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The 25 remaining drive-ins are scattered throughout the other provinces. Canada got a late start with drive-ins compared to her neighbor to the south. While the first drive-in opened in the United States in 1933, Canada did not get its first drive-in until 1946. You can search for remaining drive-ins by Canadian province below.
- Ontario
Unfortunately, the number of Ontario's drive-ins keeps...
- Quebec
As you would expect, the drive-in theaters of Quebec are...
- British Columbia
There are three remaining drive-in movie theaters still...
- Nova Scotia
There are only 3 remaining drive-in movie theaters in Nova...
- Saskatchewan
There are 4 operating drive-in theaters in Saskatchewan...
- Prince Edward Island
There are more details below on the Brackley Drive-in...
- Alberta
However, there are a couple of groups in Alberta whose aim...
- Yukon
Yukon Drive-in Theaters. Currently, there are no drive-in...
- Ontario
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Drive-in theatres in Canada are enjoying a renaissance in 2020, in part due to the Covid pandemic and the need to physically distance ourselves from others. (In fact, a nightclub owner in Toronto recently announced that he would be building a brand-new drive-in theatrein Toronto with a capacity of 250 cars where he will host live concerts this summ...
The rise of the importance of the automobile in North American culture, especially during the 1950s and 1960s coincided with the popularity and proliferation of drive-in theatres. The automobile had already influenced how people travelled: cars meant more highways, highways meant more road trips, and road trips meant motels, motor inns and even dri...
Unless you lived in the southern U.S., drive-in theatres in Canada were definitely a summer thing, which is part of the reason why they had a unique appeal for Canadians. The theatres could only open once the weather was warm enough to sit in a car without freezing to death, and this made the opportunity to go to a drive-in both fleeting and specia...
As a child, a trip to watch a movie at a drive-in theatre was a rare treat for my family: we would all pile into the car, already dressed in our pyjamas and toting our favourite pillows and blankets. Once past the gate and settled into our spot facing the screen, we would get comfortable in the expansive backseat of our 1960’s ‘land yacht’ and look...
Today, the appeal of drive-in theatres is probably because it is seen as a novelty experience. A little kitschy in a fun, retro way for younger generations, a little nostalgic for grownups who remember their teenage memories, and an altogether alien thing for kids who are used to having a screen in their own hands, not two stories tall and hundreds...
Today, there are about 40 permanent drive-in theatres in Canada that are still operating (the US has over 300), most of which are run by entrepreneurs who just seem to like the idea of keeping this tradition alive. Each theatre has its own rules when it comes to whether pets are allowed or not, whether you can bring in outside food, whether they ac...
May 23, 2022 · Many enjoyed a resurgence in the last few years when restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic forced entertainment outdoors. Now, indoor theatres have reopened, but Canada's drive-ins still ...
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Below is a map of all currently operating drive-in theaters (indicated by a red pin) in the United States, Canada and Australia. We also show drive-ins closed within the last 20 years (indicated by a grey pin). You can zoom in and out of the map. Each pin represents a drive-in. If you hover over a pin, it will show you the name of the drive-in.
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Jul 8, 2021 · In 1946, the Skyway Theatre, Canada’s first drive-in cinema, opened at Stoney Creek, Ontario, east of Hamilton. The Skyway had speaker poles that played the soundtrack of movies at each parking spot, because not all cars had built-in radios at the time. Drive-in theatres reached their zenith during the 1940s and 1950s and then slowly declined ...
