Always known as the Hi-way Drive-in, the outdoor cinema originally
consisted of a solo screen, with the movies' soundtrack provided by
car window speakers attached to poles at each parking space. In 1976,
radio sound was introduced with a local broadcast on 530 AM frequency.
Ultimately, the traditional car window speakers and the
AM radio broadcast were replaced by FM broadcasting
for enhanced audio, which can be tuned-on a car radio.
During the Drive-in's 48th season, construction was
begun on a 2nd outdoor movie screen, which went
into use on June 25th, 1999. Both screens are lit
with a double feature each night, and a separate
radio signal is dedicated for each screen - 98.9 FM
for the movies on Screen One; 99.9 FM for Screen Two.
We are currently in the process of adding a 3rd screen
to provide an even greater variety of movies for those
who enjoy cinema al fresco under a canopy of stars.
The Hi-way Drive-in Theatre season runs from April thru
October, on weekends in spring & fall, 7 nites in summer.
Season 2003 marks Hi-way Drive-in's 52nd year in operation.
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The Hi-way Drive-in is a true classic outdoor cinema .. little has changed here since the 1950's heyday of the American Drive-in theatre, although audio is now broadcast to your radio. |
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YOU MUST HAVE AN FM RADIO IN YOUR CAR - OR BRING A PORTABLE FM RADIO - IN ORDER TO HEAR THE MOVIES! |
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