The Drive-In movie that once thrived
started to grow weary over the next decade as did drive-in theatres
all over the country. In the late 50's there were over 4000 drive-in
theatres throughout the United States and Canada. But by the late 70's
and early 80's the drive-in movie was on a slow decline, and in January
1986 a group of developers (Rio Grande Associates) purchased the land
from Fox theatres for $500,000. The Drive-In did open in April of 1986
for one last season, but development for a new $8 million shopping complex
would start in the fall... the following year our wonderful Wildwood
Drive-In would only be a memory. The excellent photos shown on this page were all taken and contributed by Craig Holzmer, providing us a somber last look at the Wildwood Drive-in at the very end. |
