Speaker Series Presentation by Courtney Mooney MS, AICP
This presentation will provide a narrative for the rise and fall of the drive-in theater in the United States as a mid-century cultural phenomenon that capitalized on America’s love of the automobile and personal freedom, and new-found leisure time. Drive-in theaters had an especially large impact on rural towns, drawing together community members who might not otherwise mingle for family-friendly entertainment and relaxation. The location and types of known drive-in theaters in Nevada will be discussed within a larger national context, and an analysis of the Sagecrest Drive-in Theater in Yerington, Nevada, as a rural theater that exemplifies the national trends in drive-in theater popularity, will be provided.
Image: Sagecrest Drive-in from 2004. Photographer is Rob McQueen
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