This Forgotten Roller Rink Sits in the Arkansas Woods

[@MobileInstinct]

Hey, sorry the audio isn't great. I was very bundled up!

[@taslimchaudhry1431]

Thanks Chris 🇮🇳👍👍👍👍🐘

[@shannonwilliams1941]

It wasn’t bad 👍🏼

[@ConeMakerDude2020]

Mobil Instinct never even thought about it. It sounded great.

[@56cadd]

Sounds okay.

[@Darxide23]

Didn't even notice.

[@jennifermontgomery8314]

I skated here all the time, and had several birthday parties here. I actually lived right across the gravel road behind the Catfish Inn for 13 years.

[@michaelvoorhees5978]

I bet this is sad to see

[@wil7228]

Very nice

[@worldtour209]

You think you could tell me how to get there??

[@NostalgicNell]

I am the historian and archivist for the Northwest Roller Rink Preservation Project. I can’t thank you enough for this spotlight on the rink! What an amazing little pocket of history. Thank you for sharing what is still there.

[@867diesel]

I hope your group rebuilds this place

[@d3Rm0Nk]

Me: This can't be abandoned since the 90s that's just a few years ago. That's way too overgrown. Me: notices that's almost 30 years Me: DAMN I'm getting old ...

[@kershawkel]

serrriously

[@daveh2612]

I’m old too “the 90s? Why, that was just a few years ago!”

[@StevenOsburnHollywood]

Haha! I feel 20 but I’m 60. Time flies.

[@msmeyersmd8]

Steven Osburn I feel 40. But I’m 61. You must have lived a charmed life. 😎

[@ReallifeBambiDeerattheFarm1]

It just doesn't seem possible, dose it?

[@TheMidwesternBadger_90]

I think drive ins and roller rinks can definitely make a come back. Especially what we experienced in the past 2 years. Who would rather hang out in places like this again and less time on social media? I think it could definitely make a come back as well as old school arcades. The world needs it now.

[@867diesel]

So true people now a days need to get outside without a phone in hand and just live life .

[@scottwall4669]

1973 Bert played American Grafitti for 224 days in a row, including 5 days in rain and fog to sell out crowds. It was incredible.

[@867diesel]

That sounds like an amazing party

[@bbgal688]

I watched A Clockwork Orange for the first time at a drive in.

[@thinghammer]

We have a working drive in nearby in Christiansburg, VA. Last year my girlfriend and I went to two movies there. I hadn't been there since the 70s. Now you can sit in your nice, new car with surround sound and tune in to a radio station to hear the audio. In all, it was a good experience.

[@locsbyholiday2231]

This property is still owned by Imie and Robert Allen "Bert" Carpenter. They apparently still own it for the nostalgia but they operated it for 25 years. Amazing little piece.

[@truelily7]

When I was in junior high in the Sixties, I am 67 now, the roller rinks were one of the main hangouts for junior high kids. And the drive-ins were hot spots. I used to roller skate in Malvern Arkansas and our Daddy took us to the drive-ins in Malvern and also when we lived in Hot Springs. We would get burgers, fries, and milkshakes at Burger king and go to the drive-in. We thought it was pure adventure!

[@trevorforrester3142]

Back when things were simple, and the magic of the anticipation of going to the local drive in the next weekend. Running free around the grounds in the night that was back lit by all the attractions as a kid. Parents didn't worry as much to leave you there and pick you up hours later if you were a younger kid, and if you were a teenager showing up with your friends. Dating was still magical etc. , Going to the concession stand when getting a coke was still special. (The Good Old Days)

[@mamaphoebe8375]

Miss those days,even though im from the philippines .im american obssesed

[@yodasmomisondrugs7959]

@@mamaphoebe8375 You don't want to immigrate here or maybe just visit?

[@mamaphoebe8375]

@@yodasmomisondrugs7959 i dont have money..haha but my family is in the US..im jealous

[@yodasmomisondrugs7959]

@@mamaphoebe8375 Don't feel bad I want to visit your part of the world but I don't have any money for something like that either.

[@mamaphoebe8375]

@@yodasmomisondrugs7959 glad to hear that u also want to visit our country..even though our country is not rich,our culture and beaches are perfectly beautiful❤️❤️❤️ and also our food too☺️☺️☺️

[@zackyboyunome3051]

Wow! I use to skate my behind off in this rink and watched many movies on that screen. You had to buy a few mosquitoe coils and light 'em up to enjoy the movies. No DJ..just a jukebox but it sure was fun ! What memories I made in this small town.

[@richardmills8401]

I was born in 1975 and I can only remember going to the drive in twice. It sure seems to bring you back to simpler times .

[@Biscuits_Brown]

When I see these videos, I can't help but play a scene in my mind like that of the movie Titanic where they show the ballroom in the sunken depths and it slowly fades into the once bustling ballroom with dancing and music. All I could see here were kids racing around on roller skates, laughing, crying, falling... And then fades back into the abandoned building and one wonders how so much joy can be forgotten. Sad and intriguing at the same time.

[@kathycagg6531]

I remember skating on a wood floor. It’s way different than concrete! Those mirrors helped the flashing lights bounce around. Nice shot of sun coming into the rink onto skate wheels - You’re a video poet, Chris! Thanks!

[@cherihill2003]

Love the hardwood floor rinks. Used to be one in Ruidoso NM.

[@davedeiler2072]

It is amazing how quickly mother nature reclaims the land that once belonged to her.

[@BarlowJacob]

Yeah, really.

[@adamandannadaddy2151]

40 years is a long time

[@2keeperv]

@billyfromtheusa and now we are living that movie lol

[@jamesquaid2544]

It's amazing

[@EvanRothfeld-f6u]

That seems to be a theme with his videos. Blips of heiightened emotions at the locations he goes to and it’s over/abandoned

[@TheHomegirl63]

I ENJOYED THIS ROLLER RINK AND MOVIE THEATER I WORKED THERE IN THE 70S FOR BOBBY AND IMIE CARPENTER OWNERS WE HAD FUN MEMORIES THERE I STILL DEAM ABOUT THEM I WISH THEY WOULD CLEAR THE WOODS AND SHOW IT

[@terencecollins196]

When did it close?I imagine you would remember.

[@slagit]

Yes I am curious when the drive in closed as the growth seems to make it look like it closed at least 30 to 40 years ago or so. At least from what I am seeing.

[@DarwinskiYT]

Ok you don’t need to shout buster

[@scottmcgraw3749]

Seeing capital letters and getting wiggy about it is definitely a first-world problem some posting on your comment seem to have. I wonder what would happen if some of them were confronted by something slightly more dangerous, like the dreaded misuse of "you're" and "your". That one gives me nightmares. Anyway, cool connection you made just happening across this video. =)

[@RUN_IT_UP_]

@Bill Williams THIS MEAN YOUR SHOUTING?

[@JoshuaMuse]

Roller rinks were a place to socialize as a kid. As a preteen and teen, that was the place to go during the weekend nights. Even if you didn't skate there was always arcade games and pinball machines. Not to mention talking to the girls and arm wrestling the guys. Also, it was a place to settle arguments and every now and then a fight would break out in the parking lot. We'd all order the graveyard soda to drink on too. Yeah the graveyard soda was a mix of all the sodas. Good memories.

[@kimjones9808]

What a surprise to see this video! So many memories came 2 life while watching this! Birthday parties, school parties, & Saturday nite life...... I held a boy’s hand 4 the 1st time n this rink!!! The mirrors were 4 the lights!!! I am amazed! Thank u SO much 4 posting this. Thank u Ms Imie & RAC 4 the memories!!!!!

[@etonbachs4226]

Your comment was very annoying to read. Use the damn word and not a fricking number. How lazy are you?

[@Del_Monico]

@@etonbachs4226 she's a typical girl

[@carsilk2492]

Haha wow, way to be a couple of fuckin rain clouds, you losers.... I'm stoked for you Kim, I can hardly imagine how different it must have been back in the day :)

[@51-FS]

Hey kim I believe I'm that boy you held hands with

[@Del_Monico]

Bart Simpson did you get stinky fingers?

[@darcan72]

Hai la capacità di scovare dei posti davvero incredibili. Complimenti per come li riporti ai giorni nostri. Saluti dall'Italia...

[@johnnyturbo8460]

Those mirrors still being intact speaks volumes of how people enjoyed that place. respect. roller skating, movies ... those were the days. no cell phones and if you wanted to play a video game, you had to go to the arcade .

[@rabscots910]

the 70s in Glasgow - scotland - we would go to the roller rink and have such a great time. I think I spent almost 3 years of my childhood going around Glasgow on roller skates. Such a sense of freedom and the games we played. Even in the middle of winter and we were poor kids - we didn't have the warmest of clothes. But we had lots of fun and travelled far and wide with our bus passes. Yep - on roller skates. I remember visiting someone in hospital on my roller skates.lol.

[@walasiewicz]

That's great that you got the stories from old regular frequenters of the place. See now that's what makes you're stuff so good.

[@lisagillis09lg]

I love the comments of people who came here back then. How awesome for the to get to step back in time for a great memory

[@jackieulmer9046]

This roller rink & drive in has a lot of memories there for me. My dad worked in the projection room of the drive in. I spent many nights there helping him. That was the days they head to manually switch projectors because the movie didn't come on one big reel.

[@SupaStah01]

That's awesome, yet very sad at the same time. Nothing like a good southern drive in, especially being able to share those memories with your father.

[@mingram008]

What was the closest town?

[@EGlideKid]

My wife lived in Camden for years, and never heard of this place, but I can understand that. Back then, Camden had their own drive-in and roller rink, which is now a feed store. I went to drive-in's a lot in the 70's in Illinois, and still remember them well. Thanks for this. Finding relics like this is always fun, and the woods only make them more lonely and mysterious.

[@mattfoley9656]

The highly placed mirrors would likely be to reflect a spinning disco ball.

[@10171981]

CLASSIC 70's !!!

[@xpan195]

Drive-ins are making a bit of a come back but hopefully even more so in the near future, then the Renaissance of roller rinks where you skate to a mix of the best classic and modern playlists in a dark colorful disco setting. Makes me hope social media dies down some day so that these fun wholesome experiences come back.

[@DangerousDevilOfficial]

If I was rich, I would buy places like this and restore them to their former glory, just for the hell of it! Drive inns in America are an endangered species. We used to have multiples here in Utah. The only one surviving is called “Redwood Drive In”. They hang on, because they also host a large swap meet every Saturday and Sunday. But even that has radically changed over the years. Used to be able to go there and buy used goods. Now it is nearly all new stuff from Mexico. And mostly the same junk at all the vendors. Attendance for the swap meet is way down from the old days. I fear once it doesn’t sustain itself, then the drive in will die too... ☹️

[@quill444]

You could restore that entire arena, and cover it with a Faraday Cage (chicken wire might do the trick) and then cell phones would cease to function inside! - j q t -

[@monicawatkins794]

I spent many of nights at that rink! My mom would drop me and my brother off and we would spend hours skating and catching glimpses of whichever movie was showing that night. Mrs. Imie Carpenter was a second mother to us all. Great memories!

[@parson7260]

Monica Watkins when's the last year you remember going there?

[@ronaldsteele6151]

Monica Watkins you know or remember the name of the roller rink by chance

[@monicawatkins794]

Andy P Arson If memory serves me well, late 80s or early 90s.

[@monicawatkins794]

Ronald Steele it was called the Sunset Roller Rink.

[@ronaldsteele6151]

@@monicawatkins794 thank you, gonna try and find it online.

[@evdallas123]

One night kids skated in that ring for the last time I remember when they closed our drive in it was devestating

[@robertnussberger2028]

When was that?

[@jcstides]

Robert Nussberger the 90s

[@vhondashadrick3547]

Awww so sorry :(

[@user-id2dx4qd6j]

ev dallas , . ,

[@loriefrank3213]

You do a great job finding the history of theses places. It would have been great to meet up with you sometime. Before my husband passed away we traveled all over the world trying to find all theses great places to take pictures we did nature and wildlife. I guess everyone we ask what was abandoned and very interesting no body knew. But we still at least got some great landscapes. You bring back great memories because nobody will let me go alone anymore even if I carry because of all the crazy things people are doing know. So thank you for such great history and pictures. Videos. It makes me happy to see someone else will go wherever it takes to capture what’s left of history. Wish we could save it. Stay safe and God Bless.

[@rattychickTishy]

Nothing like pulling up to the speaker pole and managing to get the crackliest speaker in the whole drive inn . Ahhh the memories

[@downtownbobbybrown6237]

and the heaters that smelled and made a bad bearing noise .

[@theozarkduke]

Man what a wonderful place that must have been. i wish they would clean it up a little and let people visit there. all our rinks and drive ins are gone also im from NW Arkansas.and will always carry that drive in with me when i was a kid. todays kids are missing so so much.

[@deborahdee27]

I so remember the roller skating, and drive in, Lots of fun back then.

[@TheHomegirl63]

ME TOO

[@emmas.8709]

My husband use to go to this place. He said when he was a kid. You got to watch 2 different movies on both sides of the movie screens. He also said the reason why it is shut down, is because it is way out in the woods.

[@slingshot9150]

WOW! Thanks for sharing!

[@michaelciccone2194]

Way out in the country....nice and 🤫quiet !

[@michaelciccone2194]

Amazing how you aren't afraid of snakes and ticks.!!!

[@gwhitfield4239]

@@michaelciccone2194 too cold outside for snakes and ticks when you can see your breath.

[@l_Live_In_Oregon]

I grew up at the roller rink as a kid, yes I was a rink rat. Still enjoy skating but sadly old age has taken over my abilities I once had. This would have been a great rink to skate to in it's glory days. Thanks for finding this old rink and drive in! Unlike these cool buildings you have found, my area of the Northwest has removed any remnants of yesteryear and put up retail or government buildings.

[@ryancoulter4797]

My hometown’s drive in theatre still exists (the indoor theatre in town became a large DVD rental shop). I would go with my parents back in the 70s and 80s. I went back in the late 90s for nostalgia’s sake. In the pitch black before the movie started I walked slowly to the concession stand with arms outstretched, trying not to run smack into the speaker poles. I got 3/4s of the way before I realized they’d all been pulled and the sound was on FM now.

[@jworthe]

Love the reverence this fella shows for the places he visits.

[@KKSgranny]

This reminds me of the movie " I am Legend" Where all the vegetation and trees took over the city. Nature is strong..

[@Jason_Phillips3679]

I love that movie

[@marcodamanlius]

This site is excellent study for all majors in archelogy, geology, sociology, and study of nature in colleges and high school. Best case study I think. Nature and "Broken window effect" are excellent study how things can quickly destroy manmade things and this is why ruins are buried under ground within few hundred years. If this place was left untouched, this too can be underground in 500 years.

[@marcvought]

I’ve lived in this area all my life. I’ve never been to this place. I always knew it was here but I never went. Thanks for this video. I enjoyed the look at this old place. Maybe it needs to come back!

[@donnaj.1634]

There is a drive in theater in Marshall, ARKANSAS that is still showing movies and the snack bar has awesome burgers 🍔

[@thaddeusmcgrath]

Their is one outside Atlanta Ga. that hosts yard sales on the weekends. I would like to go see a movie instead of buying boiled peanuts while shopping.

[@motoxposer]

I live in Western PA. There are still a few drive ins. There is one in Moon Twp, near Pittsburgh International Airport, it’s called “The Dependable Drive In” they play double features. Great value!

[@deaterk]

David Murphy - we have 3 still operating in Cambria County (Western PA) The Silver in Johnstown, the Family in Portage, and the Hi-Way in Carroltown. We don’t have shit in this area...but we have 3 drive in theaters!

[@motoxposer]

Ken Deater I read somewhere, something to the effect, that Western PA was like the drive in capital, because we still have so many! Indiana (PA) still has one. I think Butler has one, as does New Stanton area? Good times!

[@steveoxendine7123]

There's 1 in South Carolina also drive in theater.

[@W.Y.W.H.40]

Here in S.C., we also had a skating rink called sunset and it too had wooden floors. We actually had two skating rinks, sunset and redwing. Great tour and thank you for it.

[@icescrew1]

Nice job. Well done audio video. Its the THOUSANDS of stories these places have generated that we'll never know that drives me nuts..

[@Doogs5150]

I’m from New Jersey. We had plenty of drive-ins back in the day. So interesting to read all of your stories of those who went to and, have great memories of this place. Equally eerie to see it as it is today.

[@ricj7517]

I love these kind of videos..Abandoned amusement parks, schools and churches, too

[@4rdF1Hunny]

This is my new favorite video. I love this era of Americana.

[@motoxposer]

I agree, America has lost its way a bit. I am also a big fan of this era!

[@garrisonh]

I used to really enjoy drive-ins and roller rinks. That was probably the main teenager hangout back in the day. Great video!

[@sandysue202]

A roller rink in Arkansas was very much a part of my growing up years, just not this roller rink. I grew up in NW Arkansas and lots of hours were spent at the roller rink. Some at the drive in, too! Great memories!!

[@therabbitswhisper]

When i was a teen in the 80s, I used to go roller skating with my brother every Thursday night. We actually had fun without the need of a cell phone, go figure right. Drive ins were a lot of fun to, so was cruising Main Street. All movie theaters will disappear in time due to technology.

[@stevesulak9487]

Great video. Time flies. I was 12 and reached down to tie my skates...I untied them, looked up and I'm 47. It felt that fast. Thanks for the flashback. I've never personally been there, but I know the magical feelings that come from a place like that. Keep it up with the good videos.

[@flaminglaughter]

It’s the end of the era. I worked in a drive in theater in the 70’s and we all carried flash lights.

[@TheHomegirl63]

YES WE DID I WORKED THERE MYSELF IN THE 70S

[@marcodamanlius]

I worked in a multiplex theaters in late 1980s and had to have own flashlight in the theaters.

[@markszawlowski867]

Your channel has great charm and you clearly love discovering the stories behind your home country.

[@valsblackcatsrule8740]

How visually stunning! The morning sun peaking in the windows! And, wistfully sad. There's not too many drive-ins left in the country. Thank you for sharing a part of your journey with us!

[@teresawallace8263]

My Mom would make our popcorn and bring us other treats and drinks. We could'nt afford to buys food at the drive-in. We were also allowed to go in our PJ'S if we wanted. Our Drive-in was in Huntsville, Al. I remember seeing a Clint Eastwood Movie there, thats just one that stands out in my head.My Dad was big into the Western Movies. I really hate that they have gotten rid of most Drive-In's. Thanks for sharing!! Be Blessed, Teresa

[@andyshouseofgears4902]

Thanks for the tour! What a fun place this must have been back in it's hay day!

[@johnburakowski61]

I grew up in the 60's and had an open air rink like that in the woods by a lake near my house . Lots of great summertime memories , first loves and moonlight skates . Thanks for posting that .

[@catmanflorida8545]

I grew up in a roller skating rink in the 60's and 70's here in Sarasota Fl called the Co-Ed Skateland. Skated 7 days a week, speed, dance and free style. Couldnt of had a better time growing up.!!!

[@jeffwaraksa2475]

It's amazing how fast the forest has reclaimed what was left behind. It's almost like it couldn't wait for us to leave.

[@andytaylor5476]

Roller skating comes and goes and comes back again. They did well in the 70s-80s due to disco. Also in many cities the land became much more profitable after disco died and that's been the trend accross the US. They became too expensive to make any money but there are still about 1000 left. Drive-ins are just about gone, That was eerie seeing that giant screen overgrown with forest. Thank you! I have great memories of roller rinks and drive ins during the 60's. The roller rink where I grew up in Pittsburgh PA was the Chesarena. Opened in 1947 and sadly closed in 2018.

[@charlenecantrell9133]

Its so sad to see all these old places run down. When I was a kid in the early eighties the local drive in was a big deal and I remember my parents telling me when they were dating they went to that same drive in the 1960s. By the late nineties it was tore down and bought by our local water company and they put an office there. Today you can still see some of the traces of the old drive in. It's so 😔 sad. Everytime I drive by there I think of the memories of that place. It's just about 6 miles from my home and where I grew up.

[@ShutterEmotions123]

Thank you for sharing. It’s sad to see these places becoming a thing of the past.

[@alphaone101]

I was shocked to see the size of that movie screen; you're right, it's huge! Great Video

[@terrygraham1877]

I love places like this, as l wander through them, especially ghost towns, I wonder about all the stuff that might have happened there. And I like seeing nature reclaim itself, no matter what we put in it

[@paulshook496]

Man, you find the most interesting, abandon places to explore. Thank you for the videos.

[@bombswabs3041]

Thank you for this video. But maybe I'm thanking you for the tone you set and maintained. I love exploring historic places even if still active. You often mentioned the history of this place even supposing past events like birthdays ect. This echos the passion of urban exploring. To get closer to the past and the infinite marks of humanity left behind. They all are so precious.

[@ugotslappedndaface2474]

Great video good job thank you for sharing this place with some of us that are not familiar with these hidden forgotten gems, myself I’m from Southern California and I really enjoy finding and learning about forgotten places around my area.

[@MrJasonshores364]

Makes me sad that they got rid of drive-in movies. So much fun.

[@roberto3151991]

Still some around.

[@MasterHavik]

Look around...you can still find them. A few years ago used to see 2 first run movies for $5 a person at the one in Ocala Florida. They broadcast on FM through your car radio these days.

[@darrelhoeffner3914]

@jason shores, There is still an Drive In at Kanopolis,Ks.

[@Shadow6a]

Hounds in NC still exists

[@stjjames]

jason Shores We have one up here in SW Wa & it rains over 300 days a year 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@chitownphxman]

2:45 the mirrors were probably to reflect the lights off the disco ball. It made for a more psychedelic experience during the 60's - 80's.

[@turboshaft981]

That is an incredible find, on abandoned Drive-In with the screen still standing, many of these screens have been torn down after the facility had closed

[@cdd4248]

Wow! This is fantastic. I live in the SW Desert and cannot begin to imagine this much green growth even in 30 years. COVID might be a good time to bring the Drive In back!

[@klyn9966]

So many memories rolling skating as a kid.

[@darreollmooney6881]

I got engaged at a drive - in...it was announced over the loud speaker... I said 'yes'. Also spend every Tuesday during the summers roller skating back in the early '70's...great times and what a blast.

[@gilvogt4440]

I went there in the 80's without ever leaving New Jersey......It was a long strange trip....if I close my eyes and breathe deep through my nostrils, there's still a hint of the 80's lingering in the air......

[@wishmeluck95]

How did you see Arkansas without leaving new Jersey?

[@craigmarr7986]

@@wishmeluck95 shrooms, or maybe LSD.

[@tmntforever2684]

Wow can't believe the screens still there and in such good condition nice explore Chris

[@daltonschannel8405]

I spent 12 years of my childhood on skating rink floors and loved every minute of it but I've only been on one hardwood floor. The mirror's up high would reflect any light from a disco ball sending the reflection back in a different direction.

[@415sassyfre]

I love old buildings one day when I was in Sonoma driving around trying to get used to the area I came across an old train that sat in someone's yard and all the trees were growing around it just like that roller rink makes me sad that people will do nothing to restore these beautiful landmarks that are part of our history that train I found was awesome

[@hotrodray6802]

$$$millions

[@Guiltless765]

I vaguely remember this place.At least the drive-in..We lived in Hermitage and our parents would take us there.It was in the early 80's..Very cool and sad at the same time.Thanks for posting this.

[@frankmaxfield7025]

Can you imagine buying this place and opening back up for the local folks there. There would probably be so much nostalgia for those ppl

[@CMC5070]

Oh the memories, skating and drive-in’s.

[@aikidragonpiper71]

It's sad so many places like this lay abandoned. People don't get out much anymore. People sit at home and just play on the internet. We have the old Dixie Theater in Mansfield, Arkansas that was closed in the late 80s . Thankfully in recent years our town restored it and turned it from a movie theater to live music theater for bluegrass and gospel music concerts.

[@bluegrassrules9967]

I just pulled up SUNSET ROLLER RINK, HAMBURG ARKANSAS on the web....very interesting info about when the Rink and Drive In were built and who owned it and why the place came to be abandoned, more or less. I read comments from folks that shared their memories and good times there. Pretty Neat! Good Job, Mobile Instinct on the video!

[@lindadavis1676]

Didn't they also have a petting zoo i am 69 and I think I remember a petting zoo there

[@luckytahlula6515]

Not only myself as a kid but my kids enjoyed the drive-ins. The roller rink was the meeting place for some. It was my cousin's place to secretly meet her boyfriend. Ash, the good old days. I have moved to Wichita and they still have a drive-in. It was to close year before last and people got together and kept it open. There's a roller rink right down the road from it. So some folks see that the days of good clean fun shouldn't get thrown away and forgotten. Amen to that. It was also a place to go see a movie during the pandemic.

[@katd367]

I love being able to watch these videos and explore where I can't go. Love how this is a nice find not riddled with graffiti. These were the times. I hope they bring them back. Ty for video :)

[@annemcclelland9899]

We lived in Pine Bluff for a little while in 1981 - we didn't know about this or we would have visited! Drive-in movies are occasionally set up in the Glasgow area of Scotland - they are very popular!

[@Titanic19127]

Imagine all the good times there over the years

[@Epicmango7]

I remember going to a roller rink as a kid. The building is still there but now it's a gym/recreational center

[@ryansheehan9462]

I‘be recently discovered your videos and have been loving them! Abandoned places are so fascinated and your tours of them are great!

[@gregggoss2210]

If I could have liked this more than once, I would have. A memory of a long gone time. Video games and the Internet killed this place. It is a shame that the younger generation will not get to have those same memories. Great video man.👍

[@MobileInstinct]

Thanks Gregg

[@ConeMakerDude2020]

About 2 1/2 hours from my place there is one that is still in use. I dont know how much it is used or a lot about it but I heard they still use it

[@gregggoss2210]

@@MobileInstinct , you are most welcome. Love your videos.

[@mikegamble794]

Bill Williams such a boomer answer😩 sad

[@hunterthane5397]

I mean I'm a 90s kid I grew up building snow forts, walking the woods on my farm, swimming, and riding skateboard around town. At night me and my buddy would play video games but during the day we where outside.

[@RM-zy2pp]

"Do some light landscaping first" 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍

[@theresahudson5140]

Looks like it was abandoned more in the 80s than the 90s What an incredible video would love to see this in its heyday

[@pamelahsmithsmith2366]

I wish someone had pictures of what it looked like in its hay day!

[@erinwhite7964]

Could u imagine being there in its hay day it must have been very busy and people having a great time

[@DUCKDUCKGOISMUCHBETTER]

Yes, I agree. And btw, the word is "heyday".

[@chuckbardiamond9382]

We have a few here in Ft Wayne that melted into the ground, one is a mile from my home.Back in the 60s I went to drive ins with my friends their parents took us with them. Those were the days.

[@josephconsoli4128]

Very good tour and well narrated. It's so cool how ruins stay intact in small towns. Here in NY the rink and the screen would've been vandalized and destroyed a long time ago.

[@CharlieB.-]

Bet that place was awesome back in the day. What a great find! ✌

[@tomdeininger7379]

Just came across this video. I've watched a couple of them now. I love this sort of thing. Been enjoying them.

[@alivenwell14]

Love the nostalgia. Any pics from its "glory days" for a before and after feel? Nice work.

[@anthonytaylor5398]

August 10, 1977 older brother was conceived in the back seat of a 1973 Pontiac trans am . In all seriousness love your videos thanks for showing this

[@SueGirling68]

Wow if those area's could talk, what amazing historical stories they could tell, awesome. Thank you Chris for another great video. x

[@bimscutney1242]

We still have a few drive ins near where I live. You can go and take lawn chairs and sit outside your car. Or you back up your mini van with the rear hatch open and the kids sit back there with blankets and snacks. Just enjoy a nice Summer evening. They have people that walk around and make sure your vehicles back hatch isn’t obstructing anyone’s view. They have string and will fasten your hatch at the right height so you can see out of it but not block anything. Such a great family time.