In the days of isolation in Los Angeles, I experienced a retro entertainment in the car theater with the night...-Food Squad

Los Angeles in my heart has a hundred styles, which can support the unlimited ambitions of dream catchers, and also allow ordinary ordinary people to be lucky.

I like the night here most, the lights are bright, and the lights of the cars reflect a long stream of flowing silver,Lively and quiet.

An outbreak, Los Angeles's edge is put away, can not afford too much ambition, the ordinary has become cautious. On weekdays, it seems natural and natural to eat and drinkEssential entertainment, How can there be only a few obsessions.

With LA NativeMiss XuI complained all the time that I wanted to go out to play and was afraid of danger. She suddenly got interested and Amway went last week.Car theaterExperience.I was immediately aroused by interest.Car theater?It seems to have only been seen in movies with a sense of time.

In memory, that kindStarlight overhead, away from city lightsCan the movie watching scene still maintain its original appearance in the current 4K, IMAX, giant screen rampant movie market?

Car theater first experience

With curiosity, I dragged Xiao Xu to the wholeExperienceTell me about the process of watching movies in a car theater. I don’t want Da Lao Yuan to drive in the past and get disappointed, so I have this article~ The following experiences are compiled from her dictation.

Before departure

This time I went to the theater near Los AngelesMission Tiki Drive in Theater, In the city of Montclair near Ontario.

Car cinemaBuy tickets on site, You can go to the official website of the theater to see the movie schedule and introduction. Generally, there are all kinds of movies (drama, cartoon, thriller). Just watch the time and go.

Image source: Los Angeles Times

Admission

Buying a ticket at the entrance is similar to ordering a drive-thru, swiping down the window and swiping a card to buy a ticket. Fees are charged per person,About $10 per personThen, according to the movie of your choice, drive to the designated screen position and find a parking area with a good view.

There are several screens in the car theater, and several movies will be put at the same time in one night. This is the first time that the car theater experienced Xiaobai.Movie soundtrack is not public, But through different radio frequencies to play, there will be staff guidance, you can use the car's own radio,A little tip:the bestBring your own radioIt is really unfriendly to car batteries in two hours.

Watching under the night

Image source: Time Out

As for the viewing effect,In fact, many people are experiencing car theaters for the first time, and they don’t know that in fact when using radios, cars still use electricity, soThe lights are still on.Must be manually adjusted to turn offIf it does not turn off, and happens to stop very close to the screen, it actually affects the movie effect. However, in fact, many people are now looking for a rare entertainment, not pursuing the ultimate movie watching experience (after all, it is incomparable with IMAX).

This experience made Ms. Xiao Xu (and the interviewer me) suddenlyAdded several knowledge points, So I helped you summarize someNovice Watch Tips :

1.Because it is the epidemic period, wear masks, gloves, disposable hand sanitizer, disinfection spray, etc.;When you buy tickets, you will contact the staff, they may not wear masks, so remember to sterilize the card after buying the ticket. (Very important!)

2. Remember to bring garbage bags with snacks, and disinfect your hands before eating snacks.

3. You can consider bringing a radio; although the hearing effect of the radio that comes with the car is certainly good, but a film of more than 2 hours is still relatively expensive, and it is not particularly good for the car battery.

Picture: Xiao Xu real shot

4. Don’t have too high expectations for the movie viewing experience in the car theater, but during the epidemic, when all movie theaters are closed, it can be regarded as a rare entertainment pastime.

5. It is suitable for bringing children, closing the car window, and the children are making trouble, unlike in the movie theater, worrying that children will affect others too loudly.

The romance of the last century

After listening to this description, and then looking for a half-day picture on the Internet, I suddenly felt that I was in a small car space under the night and lived quietly with the person I like for 2 hours.Too romantic.How come there are few people in Los Angeles who travel by car?Only after Google discovered that the original car theater belonged to the romance of the last century.

The car theater first appeared in 1933, in the small town of Camden, New Jersey, but it quickly closed down. It was not until 1940 that the speakers were installed in the car and it slowly became popular.50s and 60sIt has become a dating destination for young people and a weekend entertainment for families.

However, it was quickly replaced by a lively TV and indoor cinema. From its heyday in 1958More than 4000 theaters across the United States, Until now305 theaters, Most of them still insistA struggle of feelings.

The first line of life in the epidemic

At the same time, it is also due to the lonely romance of the car theater, making it almostThe safest entertainment pastimeIn addition to the need to contact the staff to buy tickets, it has been closed in the car since then, and the box office has doubled.

Paramount Drive-In, located next to Highway 105 in Los Angeles County, has been in business for nearly 1946 years since it opened in 80. When the epidemic broke out in mid-March, ticket sales were higher than usualDouble.In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the owner of Paramount stated that the car theater gave a breath of isolation.

However, Ms. Xiao Xu also told me not to watch the movie itselfHold high expectations, Many years ago, the projection equipment plus the parking lot environment that could be easily imagined,JustSatisfyEpidemicCan't go out during loveWave Watch IMAXOfheart.but IBut feel,OnWhen the movie theaters are normally open,Car theater will never be aPreferences, now bring the one at homego withExperience oneTimes,and alsoBe considered aVery wonderful experience.

Theaters in operation near Los Angeles

California, which takes the place of cars, is the state that currently retains the most car theaters. However, due to the severe epidemic, as of May 5, the car theaters in Los Angeles County are still closed, but several surrounding counties have been allowed to operate.

Mission Tiki Drive in Theater

(San Bernardino County)

Address:10798 Ramona Ave, Montclair, CA 91763

fare:Adult $10/person, children 5-9 years old $1/person

Van Buren Drive-In Theater

(Riverside County)

Address:3035 Van Buren Boulevard, Riverside, CA 92503

fare:Adult $10/person, children 5-9 years old $1/person

Paramount Drive-In

(Coming soon to resume business)

(Los Angeles County)

Address:7770 Rosecrans Ave, Paramount, CA 90723

fare:$10/person, children 5-8 years old $3.5/person

Paramount is located in Los Angeles County, the theater said it will resume business soon, everyone can check their Facebook in advance before going to @ParamountDriveInTheatres

A car theater that has been struggling for half a century

Because of the bad epidemic situation

If it will eventually become a memory of an era

Los Angeles people who want to go out and play

Why not take a retro romance during this time?

Text | Agnes

Pictures | Some from the web

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-03-18/drive-in-movie-theaters-coronavirus

https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/drive-in-movie-theaters-are-the-new-covid-era-gathering-spot.html

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-of-the-drive-in-movie-theater-51331221/

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