Drive-in movies make a (minor) comeback

I've been to a few drive-in movies over the last couple of years, and would go to more if the theaters were located less than a 90-minute drive away. Still, it's nice to see that some drive-in operators can still make a go at it.

AVERILL PARK, New York -- It's a smokers' and drinkers' paradise where pajama-clad children and crying babies are welcome and bug spray is essential: The drive-in movie theater is making a muted comeback in the United States.

While its not quite a return to the heyday of the 1950s, when there were more than 4,000 outdoor theaters across the country, 20 new drive-in cinemas have opened up during the past year, taking the national total to 420.

Read the full article on drive-ins at RedOrbit.