We have two small dogs that he insists sleep in our bed every night. I have told him time and time again, to no avail. I love my husband, but one thing really bothers me. Tell her nicely that you hope they will have a happy whatever-the-occasion-is, and you will arrange to celebrate it with her and your grandchild on a different date.ĭEAR ABBY: I have been married 28 years. Tell her again that when you finally found the strength to leave your abuser, you promised yourself you would never have to be in his presence again and you are keeping that promise. If she was old enough to recognize what was going on, she should know better. SURVIVED IT IN THE SOUTHĭEAR SURVIVED: You should not be required to celebrate any holidays with your abuser in order to fulfill your daughter’s fantasy of a happy family. In a culture where family time has become so rare and the price of movie tickets are breaking the budget, the time is right once more for the drive-in to satisfy the national thirst for affordable, good, quality family entertainment.I don’t want to ruin holidays for her and my granddaughter by not being there, but I also don’t want to be in the company of the man who made my life miserable for all those years. In 2015 the Van Buren was among the first drive-ins to install Digital Cinema projection. Depicting a vista of 1930s era Riverside, the mural is reminiscent of vintage orange crate labels so prized by collectors today, and also reminiscent of the classic drive-in, screen tower decorations that are now almost all completely gone from the country's landscape.įortunately the drive-in theatre is not a forgotten relic, but an exciting living history and thanks to Van Buren and other theatres like it, drive-ins are once again poised to be a familiar American movie going experience. The most striking element of this rebranding is the art mural set to be displayed on the original screen tower facing Van Buren Blvd. Taking cues from the surrounding community's cultural heritage, the marquee, box offices, snack bar and landscaping were set to be remodeled with an "Old California, Orange Ranch" theme. The audience appreciated these improvements, and turned out in record numbers.īeginning in 2007 the old Van Buren was given a new image. Then, the lots were repaved and the screens repainted. First, the latest drive-in theatre technology including FM transmitters and Technalight, the state-of-the-art projection system was installed. In 2006 when real estate development fell through, the Van Buren's owners decided to invest in a long postponed remodeling project. Although the Van Buren was never forced to close, because it has always been popular, 40 years of continuous operation did result in some despair. Like most drive-ins, the Van Buren was not built to last more than a decade before it was redeveloped, for a higher value, in the booming Southern California real estate market. Built on the site of a former orange ranch, the theatre was expanded to three screens in 1975. The Van Buren Drive-in Theatre, named for its location on Van Buren Blvd in the historic Arlington district of Riverside, California, opened in 1964 with a single screen. Now there just over 400 drive-ins in the country, but those remaining have a dedicated following of devoted fans, who love their movies outdoors in a pleasant, family friendly setting. But television, indoor theatre multiplexes and soaring real estate values saw to the decline of the drive-in, beginning the late 1970s. Its successful debut prompted others to follow, and by the mid 1950s drive-ins numbered well over 4,000, some of which held room for over three thousand cars. From humble beginnings in Depression-era New Jersey to the unprecedented national phenomenon that became a definitive icon of an entire generation, the drive-in theater brought together two of the greatest American passions: the automobile and the movies.Īuto parts salesman Richard Hollingshead opened the world's first Drive-in Theatre in Camden, New Jersey on June 6th, 1933. Few things say America more than apple pie, barbeques on the Fourth of July and drive-in movies.
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