BIG SCREEN:
“Space Chimps” plays at the Pleasant Valley Drive-In.
New York Times
WHEN Thomas Intrier searched the Internet for an outdoor movie theater, he came across the Pleasant Valley Drive-In. Just a bend-in-the road in the state’s northwest corner, it was a two-hour drive from his Greenwich home. But for Mr. Intrier, 49, the trek was worth it to share a slice of Americana with his children.
Drive-ins, an American institution that turned 75 this year, are fewer and farther between these days. Yet, outdoor theater fans — spurred by nostalgia and pining for the past — are willing to travel the distance to experience what seems destined to go the way of carhops.
“I wanted my kids to have the same experience I did as a kid, because I know the drive-in may not be around for long,” Mr. Intrier said. “There are fewer and fewer of them.”
In the back seat, his three children, dressed in pajamas, popped in and out of the sunroof like a trio of prairie dogs.
As dusk crept over the grassy lot, a steady stream of S.U.V.s, minivans and pickups rumbled in, holding legions of children with sleeping bags and pillows. They would be up late watching “Space Chimps” followed by “The Dark Knight.”
Within a half-hour the place was packed, and a tailgate party ensued, with adults unpacking coolers, unfolding lawn chairs and unfurling blankets. Under the screen tower, a rag-tag group of young boys ran wild. Smudge pots kept away the mosquitoes.
Young and old converged here for the same reason, and it wasn’t just for the hot dogs and a double feature.
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