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Drive-Ins and the End of the Road | Lexington News
After WWII, America’s love affair with the suburbs and cars birthed the drive-in revolution—think open-air cinemas, baby bottle warmers, and no-pressure movie nights. Northern Kentucky’s Florence Drive-In (1947) set the standard: 800 cars, smoke in your car, kids napping undisturbed. Competing downtown theaters demanded dress codes and banned smoking—but drive-ins offered freedom. Dixie Gardens added a donkey cart and even negotiated X-rated film edits. By the ‘60s, TV stole the spotlight; by the ‘80s, cable and VCRs crushed them. The last one, Pike 27, shut down in 1992—proof that sometimes…
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