movie tonight??" You'd hear the Heck YES!! EVERYWHERE!! LOL. I really miss those days, and those times!

@SarahWestTheNyammyXanaduQueen 3 ай бұрын

I love this compilation

@poetryjones7946 10 ай бұрын

Great compilation, thank you❣️🙏🏼🎃

@simontemplar4967 2 жыл бұрын

i love your channel!!!!! Fantastic!!

@squashpants 2 жыл бұрын

Nice compilation. Good choices.

@rclaughlin Жыл бұрын

These snipes are in remarkably good condition.

@mikesilva3868 Жыл бұрын

Great 🎥

@RobertLofrano Жыл бұрын

I miss the drive in😢

@hebneh 10 ай бұрын

Oh my god...I'm watching this video on the night of Friday the 13th! I am gripped with unease and fear, thinking about the Shiver Shudder Midnight Show...

@squashpants Жыл бұрын

The ad whose beginning shot is featured here is, in my opinion, probably the best ever made. I never get tired of viewing it.