The American Drive-In Movie Theatre by Don Sanders, Susan Sanders
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Book Reviews of The American Drive-In Movie Theatre
Book Review: The best of all books about the drive-in.
Summary: 5 Stars
As a former drive-in manager, I look for all books about this topic. The Sanders' book is the best I have seen. If you only want a single book about drive-ins, this is it. The historical survey is concise and well-written, and the photographs are dazzling. I especially appreciated the page devoted to the classic Winston Link drive-in/train photo from the Fifties. This will be a great gift/coffee table book for any of your friends who ever went to the drive-in. Other books about the drive-in culture have been rendered irrelevant by the Sanders' work. Congratulations to them.Book Review: BOY DO I MISS THOSE DAYS
Summary: 5 Stars
HAVING BEEN A KID IN THE 50s AND 60s THE DRIVE IN MOVIE WAS A NORMAL PART OF LIFE.I LOVED THIS BOOK AND BELIEVE THAT IT'S THE BEST ONE OUT THERE ON THE TOPIC. I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT A COUPLE OF THE THEATERS I FREQUENTED AS A KID/TEENAGER WERE INCLUDED IN THIS DELIGHTFUL TRIBUTE TO A RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING AMERICAN ICON.IF YOUR A FAN OF THIS TIME PERIOD, OR AMERICANA IN GENERAL,YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF TO GET THIS BOOK.THE GREAT PHOTOS AND COMPREHENSIVE NARRATIVE MAKE IT WELL WORTHWHILE.Book Review: Great Gift -- Great Book!
Summary: 5 Stars
The best book of its kind, bar none. Photos are excellent, and it is obvious that the authors really know and love their subject. Anyone who has ever spent an evening at the drive-in would love the memories this book evokes. Anyone who never had the opportunity to participate in the golden age of drive-in movies can experience it vicariously through The American Drive-In Movie Theatre. I've given several copies as gifts -- Everyone loves a Drive-In !Book Review: Back to the Belknap
Summary: 5 Stars
Don and Susan Sanders have captured the essence of the drive-in movie theatre and packed all of the magic into a really great book. I flipped hamburgers at the now defunct Belknap Drive-in when I was in high school and turning the pages of this time-machine brought back many memories. Forget about multiplex cinemas and theater complexes at the mall. The American Drive-In movie theatre lives!Book Review: Definitive work on a great chapter in American History
Summary: 5 Stars
Exceptionally well written and thoughful chronology of an American icon. Once numbering in the thousands, only a few hundred remain. Many of the ghosts of the turnpike come alive for the reader who invests the time in this very readable, very attractive book. Show your kids what it was like. Hundreds of pictures. Visit your local drive-in today! It may not be there tomorrow.