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19. DIRTY DRIVE-IN: The Forgotten History of Rhode Island’s Drive-Ins

Who doesn’t love going to the drive-in? There’s something nostalgic and exciting about piling into the car, packing up all your snacks and drinks, maybe your pillows and blankets, and heading out to watch movies under the stars. But Rhode Island’s Rustic Tri View has a secret, dirty history you might just want to hear about! To Visit: 1195 Eddie Dowling Hwy, North Smithfield, RI 02896

Broadcast on:: 22 Jun 2021

Episode Source Material:

Respect (and Customers) Comes Back to Drive-Ins (Published 1997)
Rustic Tri-View Drive-in Theatre in North Smithfield, RI
Drive In Movie Theaters History Northeast Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts
Lonsdale Drive-In: Rhode Island Blueways
Drive-in Theaters: A History from Their Inception in 1933
The History of the Drive-In Movie Theater
A History of the Drive-in Theater
Drive-in theater - Wikipedia
Why old drive-in movie theaters were popular, and what they were like
History of the American Drive-in Theatre
Richard Hollingshead
Park-In Theatres v. Loew's Drive-In Theatres, 70 F. Supp. 880
Invention of the Drive-in Theater
Did the Pandemic Save the Drive-In Movie Theater?
Daylight saving time
Energy Does Daylight Saving Time Conserve Energy?
Watching porn in public: The rise and fall of the adult movie house
City Journal: The Last Porn Palace
82 years ago today, first US drive-in theater opened in NJ - nj.com
Rustic Tri View Drive-In